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Tamil Nadu government allocates Rs.100 crore to strengthen water resources across the state- Newsletter from 'The Resource and Information Network for the Coasts (TRINET)', February 2013
Posted on 04 Feb, 2013 01:26 PM
The February edition of the TRINet has the following highlights:
The city corporation of Madurai decides to power all the parks with solar energy.
Let the Western Ghats be 'damned': A presentation on how dam building affects the ecology and social structure of these biodiversity spots
Posted on 29 Jan, 2013 03:19 PMThese global biodiversity hotspots in the country, extraordinarily rich in plant and animal species, are being submerged in the name of development and growth. An overview of the dams built and proposed in this area.
TISS and UNICEF, Maharashtra jointly offer Post-Graduate diploma in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) - Apply by February 28, 2013
Posted on 28 Jan, 2013 01:17 PM
Offered by
Tata Institute of Social Sciences and UNICEF, Maharashtra
About TISS
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, as Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, a post-graduate school of social work of national stature to meet the emerging need for trained human service professionals.
Centre for Water Policy, Regulation, and Governance, School of Habitat Studies, and School of Rural Development, Tuljapur with UNICEF, Maharashtra jointly offer Post-Graduate Diploma in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
Battle for water: A video on the daily struggle of rural India for water
Posted on 22 Jan, 2013 08:47 PM
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Draft report on the exploratory study on wastewater irrigation in Gujarat by People in Centre Consulting- e-disha newsletter for January 2013 from Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD)
Posted on 18 Jan, 2013 02:52 PMArticle and Image Courtesy: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society
The forgotten and fading Mithi river of Mumbai: A comic strip depicting its state
Posted on 17 Jan, 2013 09:25 AM
Girish Sant Memorial Young Researcher Fellowship for public interest oriented research and advocacy in the Indian energy sector - Apply by January 13, 2013
Posted on 13 Jan, 2013 10:26 AM
Prayas and several friends and well-wishers of Girish Sant, a pioneering policy researcher and public interest advocate in the energy sector who passed away unexpectedly in February 2012, have set up a Young Researcher Fellowship (YRF) to encourage young researchers to imbibe his values and approach of high quality analysis, commitment to social equity and emphasis on policy impacts.
Objectives
The objectives of the fellowship are to encourage young Indian researchers to take up public interest oriented research and advocacy in the Indian energy sector, and to provide some financial and professional stability to youngsters at an early stage of their career.
Mobiles come to the aid of farmers in Maharashtra, and help give locale-specific agro-advisories
Posted on 12 Jan, 2013 03:56 PM
Traditional diversion-based phad irrigation systems help mitigate risk of crop failure in the drought-prone farmer suicide belt of Vidarbha, Maharashtra
Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 11:56 AMMany of these systems (1) continue to function and are often more sustainable, cost-effective and successfully managed by local institutions. Phads are one such community-based and managed diversion irrigation management system (2) prevailing in the north-western part of Maharashtra and date back to the early 16th century as per historical accounts. The system is prevalent in the Tapi basin on rivers the Panjhra, Mosam and Aram in Dhule and Nashik districts (3).
Phads or diversion-based irrigation systems, are being revived and promoted in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra by Dilasa, a Yavatmal-based voluntary development organisation (Video courtesy: Dilasa)