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Manual on municipal solid waste management - CPHEEO (MoUD)
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 02:43 PMThis manual has been developed by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), a department under the Ministry of Urban Development and aims at assisting the policy & decision makers, planners, managers and technical personnel involved in solid waste management activities, in safe and hygienic handling & disposal of municipal solid waste generated in the urban areas in India.
7th National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2010 by CII & Godrej
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 12:38 PMCII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is organizing “National Award for Excellence in Water Management”.
The objective of the Award Scheme is to recognize and Award “Excellence” in Water Management in industries and facilitate sharing of information by excellent water efficient companies.
Vacancy Announcement: Project Manager
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 11:36 AMPlan India is a part of Plan International, one of the world's largest child centred community development organisations. The basis of Plan’s work lies in its commitment to the principle of equality and rights, developing the capacity of civil society to enable them to meet their needs and replicating successful models that have worked.
ECO Sanitation - A beneficial toilet
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 12:27 AMA brochure from Utthan about Eco-sanitation produced with support from Arghyam.
Vertical distribution of groundwater – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 12 Sep, 2010 01:22 PMThis presentation by ACWADAM explains the occurrence of groundwater and deals with the vertical distribution of groundwater. To begin with, the openings in rocks in the zone of rock fracture such as intergranular openings, vesicles in volcanic rock, joints & fractures and solution cavities are described.
Why study weather – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 12 Sep, 2010 11:03 AMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with weather, the most fundamental process that shapes the earth. Meteorology, the science of studying weather, is described where some predictions can be made using atmospheric conditions or some data can be generated using simple equipments. These can in turn be used for measurement of weather for better implementation of a watershed project.
Type of rocks – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 11 Sep, 2010 08:07 PMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with the three basic types of rocks that are found in nature – igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. Rocks are classified on the basis of minerals & chemical composition, by texture and by the processes that formed them.

Seeds of Hope – Forestry - A Lokayan and Planning Commission study
Posted on 10 Sep, 2010 11:50 PMThis set of case studies is a part of a book prepared by Lokayan in collaboration with the Planning Commission titled “Seeds of Hope", covering themes of agriculture, biodiversity, education, forestry, governance, health, movements and water. The case studies related to forestry are summarized below:
International conference on environment audit - Concerns about water pollution - CAG (2010)
Posted on 10 Sep, 2010 05:15 PMThis link on the CAG website provides the details of an international conference that was held on 15-16 March 2010, in the backdrop of the environmental audit proposed by the the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, for management and conservation of the environment .
The purpose of this conference was to deliberate on the causes of pollution, action taken by governments and civil society to address this and environmental, management and legal interventions needed to put lakes, rivers and ground water on the path of sustainability.
More than 20 experts on water and water pollution issues were invited to share their views as panelists during the conference. Apart from these distinguished panelists, the heads of supreme audit institutions from countries like Austria, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan were also present to share their experiences regarding audit of water pollution in their countries.
Allocation of water charges for multi-housing communities in India: Sub-metering and ratio utility billing system (RUBS)
Posted on 10 Sep, 2010 01:35 PMOne of the most serious issues of water management is the question how to allocate the water resources to guarantee sufficient amount of water for all demands. That is why, it can be expected that allocation management will gain further importance in the future. It is not exaggerated to declare that “the issue of allocation overshadows all other aspects of water management”.