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Reliance Industries Limited at Vadodara, Gujarat, make efforts to conserve water as a corporate initiative (2007)
Posted on 25 May, 2009 04:53 PMThis presentation provides information on the water conservation efforts made by Reliance industries Limited at water conservation.
Hindalco Industries, Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh, undertakes watershed management project (2007) that aims to benefit farmers of 30 villages
Posted on 25 May, 2009 02:01 PMThis presentation describes Hindalco's Renukoot operations, which included a watershed management project aimed at benefiting farmers of 30 villages in this hilly area where around 65% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Reliance Energy undertakes watershed management programmes with the community in Dahanu, Maharashtra (2007)
Posted on 25 May, 2009 12:20 PMDahanu Thermal Power Station (DTPS) supplies electricity to Mumbai. Dahanu is a predominantly tribal area located along the Arabian Sea coast with 185 villages and a total population of over 300,000. The area is rain fed, has lacked storage facilities and, being coastal, suffers from periodic salinity ingress problems.
IAPMO and Indian Plumbing Association roll out plumbing education to employment program
Posted on 25 May, 2009 12:18 PMForwarded to the Portal by: Arun Tharakan
"90 % of the Plumbing industry workforce in India not professionally trained" "Lack of professionally trained plumbers a major drawback for country's construction sector"
The lack of plumbing infrastructure and a trained, certified workforce has long plagued the citizens of India, for whom 7.5 percent of deaths each year can be directly attributed to water and sanitation issues. In response, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Engineers(IAPMO) is working with the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) and its training arm, the Indian Institute of Plumbing (IIP), to help the nation make big strides forward in both areas of need. IAPMO- Having already jointly developed the Uniform Plumbing Code-India (UPC-I), an extensive code of plumbing practice (published in February 2008) that will serve the construction sector in India for years to come, the organizations subsequently turned their focus to education and training. The ambitious Plumbing Education to Employment Program-PEEP is a comprehensive industry focused program with structured courses of study to develop plumbing design engineers, plumbing construction managers/supervisors and plumbing installers/repairers.
Training on result oriented approach to livelihood projects by Development Alternatives
Posted on 25 May, 2009 11:20 AMImage and Content Courtesy: Development Alternatives As part of the Capacity Building Series (2009- 10) Development Alternatives is organizingA Result Oriented Approach to Livelihood Projects from 12-14 June 2009. The training is organized by the TARA Livelihood Academyand will be held at the Institute of Social Science, 8 Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi. Complete information regarding the subjects covered, detailed plans & nomination formats can be accessed here:
Corporate initiative 'Project Boond' by Bharat Petroleum and the Bridge Charitable Trust , Thane district , Maharashtra (2007)
Posted on 25 May, 2009 10:46 AMThis presentation describes Bharat Petroleum's 'Project Boond', funded by the Oil Industry Development Board and with
Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha (JSYS) - nodal agency for community based tank management in Karnataka
Posted on 22 May, 2009 04:01 PMThis page provides information on the Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha (JSYS) site developed by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Karnataka.
Water management traditions in the central-western Himalayas : a study by People's Science Institute
Posted on 22 May, 2009 03:53 PMThe report highlights how traditionally, local communities exercised rights of ownership, use and management over their natural resources in the Himalayan states. They devised a variety of management systems suited to their own specific situation. Sanskar (precepts and rites), sanskriti (culture and customary practices) and niti (state policy and administration) were the bases of water harvesting traditions and their longevity. Individual dharma and social customs were the necessary conditions for sustaining these traditions, while local autonomy in resource management was the critical sufficient condition.
Environment status report on water resources for Karnataka (2003) by Department of Ecology and Environment (Government of Karnataka)
Posted on 22 May, 2009 03:43 PMThe State of the Environment Report on Water Resources of Karnataka on the Department of Ecology and Environment (Government of Karnataka) site discusses the impact of environmental degradation on water resources and is divided into the following sections:
Ramsar convention: the convention on wetlands, 1971
Posted on 22 May, 2009 03:30 PMThe Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.