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"Clean toilets are essential for a clean mind": The story behind the Appa Patwardhan Safai Wa Paryawaran Tantraniketan, Maharashtra
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 04:09 AMDr. Mapuskar has been working in the field of rural sanitation for the last 50 years. He implemented the principles of appropriate technology and community ownership at a time when these were not part of the national consciousness. Today he continues to be active in the field, advocating the use of decentralised, low cost sanitation options.
Ek dozen pani - Twelve stories on the passage of water in Mumbai and its relation with everyday lives - Films by Aakansha Sewa Sangh, Agaaz, Arts Collective CAMP and Nikhil Anand
Posted on 14 Jul, 2012 05:07 PMAs part of an investigation into the social life of water in areas in Mumbai, Ek Dozen Paani is a collaborative project between youth of two community organisations namely, Aakansha Sewa Sangh and Agaaz, Arts Collective CAMP and anthropologist Nikhil Anand and includes twelve s
Grey water recycling: Reed bed for treating bath, wash basin and washing machine water in Pune
Posted on 21 Jun, 2012 06:10 PMI have made a reed bed for treating bath,wash basin and washing machine water. The aim was to reuse the water for gardening without doing major changes in the plumbing of existing houses. I had posted a query in this regard on IWP and you can view that query/comment thread here : https://www.indiawaterportal.org/ask/12646
After close to two years from the first post here is an update:
SOPPECOM invites applications for Research Associate, Pune, Apply by June 22, 2012
Posted on 11 Jun, 2012 07:03 PMSociety for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)is a voluntary, non-profit organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act and its primary objective is to promote and help the rural population, especially those who are dependent on their immediate ecosystem resources like land, water and biomass resources for their livelihoods, in the self-management of these resources as part of a wider process of equitable and sustainable development
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SOPPECOM, Pune, on behalf of Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India, is looking for a Research Associate (RA) for its work on Right to Water and Sanitation in India (RTWS). Presently SOPPECOM is also anchoring the project activities of the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India and is one of the knowledge partners in the campaign around right to water and sanitation in India.
Two talukas, Jat & Atpadi, in Sangli district of Maharashtra face worst drought despite river Krishna flowing just 100 kms away
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 02:09 PM
NABARD invites applications for "Award for Rural Innovations", Mumbai, Apply by May 15, 2012
Posted on 04 May, 2012 12:01 PMNABARD is set up as an apex Development Bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts.
India Meteorological Department invites applications for Senior Research Fellows, Pune, walk-in on May 10, 2012
Posted on 03 May, 2012 10:09 PMWorkshop in Mumbai, India Against Corruption, SANDRP, on May 4, 2012, Mumbai
Posted on 01 May, 2012 09:26 AMOrganiser: India Against Corruption, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers, & People (SANDRP)
Venue: Karnataka Sangh Hall,
Vishweshwaraya Smarak Mandir,
Moghul lane, Station Road,
Matunga West,
Mumbai -400016
Adaptive sustainable agriculture: Crop system intensification in Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 30 Apr, 2012 07:01 PMWOTR has been extensively promoting sustainable agriculture practices as part of its adaptive sustainable development approach. The objective is to promote low external inputs, increase land productivity, use of indigenous seeds, and reduce cost of cultivation.
Conference and call for papers on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia, IWA, BORDA, CDD, NEERI, November 20-23, 2012, Nagpur
Posted on 24 Apr, 2012 11:48 PMOrganisers: International Water Association(IWA), Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association(BORDA), Consortium For DEWATS Dissemination Society(CDD), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Venue: Nagpur, India