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Call for proposals 'Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development', United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Posted on 21 Nov, 2013 09:39 AMFor more information on the competition, Securing Water for Food, please click here.
For further details download the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from below.
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Applications invited for the post of ' Research Associates and Project Associates', Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Posted on 20 Nov, 2013 07:40 AMFor more information on Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, please click here.
For more on the vacancy , click here.
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Opening for position of 'Junior Research Fellow (JRF)', Indian Centre for Climate and Societal Impacts Research (ICCSIR), Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
Posted on 20 Nov, 2013 07:07 AMFor more information on the Indian Centre for Climate and Societal Impacts Research (ICCSIR), please click here.
To view details on the vacancy, click here.
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Applications invited for the post of 'Research Assistant', Centre for Wildlife Studies, Multiple states
Posted on 20 Nov, 2013 06:52 AMTo know more on the Centre for Wildlife Studies, click here and here.
For information on the vacancy, please click here.
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Environment Ministry withdraws controversial amendment
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 11:48 AMEnvironment Ministry withdraws amendment to waste rules
![New amendment to waste rules withdrawn (Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waste.jpg?itok=ZcA4Ldjw)
Phailin rain increases Andhra groundwater levels
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 10:21 AMPhailin increases Andhra groundwater levels
![Phailin raises groundwater in Andhra (EU-ECHO)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/phailin.jpg?itok=NTd_u9Gf)
Nominations invited for the 'Jamnalal Bajaj Awards, 2014', Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 08:23 AMFor more information on the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, please click here.
To view details on the awards, click here.
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Invite to a public discussion on 'Land, Water, Livestock, People and the Commons', Karnataka Rajya Amritmahal Kaval Hitarakshana Samiti, Bangalore
Posted on 18 Nov, 2013 11:33 AMTo view more on Amritmahal Kavals, click here.
To view the original message in Kannada, please click here.
You may download the invite in English from below.
![Karnataka Amritmahal Kaval Hitarakshana Samiti](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pastureland.png?itok=kDuaamkK)
The unique 'Khachar' system explained
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:19 PMIndia is one of the world's largest producers of white and brown varieties of paddy and contributes to around 20% of all the paddy production in the world. Rice (de-husked form of paddy) is the staple food in the eastern and southern parts of the country and is mainly grown in rain-fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall [1].
![Farmers transplanting paddy seedlings](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_1035.jpg?itok=7RPHtzG_)
Symbolic yet neglected
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:17 PMRameshwaram is well-known as one of India's most sacred places and is an important pilgrimage centre. However, what isn't well-known is the history behind the 64 teerthas (holy water bodies) in and around the island.
![The sacred teerthas at Rameshwaram](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_1361.jpg?itok=239nWlki)