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Indian Mountain Initiative - Sustainable Mountain Development Summit, Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim, Central Himalayan Environment Network, May 25- 26, 2012, Gangtok
Posted on 10 May, 2012 11:12 PM

Organisers: Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS), Central Himalayan Environment Network (CHEA)

Venue: Gangtok, Sikkim

 

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Long range forecast for 2012 south-west monsoon season rainfall - Press release by India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences
This document released every year presents the forecast for the south west monsoon
India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Posted on 10 May, 2012 05:39 PM

This document released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) every year sheds light on the operational forecast for the south-west monsoon. Through an in-house research the operational forecast are issued in two stages:
India Water Portal invites applications for interns for the Data Project
Posted on 10 May, 2012 11:12 AM

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How soil and water conservation transformed the lives of people in a remote village - The case of Gulliyada village in Talavadi block of Erode district, Tamil Nadu
Soil and water conservation are necessary to make agriculture self sufficient, sustainable and viable especially in hilly regions that are hard pressed for these resources. MYRADA (Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency), as an institution, is involved in a big way in various activities that engage local people in planning for the development of their area in the three southern states. In Erode district of Tamil Nadu, the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has been instrumental in bringing about a marked change in the topography of the region.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 09 May, 2012 04:12 PM

Author: Seetha Gopalakrishnan

MYRADA and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Erode district, Tamil Nadu
Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India invites papers for case study competition, apply by June 25, 2012
Posted on 09 May, 2012 03:47 PM

 

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Privatisation of urban water supply in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh - An update from Manthan Adyayan Kendra
Khandwa is a medium-sized town located in western Madhya Pradesh. The 'Khandwa water supply augmentation project' has been awarded to Vishwa Utilities Pvt. Ltd., a Hyderabad based company under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis for water supply augmentation to the town, for the next 25 years. The project has been under execution since October 2009. The private party would supply water to the town @ Rs 11.95 per KL. The raw water for this would be pumped from a reservoir 51 km, away from the town. This report by Gaurav Dwivedi and Rehmat, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra deals with the privatisation of urban water supply in the town.
Gaurav Dwivedi
Rehmat
Posted on 09 May, 2012 09:53 AM

Startling conditionalities
TU Delft urban water movie contest invites film entries, send by May 15, 2012
Posted on 08 May, 2012 03:37 PM

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces the second round of its Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, apply by May 10, 2012
Posted on 07 May, 2012 01:26 PM

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Water science in India - Hydrological obscurantism - A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
This article criticises the Government of India’s proposal of addressing the twin problems of floods and water scarcity in the country by interlinking rivers
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Posted on 07 May, 2012 12:15 PM

This article by Jayanta Bandyopadhyay in the Economic and Political Weekly deals with the Government of India’s proposal for addressing the twin problems of floods and water scarcity by interlinking rivers.
Resuscitating a failed idea - Notes from Bihar – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
This article questions the logic behind the implementing of the river interlinking project by using dams, embankments and canals, which have failed in Bihar to control floods
Dinesh Kumar Mishra
Posted on 07 May, 2012 11:36 AM

This article by Dinesh Kumar Mishra, Convenor of the Barh Mukti Abhiyan (movement for freedom from floods), Bihar in the Economic and Political Weekly states that the idea of a national interlinking of rivers needs to base itself on the past six decades’ experience of river and flood control measures.
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