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India will have water crises by 2030 - Droplets, e-Newsletter of Everything About Water for May 2011
Posted on 31 May, 2011 12:35 PM
- India will have water crises by 2030
According to International Water Management Institute (IWMI), India will face a water scarcity due to global warming and population explosion.
Flouride problem in Guttavarepalle village, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh - A field report by Arghyam and Outreach
Posted on 31 May, 2011 12:07 PM
Overview
It is surprising that fluoride was found even in surface water bodies like ponds, because fluoride is generally found in deep aquifers. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral in the deeper layers of rock beneath the earth's surface, so it was unusual to find it at such high levels even in surface water sources, leading to the conclusion that intensive agriculture in the area has spread the fluoride to the surface.
WASH Institute is offering two Academic - Job oriented courses - Apply by 10th July 2011
Posted on 30 May, 2011 03:52 PM
WASH institute is the only organization, offering formal and non-formal courses in water, sanitation, health and environment hygiene sector throughout the year. The courses are affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. The two following courses have being launched by WASH Institute:
Post graduate diploma in Environmental Sanitation Science:
Duration: 1 year
Call for Papers: Water Grabbing? - Water Alternatives - Last date to send abstract 30th June, 2011
Posted on 30 May, 2011 03:51 PM
Water Alternatives (WaA) is an interdisciplinary journal addressing the full range of issues that water raises in contemporary societies. Its ambition is to provide space for alternative and critical thinking on such issues. WaA welcomes contributions that address any dimension of water resources development, management and use, and their relations with society and the environment.
The consultative committee of the Ministry of Water Resources discusses the role and functions of Central Water Commission - PIB Release
Posted on 30 May, 2011 03:25 PMThe Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources met recently under the Chairmanship of Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Water Resources. Minister of State for Water Resources, Shri Vincent H. Pala was also present along with the secretary and other senior officers of the Ministry.
Workshop on journalism and the environment, United Nations Environment Programme, 2nd June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 28 May, 2011 10:05 AM
Organizer: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Venue: The Leela Palace, New Delhi
Topics:
- Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature– case studies from India and the world
- The Value and Sustainability of Forests Ecosystems: The role of forests in combating climate change , conserving biodiversity and catalysing transformation to Green Economy
- Climate Change Adaptation in High Mountain Areas
Acara Institute selects student teams to pursue clean water, safe food projects in India, 2011
Posted on 27 May, 2011 03:22 PMWinners hail from the University of Minnesota, TERI University (Delhi), Cornell, Duke, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management (Mumbai) and India Institute of Technology Roorkee.
Minneapolis / St. Paul (May 19,2011) – This is a competition sponsored by Institute on the Environment’s Acara program that invites international student teams to learn about and develop social businesses. The winners will receive $5,000 plus tuition to attend the Acara Summer Institute in Bangalore, India, this summer, where they will move their proposed businesses from plan to action.
Analysis of TAC guidelines and decisions in recent meetings' - Dams, Rivers and People - Newsletter of SANDRP for April, May 2011
Posted on 27 May, 2011 01:26 PM
Newsletter of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) for April - May 2011 (Volume 9 Issue 3-4), focuses on the following topics.
- Analysis of TAC guidelines and decisions in recent meetings
The Advisory Committee in the Union Ministry of Water Resources for consideration of techno-economic viability of Irrigation, Flood Control and Multi Purpose Project Proposals (TAC in short) is supposed to discuss the techno-economic viability of the irrigation, flood control and multi-purpose project proposals as per the Resolution published in the Union of India Gazette Notification No. 12/5/86-P-II dated Nov 27, 1987.
Sir Ratan Tata Trust offers one-year scholarships at the Masters’ level - Apply by 20th June, 2011
Posted on 27 May, 2011 01:01 PM
Established in 1919, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) is one of the oldest philanthropic institutions in India, and has played a pioneering role in changing traditional ideas of charity. The Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust, formed in 1974, works together with SRTT to bestow grants.
The Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai, offers one-year scholarships at the Masters’ level for students who wish to study in the UK or two-year scholarships in the USA in the broad field of Development Studies, with special focus on Developmental Economics, Public Health or Science-Technology-Society (STS) Studies.
Proceedings of 'Water Conflicts in Odisha : Issues and way forward' - Organised by Odisha State Centre of the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India - 28th - 29th March 2011, Bhubaneswar
Posted on 27 May, 2011 12:48 PM
Development Resource & Training Centre (DRTC), CYSD, Bhubaneswar:
A 2-days Workshop on “Water conflicts in Odisha: Issues and way forward” has been organized during 28th – 29th, March, 2011 at Bhubaneswar by ‘Odisha State Centre’ of the ‘Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India’. Environmental activists, thinkers, academicians, Government Officials, Farmer leader’s and Civil Society Organizations from different parts of the state participated in the workshop along with members of the National Steering Committee of Forum to discuss about the ongoing and emerging water conflicts in different geographies of the state.