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The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 has been replaced recently in January 2011 by the latest CRZ notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune is looking for two Research Associates/Assistants for its work on water conflicts and right to water and sanitation as part of the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India.

Qualifications:

• M. Phil./Post Graduate degree in a relevant discipline
• Two to three years of research or work experience preferred

Dr. Vishwa Narayan, BE(Hons)EEE, MSEE, Ph.D. EE, CEO, Theertham - NGO, registered in Texas, USA, operating out of Bangalore and Chennai, India.

Goal: To design, manufacture, distribute and tech transfer very very low cost (Rs 5000) solar powered water distiller capable of distilling up to 20 liters of water per day, from dirty raw water including salt water.

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• Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

              Population Foundation of India (PFI)

              Location: Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
              Last Date: 13th February, 2011

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• Senior Researchers for Rural Water Programme

              Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)          
           
              Location: New Delhi
              Last Date: 1st March, 2011

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The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance newsletter for February 2011. Newsletter focuses on all activities concerning rainwater harvesting.

• Potential water availability from rainwater harvesting in India
  Rainwater harvesting can play an important role in supplying urban dwellers with water. The impermeable roof surfaces that are widespread within a city, lend themselves perfectly to the collection of rainwater.

For 12th Indicorps Fellowship class beginning this August, there are 27 challenging openings all across the country from Punjab to Tamil Nadu and Gujarat to Bihar with projects focusing on environment, education, microfinance, community development, public health, women’s empowerment and more. As an intense, total-immersion leadership program, Indicorps encourages individuals of Indian origin to explore their role as a catalyst for change.

Eligibility:

For the 2011 fellowship year (as per Government of India's definition), Indicorps will accept applications from qualified persons of Indian origin who have a university degree or five years of applicable work experience from anywhere in the world.

Organizer: Bhoomi Network for Sustainable Living

Venue: Prakriya School Campus, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore

Description:

This workshop will help us understand the basic principles of gardening and then apply it to our own context – homes, apartments or terraces. This workshop will focus on the practical aspects, so that we get a first hand experience with earth,

This document by the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC) presents the “Atlas on Watershed Prioritisation” using resources database on 1:2,50,000 scale adopting a

 These Rules have been brought out following detailed discussions and consultations with a wide spectrum of stakeholders including civil society, industry bodies, relevant Central Government Ministries and State Governments.

Releasing the Rules the Minister of Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh said "It is impractical and undesirable to impose a blanket ban on the use of plastic all over the country. The real challenge is to improve municipal solid waste management systems. In addition to the privatization and mechanization of the municipal solid waste management systems we must be sensitive to the needs and concerns of the lakhs of people involved in the informal sector’’.