Organization: Indian Meteorological Society (IMS)

Date: December 14 – 16, 2011

Venue: Hyderabad

The Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) is an Indian non profit organization that promotes the advancement, dissemination of knowledge, and the application of meteorology and related sciences. It was formed in 1956 during one of the sessions of Indian Science Congress in Calcutta. 

Organization: Utthan

Venue: Ahimsa Shodh Bhavan Hall, Gujarat Vidyapith

Utthan envisions a society that imbibes and ensures the values of gender justice, equality, peace and happiness, in practice. It brings together a group of professional development workers, committed to working with communities towards an India free of inequalities and discrimination with equal opportunities, security and freedom for all.

Its efforts to translate this vision into reality is focused on its mission to serve those most vulnerable such as women, adivasi communities, dalits, minorities and the poor. 

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CMS is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to research-driven initiatives that enable policy makers to take informed decisions on development and social change to improve quality of life. It is widely recognized for the rigour of its study methodologies, the innovative approaches that it brings to research initiatives and for credibility of its findings.

The fourth in the series of discussions titled "Living Rivers, Dying Rivers" that aims at understanding what has been happening to rivers across India and drawing appropriate lessons is scheduled to be held on September 23, 2011 at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The series is coordinated by Prof. Ramaswamy R. Iyer.

The present discussion focusses on "Rivers in the North-East". It comprises of presentations by Dr. Chandan Mahanta, Professor, IIT Guwahati and Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, Director and Saifuddin Kitchlew Chair at Centre for North East Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Managing Trustee at Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research.

On December 22, 2010, India WASH Forum organised a one day consultation workshop on pro poor urban water and sanitation at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. India WASH Forum is a coalition bringing together interested stakeholders in the water and sanitation sector in the country.

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The Odisha Groundwater (Regulation, Development and Management) Bill, 2011 has been placed before the Odisha Legislative Assembly in this session. Odisha Water Forum has gone through the contents of this bill. While Odisha Water Forum appreciates the initiative of the Government of Odisha to regulate development and management of groundwater, it is concerned about the fact that this bill does not address the fundamental concerns regarding groundwater management.

The perception about disaster and its management has undergone a change following the enactment of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The definition of disaster is now all encompassing, which includes not only the events emanating from natural and man-made causes, but even those events which are caused by accident or negligence.

A comprehensive FAQ Manual on Groundwater authored by Dr Mihir Kumar Maitra narrows down the existing knowledge gaps amongst the common groundwater users.

The most popular FAQs are listed below. Please click on a topic to view more detailed information:

 Basic information on groundwater

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