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Urban development plans formulation and implementation (UDPFI) - Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (1996)
Posted on 03 May, 2011 05:07 PMThe terms of reference of the study for formulation of guidelines included:
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is looking for Agri Researcher at Pune – Apply by 30th April, 2011
Posted on 28 Apr, 2011 12:57 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
WOTR is a not-for-profit NGO founded in 1993 operating currently in five Indian states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand. WOTR provides capacity building and advisory services to developmental practitioners from 22 other Indian states as well as, occasionally, from 27 countries. WOTR’s mandate is to reduce poverty through mobilising the self help capacities of individuals and communities to regenerate the eco-spaces or watersheds they live in, harvest rain water wherever it falls, use it productively, undertake sustainable livelihoods and do whatever else it takes to get them out of poverty.
Citizen's uprising against encroachment and pollution of Ram Nadi, an urban river in Pune, Maharashtra
Posted on 25 Apr, 2011 11:37 AMForwarded to the portal by: Parineeta Dandekar
Between the city and the salty sea - The wells of Bhuigaon, Thane, Greater Mumbai - Guest post by MS Gopal
Posted on 22 Apr, 2011 05:57 PMAs the concrete jungle of Greater Mumbai reaches Bhuigaon and overuse of groundwater sucks in the sea water, the traditional wells are under threat.
"I want my father back" - A 50-min film by Suma Josson on farmers' suicides in Vidarbha
Posted on 15 Apr, 2011 05:23 PM
Groundwater use in Aurangabad – A survey and analysis of social significance and policy implications for a medium-sized Indian city by GW MATE and World Bank (2008)
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 01:17 AMAurangabad, a city in central Maharashtra is in a drought prone region, and being a rapidly urbanising town, is facing a lot of pressure on ots water resources. Besides importing water there has been an increasing trend of ground water extraction.
In this context, a survey of groundwater use was conducted as part of a World Bank study on Indian groundwater management. The study was a collaboration between GW MATE(Groundwater Management Advisory Team) and GRASP (Grass Roots Action for Social Participation), an Aurangabad-based civil society organization working on community-based natural resource management.
Research and Action in Natural Wealth Administration (RANWA) Naturalist Scholarship Program 2011 – Apply by 31st May, 2011
Posted on 11 Apr, 2011 06:29 PM
RANWA (Research and Action in Natural Wealth Administration) is an NGO having objectives that include environmental research, education and activism.
Under the Naturalist Scholarship Program 2011, it encourages students to apply for the programme by submitting the concept note of the project on the following themes:
- Biodiversity assessment and conservation
- Environmental issues in Konkan
Strain on the marine aquatic environmental quality around Mumbai, owing to indiscriminate release of wastewater – Research reports from the National Institute of Oceanography
Posted on 10 Apr, 2011 07:21 PMThe first report titled “Heavy metal burden in coastal marine sediments of north west coast of India in relation to pollution” by M A Rokade, University of Mumbai uses the data on contaminants including metals in seawater, marine sediments and biota for the Mumbai- Bassein region, a high
Golap river restoration project in Ratnagiri executed by Gogate Joglekar College, Ratnagiri and Shree Charitable Trust, Mumbai
Posted on 07 Apr, 2011 03:46 PMThe total length of the river is about 8 to 10 kms, of which a 2.5 km stretch was cleaned.
Invitation for PeaceTalks on 'Water Conflicts: Quest for Creative Solutions' - Citizens for Peace, 6th April, 2011, Mumbai
Posted on 05 Apr, 2011 11:27 AM
Organizers:
- Citizens for Peace
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Venue: Victoria Memorial School for Blind, Opp. AC Market, next to Girnar Building, Tardeo, Mumbai
Panel discussion on: Water Conflicts - Quest for Creative Solutions