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Smaller is better in Maharashtra!
Smaller dams to fight drought, help for Delhi’s rainwater harvesting programme and a flyover that recharges groundwater are the highlights of this week’s news. Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 02:17 PM

Smaller is better in Maharashtra

Smaller dams to be built in Maharashtra
Call for papers-National Seminar on Water & Sanitation in relation to public health, Global Science Academy, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh
A platform to provide an excellent opportunity to share experience, innovations, and best practices in water & sanitation related issues
Posted on 15 Jun, 2013 10:19 PM

Organiser details

Global Science Academy

Venue

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

Objective of the seminar

The purpose of the seminar is 

Invite to the second Northeast Water Lecture & release of “Water Conflicts in Northeast India: A Compendium of Case Studies”, Forum and Aaranyak, Guwahati
A lecture on Waterscapes: Bringing Culture and Power into the Debate on Rivers.
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 04:48 PM

Organisers

Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum) & Aaranyak

Venue

Conference Hall, NEDFi Convention Centre, "NEDFi House", G. S.Road, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam

About the lecture

Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts
How to make your home self sufficient- An open house workshop, The Alternative, Bangalore
It is definitely not easy to retrofit water meters, re-use STP water to flush tanks, or perform in-house composting- but at this workshop you'll learn how to make your home self sufficient.
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 03:33 PM

Organisers 

The Alternative in collaboration with Apartment ADDA

Venue

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Domlur II Stage, Bangalore

About the workshop

Sustainable initiatives in an apartment/ community
Call for the positions of Fellow and Research Associate, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune
Recruitment for a Fellow and Research Associate to work on water conflicts
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 02:38 PM

Offered by 

Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune, on behalf of Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India

About the opening 

Online course on 'Sustainability of Food Systems: A Global Life Cycle Perspective', University of Minnesota
A course that explores the diversity of the foods we eat, the ways in which we grow, process, distribute, and prepare them, and the impacts they have upon our environment, health, and society.
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 01:24 PM

University of Minnesota

Organisers 

The food that we eat and its impact
Invite for an anti coke protest & yatra, Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Andolan, Charba, Uttarakhand
A week long yatra through Uttarakhand marking an anti coke protest by the people affected the most
Posted on 12 Jun, 2013 06:57 PM

Organisers

Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Andolan

Venue

Charba village, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Background

An anti coke protest and a week long yatra is being organised by the concerned citizens and social activists, against the proposed take over of their land, forest and groundwater by the Coca Cola company.

Anti coke protest in Uttarakhand
Krishna river saves Chennai
Krishna river saves Chennai, rain halts life in Bangalore and doctors rescue the Yamuna are the highlights of this week’s news. Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:30 PM

Kerala welcomes the monsoons!

The monsoons finally hit Kerala on June 1, bringing respite for the drought-ridden southern state. Things are looking up this year with an expected 98% of rainfall in the state.

Monsoon hits Kerala
Drought-free in Maharashtra – six small villages, one big lesson
Awareness and community-level action are key to the success of any initiative; these six villages in Maharashtra are testimony to that. Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:09 PM

Maharashtra is reeling under a drought – one of the worst in the last 40 years. The state declared drought in 125 out of 358 talukas during kharif 2012-13, and then declared water scarcity in 3,905 villages in rabi 2012-13.

Satchiwadi village used less groundwater this year
From green to bare in New Delhi
Beautiful green canopies to brown and barren stumps – has Delhi traded down in the name of development? Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 01:00 PM

The pavement burns the skin of my soles through my thick shoes, and the merciless sun blazes through my sunglasses making me squint in the blinding light. I look around for some shade but the tiny umbrella in my bag, my only saviour, proves useless. Delhi’s tree-lined streets are barren, the beautiful green shady canopies scarce .

Beautiful green canopies to brown, barren stumps
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