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Munneer vizhavu – A symposium on water, its culture and its politics, Poovulagin Nanbargal, Chennai, January 26, 2013
Posted on 22 Jan, 2013 12:01 PM
Venue
Lawrence Sundaram hall, Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai
Water: Towards a paradigm shift in the Twelfth Plan - A paper by Mihir Shah in the EPW
Posted on 22 Jan, 2013 10:37 AMA fundamental change in the principles, approach and strategies of water management in India has been proposed in the Twelfth Plan
Why is this paradigm shift needed ?
"Launch research initiative to mainstream groundwater into urban water supply" - Arghyam’s inputs to the 2013-14 pre-budget consultation of the Finance Minister with social sector groups
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 05:54 PMThese were the inputs given by Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Arghyam, to the Finance Minister at the pre-budget consultation event that took place on 4th January, 2013.
Udupi in Karnataka, sets standard for water management - Roundup of the week’s news (January 14 -20, 2013)
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 03:20 PMUdupi in Karnataka, sets standard for water management
The Nation is back to license-quota-permit raj - MoEF granting license indiscriminately
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 03:08 PM"Arrest of a multi-millionaire deputy director Neeraj Kumar Khatri has apparently blown the lid of what could possibly be a scam involving clearances in the environment ministry. The CBI on Thursday found Rs. 1 crore in cash from Khatri’s homes in Gurgaon and Rohtak, a day after he was arrested on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs.
Green landscape summit, CII and Indian Green Building Council, Chennai, March 1-2, 2013
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 02:40 PMGreen Sanitation Foundation, an NGO in Kolkata develops biotoilets, a unique toilet technology
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 12:01 PMBiotoilets are biological toilets, named so because they convert human waste into non toxic, non contaminating water compatible with environmental standards, through application of multi strain bacteria culture, using aerobic forms of bacteria.
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Building a coalition for the defense and nurturance of biodiversity - Side-event by SADED at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, CoP-XI, Hyderabad
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 11:12 AMThis side event at the Convention on Biological Diversity, CoP-XI, Hyderabad on 16th October, 2012 was organized by South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED) in collaboration with Collective for Self Learning on Biodiversity, Beyond Copenhagen, Center for Local Health Traditions, CECOEDECON, Harit Swaraaj, Kisan Swar
NIUA calls for Expression of Interest for the documentation of good practices (in the form of a compendium) of municipal or city level water supply and sanitation projects - Submit EOI by February 1, 2013
Posted on 20 Jan, 2013 12:42 PM
About the National Institute of Urban Affairs
National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is a premier institute for research, training and information dissemination in urban development and management.
Background
The National Institute of Urban Affairs is the National Coordinator for the PEARL initiative. PEARL or ‘Peer Experience and Reflective Learning’ initiative was launched on 31st January 2007 at Hyderabad. It is a programme that enables effective sharing of knowledge (related to planning; implementation; governance and; sustainability of urban reforms and other infrastructure projects) among the cities that are being supported by JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission).
A number of tasks have been planned to achieve the objectives of the programme, ‘Knowledge Support for PEARL’. One of the key tasks encompassed by this programme is Documentation of Good Practices in various thematic areas related to planning; governance and service delivery.