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Karnataka
Short course on Re-Imagining the 'World-Class' city, Indian Institute for Human Settlement, 14th - 18th June, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 25 May, 2011 03:44 PMOrganizer: Indian Institute for Human Settlement (IIHS)
Venue: Bangalore
The 6th round New India fellowship – The New India Foundation – Apply by 31st July, 2011
Posted on 24 May, 2011 01:02 PMThe New India Foundation, based in Bangalore, uniquely matches public-spirited philanthropy with ground-breaking and relevant scholarship. In the six decades since Independence, there has been a large body of work produced by Indian historians and social scientists.
The core activities of the New India Foundation are the New India Fellowships, awarded to scholars and writers working on different aspects of the history of independent India. The duration of the fellowships is twelve months. Each year, mixes of young and experienced candidates are selected.
Workshop on Organic Farming and Livelihood Options – Karnataka Regional Organisation for Social Service (KROSS), 24th – 26th May, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 23 May, 2011 06:13 PMOrganizer: Karnataka Regional Organisation for Social Service (KROSS)
Venue: KROSS Training Centre, Bengaluru
Topics:
- Agriculture sector in India and Karnataka
- Background and need for Organic Farming
- Methods in Organic Farming
- Field visit to Kirugaval, Maddur
Honeysuckers - How Bangalore's sewage is managed - A film by Gautam Vishwanath and Celine Thizy
Posted on 13 May, 2011 12:08 PM
The Karnataka town and country planning and certain other laws (Amendment) bill - Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Posted on 13 May, 2011 10:34 AMThis document describes the Karnataka Town and Country Planning and Certain Other Laws Bill, 2004 and includes:
ITC Limited is looking for Programme Officer – Natural Resources Management at Mysore – Apply by 20th May, 2011
Posted on 11 May, 2011 05:38 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
ITC Limited is one of India’s biggest diversified corporations. Its extensive social investments programme combines effective community participation and social organisation with increasing agricultural productivity and sustainable management of natural resources. They are concentrated in remote rural areas in different parts of India. In addition to focus on natural resources management, equal emphasis is given to off-farm livelihoods.
Dakshin Foundation is looking for Programme Officer - Biodiversity (Monitoring and and Education), at Bangalore
Posted on 11 May, 2011 02:14 PMDakshin Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based at Bangalore, with a mission to inform and advocate conservation and natural resource management, while promoting and supporting sustainable livelihoods, social development and environmental justice.
The Coastal and Marine Programme (CMP) at Dakshin works towards supporting coastal networks of community organisations, fishworker unions and associations and civil society groups interested in conservation and development issues in coastal India. The broad goals of CMP are natural resource management and biodiversity conservation involving communities.
Bangalore University invites applications from junior research fellow for Isotope Hydrology
Posted on 11 May, 2011 01:47 PMApplications are invited from eligible candidates on plain paper for below mentioned posts to carry out work on Research Project entitled “Modelling of Jakkur & sampigehalli lake water balance and groundwater-surface water interaction using isotope Techniques” sponsored by DST, New Delhi and CWRDM, Kozhikode-673571 for a period of 3 years at Department of Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 056.
Junior Research Fellow: One (1)
Fellowship: Rs.16000/-+ 20% HRA (18000/- pm consolidated I & II Year, 20000/-pm in III year)
Dakshin Foundation is looking for Programme Officer- Coastal Networks and Environmental Governance, at Bangalore
Posted on 11 May, 2011 10:53 AMDakshin Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based at Bangalore, with a mission to inform and advocate conservation and natural resource management, while promoting and supporting sustainable livelihoods, social development and environmental justice.
The Coastal and Marine Programme (CMP) at Dakshin works towards supporting coastal networks of community organisations, fishworker unions and associations and civil society groups interested in conservation and development issues in coastal India.
Hydrology and quality of groundwater in and around Bangalore city - Review and excerpts from the report released in March 2011, by the Department of Mines and Geology (Govt of Karnataka)
Posted on 10 May, 2011 08:34 PMA welcome and important document, it brings up-to-date our understanding of the rapidly changing groundwater situation in Bangalore.
Month | New borewells added each month | Borewells registered with BWSSB | Monthly % growth |
Jan-09 | 91018 | ||
Feb-09 | 924 | 91942 | 1.02 |
Mar-09 | 705 | 92647 | 0.77 |
Apr-09 | 965 | 93612 | 1.04 |
May-09 | 1136 | 94748 | 1.21 |
Jun-09 | 748 | 95496 | 0.79 |
Jul-09 | 904 | 96400 | 0.95 |
Aug-09 | 868 | 97268 | 0.90 |
Sep-09 | 2062 | 99330 | 2.12 |
Oct-09 | 838 | 100168 | 0.84 |
Nov-09 | 875 | 101043 | 0.87 |
Dec-09 | 2699 | 103742 | 2.67 |
Jan-10 | 1759 | 105501 | 1.70 |
Total as on Jan-2010 | 14483 | 105501 | 15.91 |
Growth of bore wells during February 2009 to January 2010 in Bangalore city