Political

Organizer: Various environmental organisations in the state

Venue: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Kerala is going through a serious environmental crisis. To discuss about this crisis and to come out with an alternate development perspective for the state, a two day Sammelanam is being organized calling on various environmental and social organizations, concerned citizens, experts, political leaders etc  to participate in the event organised in Thiruvananthapuram from 2-3rd of September 2012.

This working paper published in Agence Française de Développement (AFD) informs that while about 70% of Indian electricity is carbon-based, a quarter of the nation’s consumption goes into agriculture, to extract groundwater

If a new report is to be believed, no city in India has recognized the role of informal sector in recycling waste and that waste itself can be a tool to alleviate poverty.

This report by the World Bank identifies the key elements of a State-wide program for improving water supply and sanitation services and accountability on the basis of

Organizer:  National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)

Venue: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

NAPM is an alliance of progressive people’s organisations and movements, who while retaining their autonomous identities, are working together to bring the struggle for primacy of rights of communities over natural resources, conservation and governance, decentralised democratic development and towards a just, sustainable and egalitarian society in the true spirit of globalism. We stand against corporate globalisation, communalism and religious fundamentalism, patriarchy, casteism, untouchability and discrimination of all kinds. We believe an alliance emerging out of such a process with shared ideology and diverse strategies can give rise to a strong social, political force and a National People's movement. In its quest for a larger alliance, beyond the people’s movements, NAPM also reaches out to integrate various civil society organisations and individuals working towards similar goals.

This document by Department of Housing & Urban development, Government of Odisha, provides ward level data on insanitary latrines in urban areas of the state.

With horror we saw on television, the Japanese experience of a huge 9.0 scale earthquake, followed by a terrible tsunami. The first images show large amounts of black water entering the country side and passing over the protective wall barriers.

Remember, Water harvesting Principles:
Make the running water to walk, walking water to crawl, crawling water to stay and sink

This article questions the rationale for eviction of forest dwellers from National Parks. This is against the Law. The Wild Life Act was passed when there was no problem regarding poaching. At that time the objective was to create inviolate wilderness areas, a concept that is typically American.

Assam, the biggest of the seven North-eastern states of India, is a melting pot of various communities from various regions. The state with abundant natural resources and rich historic heritage, however, is faced with unique challenges.