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Karnataka
Lakes of Mahadevpura constituency of Bengaluru: Current status, changes in distribution and recommendations for restoration - A report by ATREE (2011)
Posted on 02 Mar, 2011 09:18 AMThe lakes are now faced with the impacts of rapid urbanization and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been consolidating management of the majority of the city’s lakes under its control in the recent years. The survey dealt with 35 lakes in 10 sub chains in Mahadevpura. The report describes current status, studies changes in extent, and suggests steps for reclamation and conservation.
Arghyam is looking for Senior Project Manager
Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 02:47 PMArghyam is looking for a dynamic individual to join our team in Bangalore and help in our grant management.
Arghyam is a not-for-profit foundation working in the water sector in India. Arghyam’s vision is “Safe sustainable water for all”. We take up focused programs that address lack of equitable access to water, in a sustainable manner, amongst all citizens, through partnerships and grants across the country. Check out www.arghyam.org for details.
Temple fish sanctuaries: Last bastions of native fish and pristine river stretches - A report
Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 12:56 PM
Temple Fish Sanctuaries: Last bastions of native fish and pristine river stretches
Screening of "Nero's Guests" followed by talk by P. Sainath, Vikalp Bengaluru, 3rd March, 2011, IISc Campus, Bangalore
Posted on 28 Feb, 2011 10:55 AMOrganizers:
- Vikalp Bengaluru
- maraa
- CONCERN
Venue: Satish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Sadashivnagar, Bangalore
CIVIC , City-level debate on Water, 21st February 2011, 3 - 5 pm, SCM House, Bangalore
Posted on 21 Feb, 2011 11:28 AMOrganizer: Citizen's Voluntary for the city of Bangalore
Venue: SCM House, Mission Road, Bangalore
Topics:
- Overall picture of water supply - population v/s availability - present and future
- Increasing BWSSB efficiency - plans for reducing 50% unaccounted water
2nd JivanVidya Life-skills workshop, 13th to 18th March 2011, Sirsi, Karnataka
Posted on 17 Feb, 2011 11:39 AMOrganizer: Centre for Holistic Learning
Venue: Huthina Betta campus, Sirsi, Karnataka
Description:
The workshop addresses the self in the human being. It draws attention to human needs - need for human relationships, inherent desire to seek knowledge, and the joy that we naturally derive from these. In our current situation, we might be seeking different things. Thus, it brings about a dialogue between what we are and what we want to be. It does not posit happiness in an after-world, but here and now, based on a "humanness" common to all human beings. The approach is rational, secular and universal.
Campaign planning against the US Water Trade Mission to India, 15th February, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:58 PM
The Americans are coming for our water. Stop the water Terrorists!
Organizer: The Right to Water Campaign Karnataka
Venue: SCM House, off Mission Road, Bangalore
National seminar on forest resources: Diversity, Utilization and Conservation, University of Agricultural Sciences, 9th - 11th March, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:42 PMOrganizer: University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK
Venue: Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru
Topics:
- Forest bio-resources - Diversity and Documentation
- Forest bio-resources - NTFPs, Medicinal plants and livelihood
Khazana Bawali - Historical wisdom needing protection - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:57 AMThis paper presents the case of Khazana Bawali - a large ancient well that irrigated around 1000 acres in the past but is now in disrepair. The well is about 20 metres in diameter which stores rainwater from the neighbouring hills. The water is brought through underground tunnels that have ventilators at regular intervals to ensure fresh air and also to help in its manual cleaning. This well today irrigates only about 525 acres. It was built by the Jagirdar of Beed in 1582.
Palaeochannels as groundwater storage - A promising option to cope with hydro-hazards in Rajasthan - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:47 AMThis paper discusses the role of paleochannels, which are remnants of stream channels cut in older rocks/sediments and filled by younger overlying sediments, representing the distribution of valley systems, in meeting current and future water requirements.