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Total Sanitation Campaign's Eco-san drive
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 01:55 PMTSC and Ecosan's initiative to bring about sustainable sanitation in India based on technologically advanced and eco friendly approaches towards sanitation, involving NGO, Community and Individual participation. Read more
Collection of articles on climate change with special reference to India
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 12:36 PMClimage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi
Teaching climate change: An interactive toolkit that will help communicate related ideas better
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 11:50 AMIt offers modules on various aspects of climate change in an interactive student friendly manner designed to making teaching fun for you.
Download the toolkit here - WWF Nepal
Seminar on Emerging Green Business Opportunities, 27 Aug. 2009 Ahmedabad
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:11 AMImage & Content Courtesy: Confederation of Indian Industries.
CII Gujarat is organizing Seminar on “Emerging Green Business Opportunities" on 27 August 2009 at Hotel Pride, Ahmedabad, With the objective of advancement in development, commercialization and global adoption of clean technologies and sustainable industry practices.
CEOs, Senior and Middle level Managers, Department Heads, Environment Specialists, Consultants, Maintenance Engineers, Operation/Production Managers, Architects, Civil & Structural Engineers, Institutes involved in designing and constructions, Students / Academia are all invited to attend this seminar.
Registration fee: CII Member:Rs 1,650.00 Non- Member:Rs 2,250.00 Students: Rs 1,100.00
Government of India's National Environment Awareness Campaign: Entry forms
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 10:03 PMThe Indian Government conducts a National Environment Awareness Campaign every year.
International Climate Champions: A British Council and TERI initiative
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 09:18 PMBritish Council and TERI have identified 52 youth over the country who are empowered to pilot climate change adaptation and mitigation activities in their communities as part of their International Climate Championships 2009 program.
Campaigns aimed at battling climate change being organized in Karnataka
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 09:09 PMYou too can play an active role in these activities. Use the contacts provided in this newsreport to be an active member of the global climate change crusade.
Fighting climate change: Greenpeace
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 08:55 PMGreenpeace has done a lot of commendable work in the field of climate change. This link takes you through their climate change campaigns involving the masses.
Chennai metropolitan area's water woes: CMWSSB's plans for the future
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 04:01 PMCMWSSB or Metro Water was established in 1978 and serves 180 sq kms of area and 5.5 million population.
Physiographic rainfall variations across India: Thematic map from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 03:59 PMThe map shows that there is a decreasing trend of rainfall over most of peninsular India (barring Maharashtra) including the western part of the Gangetic plain and the north eastern states apart from Assam.
An increasing trend of rainfall has been observed for the eastern part of the Gangetic plain, Assam, Telengana and all coastal regions of the country.