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International Conference cum Workshop “Water Partnerships Towards Meeting the Climate Challenge”, CEC, Chennai
Posted on 01 Dec, 2010 04:22 PM
Organizer: Centre of Excellence for Change (CEC)
Venue: Hotel Taj Connemara, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Description:
Water is the climate challenge and it poses a major risk for the water security of the citizens of India. The Challenge varies across States and is eliciting a wide range of responses from the stakeholders at different levels.
Indian Maritime Technology Conference (IMTC 2011), CII, Chennai
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 05:14 PMIndia Maritime Technology Conference 2011
Theme: "Sharpening India’s Sea Vision"
GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques for Water Resources Assessment, IIT Madras, Chennai
Posted on 16 Nov, 2010 05:22 PM
Organizer: Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
Venue: Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
Description:
The primary objective of this short term training program is to provide college teachers and professional engineers with a comprehensive understanding of GIS and remote sensing techniques relevant for studies related to water resources assessment.
Heavy rains, cyclones and floods affect the life of millions; News Roundup (1-7 November 2010)
Posted on 09 Nov, 2010 08:09 PMRecent news indicates extensive reports on the threat and destruction unleashed by cyclone Jal in the three states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, with the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka being affected the most. Cyclone Jal has led to heavy rainfall in both these states leading to floods and a heavy death toll in the coastal districts of both the states, besides reports of destruction of agricultural produce in the state of Karnataka.
South India
Andhra Pradesh
- Administration on high alert with the threat of cyclone Jal approaching the Andhra Pradesh coastline
- Cyclone 'Jal' claims lives in Andhra Pradesh
- Cyclone 'Jal' claims five lives in Andhra Pradesh
- Cyclone threat in Andhra, rains kill 20
- Andhra rains cause havoc, death toll rises to 25
- Rain claims 4 lives in Vizag, 2 in East Godavari
- Rain fury continues in Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts
- Heavy rains wreak havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh
Diploma and Degree courses by Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Institute
Posted on 29 Oct, 2010 12:30 PMContent and Image Courtesy: Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Institute
Water and Wastewater Engineering and Management - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted on 14 Oct, 2010 09:18 PMThis Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Water and Wastewater Engineering and Management is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Water and Wastewater Engineering and Management is structured into modules on the following topics:
Solid Waste Management - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted on 13 Oct, 2010 09:36 PMThis Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Solid Waste Management is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Solid Waste Management is structured into modules on the following topics:
‘Samajik Parivarthan Yatra’ (National Yatra for Social Transformation)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 11:51 AM
The historical ‘Samajik Parivarthan Yatra’ (Rally for Social Transformation), has been started to consolidate the gains of the movement for total eradication by liberated safai karmacharis who for the first time are bonding with one another began the journey for social change together, to inspire others who are still engaged in manual scavenging to free themselves from the obnoxious practise and regain their sense of dignity, and also to achieve their rightful claims for the rehabilitation package and dignified alternative livelihoods on the one hand; and on the other, to motivate civil society to reject the heinous practice of manual scavenging. The Bus Yatra has been planned to start from five different corners of India, and traverse through 160 districts in 20 states and finally culminate in New Delhi with a large rally. Each route has been named after an eminent person who contributed to social change in a revolutionary manner.
Internship opportunity in Tamil Nadu with Leaf Society
Posted on 30 Sep, 2010 03:09 PM
We are one of the fastest growing grassroots’ NGO working to promote safe sanitation & drinking water practices among rural & tribal communities of a district in Tamilnadu.
Successful innovations in solid waste management systems: Examples from five local bodies in Tamil Nadu
Posted on 28 Sep, 2010 11:32 AM
This booklet about the work of Exnora Green Pammal (EGP), produced by UNICEF and published by the Government of Tamil Nadu, illustrates examples of the implementation and impact of solid waste management innovations in five localities in Tamil Nadu. The solid waste management systems in these localities are widely regarded as successes that deserve replication.This document has been produced to inspire and enable more local body authorities to emulate such successes in other parts of the country.
Improving solid waste management services in India is an urgent challenge for all levels of the government. Littering and the indiscriminate disposal of solid waste are widely practiced, polluting India's air, water, soil and inhabitants. Such pollution impedes India's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).The nation's measures to combat malaria and other diseases (MDG 6), reduce child mortality (MDG 4), and ensure environmental sustainability (MDG 7) are all hampered by the unsightly and unhygienic conditions created by the accumulation of waste.