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Invitation to the International Symposium on 'Glaciology in High Mountain Asia', International Glaciological Society and ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
Posted on 27 Feb, 2015 08:06 PM- Past, present, and future glacier change (reconstructions, observations, projections)
- Observations and models of glacier dynamics (including glacier response times, and thickness and volume of ice)
- Glacier and snow melt processes (debris cover, supraglacial
India ranked 12th in mismanaging plastic waste
Posted on 17 Feb, 2015 08:28 PM8 million tonnes of plastic waste dumped into world's oceans in 2010: Study
![Two oceans meeting at Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9802916364_f20375357d_z.jpg?itok=KB3C6V-u)
Applications invited for the 'Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training', The Climate Reality Project, New Delhi
Posted on 15 Jan, 2015 06:31 PMAbout the training:
![Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/india-hdr_03.jpg?itok=Cpo1dKRd)
Hydropower projects aggravated the Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:08 PMGovernment admits that hydropower projects aggravated the Uttarakhand disaster
![House washed away in Uttarakhand floods](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pickofweek4_1_0.jpg?itok=l8E4bsYl)
Government to reconsider river interlinking project
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:47 AMGovernment to scrap river interlinking project, if it will pose threat to environment: Uma Bharti
![River Cauvery in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_b_0.jpg?itok=mkCvxLIj)
Poisonous encounters in Maharashtra
Posted on 23 Nov, 2014 03:32 PMA decade ago, Jamwadi village in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, was a famous tourist attraction due to its beautiful lake. Now, there is no lake to speak of thanks to the Raymond factory in Yavatmal. Wastewaster from the factory flows untreated into the lake, which is located 15 kms away.
![Contaminated water from the Raymond factory](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15230540627_18b0e3b27c_z2.jpg?itok=FnhvchWH)
Poachers turned protectors fight for their survival
Posted on 23 Nov, 2014 01:46 PMNature and wildlife can be better conserved if local communities are duly educated and motivated. Nearly 70 km south of Bhubaneswar, the Mangalajodi village on the edge of Chilka lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, is a testimony to that argument.
![Chilka lake, Odisha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0323tps.jpg?itok=PNC_umMr)
Thank your toilets on World Toilet Day!
Posted on 17 Nov, 2014 12:44 PMHave you ever complained about a toilet anywhere? Not so clean, not so dry, not so nice-smelling, not so something else? On November 19th 2014 and possibly every other day this year and forever after, thank your stars that you have one because 2.5 billion people in the world don't!
![World Toilet Day, 19 Nov 2014](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/647a70ee-a8b9-4bc5-981e-58769e282814.jpg?itok=Jl-NDZ2C)
Picturing CLTS- Photo Competition by Community-led Total Sanitation Knowledge Hub
Posted on 16 Nov, 2014 05:10 PMKnow more about Picturing CLTS- Photo Competition
Get more information on Community-led Total Sanitation Knowledge Hub
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Applications invited to become a 'WASH Regional Innovation Partner', Results for Development (R4D)
Posted on 25 Oct, 2014 11:40 PMProject Summary:
In order to support innovative WASH services and help them scale, the project will employ a three-pronged approach:
Identify: Provide comprehensive, up-to-date information about programs with the potential to improve the way education systems operate for the poor.
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