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‘A Scientists-People Partnership’ - National conference on science of climate change and earth’s sustainability: Issues and challenges, The Society of Earth Scientists, 12th – 14th September, 2011, Lucknow
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 03:18 PM
Organizer: The Society of Earth Scientists
Venue: Lucknow
Topics:
- Science of earth’s climate system and related process
- Human impacts and natural resource management
- Sustainable agricultural productivity, energy management
Guidelines for extending green revolution to eastern India - Document prepared by Department for Agriculture and Cooperation (2011)
Posted on 27 May, 2011 07:50 AM
The states of Assam, Bihar, eastern U.P, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bengal, Orissa were allocated extra funds in the last year for this purpose.
Inclusion of a component relating to rural drinking water in the special package for drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh - PIB release
Posted on 22 May, 2011 05:09 PMThis would be in addition to the other measures approved by the Cabinet on 19th November, 2009 under the special package for implementing drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand.
Ganga water quality trend - A report by Central Pollution Control Board (2009)
Posted on 30 Apr, 2011 05:39 PM
The data has been collected over a period of many years from 39 water quality monitoring stations along the main river and 102 stations on its tributaries which were setup in 2008/09.
The study focuses on the parameters for dissolved oxygen, (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and faecal coliforms (FC) as these indicate the biological health of the river. The period of study for the river Ganga is 1999-2008. The study finds that most of the water quality parameters studied do not meet the standards.
Challenges, potential and way forward - An update from the NREGA Consortium
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:18 PMRole of civil society in sanitation improvement - A case-study from the work of Parivartan in Uttar Pradesh (2010)
Posted on 11 Apr, 2011 12:33 AMThis presentation prepared by the founders of Parivartan, a Kanpur based NGO, deals with the organisation's efforts to improve the sanitation system of the town by involving local citizenry.
Captain SC Tripathi, the founder of Parivartan explains that his organisation is based on a 'collective' model where in all aspects from ideation to implementation is a collective effort. This model seemed appropriate considering the different problems that Kanpur was facing ranging from sanitation issues to drainage, power outages etc. Added to this was political and official apathy, indifference and cynicism of citizenry.
World Water Day Celebration - Various activities planned, Neer Foundation, 22nd - 26th March 2011, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 10:35 AM
Organizer: Neer Foundation
Venue: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Biomass production and carbon stock of poplar agroforestry systems in Yamunanagar and Saharanpur districts of northwestern India – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 20 Mar, 2011 10:18 PMPoplar (Populus deltoides) has gained considerable importance in agroforestry plantations of western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir due to its deciduous nature, fast growth, short rotation and high industrial requirement. Poplar based agroforestry systems are prevalent among farmers of Saharanpur (UP) and Yamunanagar (Haryana) districts of northwestern India.
Training program on Women, Food and Climate Change, 18th to 23rd April 2011, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 03:26 PM
Organizers:
- Women's Earth Alliance
- Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group
Venue: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) training center, Gorakhpur