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International Conference THE3E 2020
An International Conference on Triple Helix Ecosystem for Earth, Environment and Energy (THE3E 2020)" is being organised on 18th & 19th March, 2020.
Posted on 23 Jan, 2020 04:48 PM

The Civil Engineering Department of PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu in association with Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland) & Deakin University (Australia) is organizing an International conference titled "Triple Helix Ecosystem for Earth, Environment and Energy (THE3E 2020)" on 18th & 19th March 2020. The aim of the conference is to create a

India's composite score improves in SDG index with major success in water and sanitation
News this week Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 10:46 AM

Sustainable development goals index 2019-20: India's composite score improves

Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
News this week Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PM

India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study

Delhi-NCR shrouded under toxic haze (Source: India Water Portal)
Locals reject social impact assessment report of Luhri II hydropower project
News this week Posted on 11 Dec, 2019 12:05 PM

Locals say impact assessment report does not accurately represent the real impact of Luhri II hydropower project

Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)
Cyclone Bulbul devastates West Bengal and Odisha
News this week Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AM

Cyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha

A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
13th Annual Global Water Alliance Conference 2020
The Global Water Alliance (GWA), an international NGO, is organising the GWA conference 2020 with an aim to achieve WASH sustainability goals for developing countries.
Posted on 21 Oct, 2019 04:03 PM

About the conference:

Monsoon withdrawal delayed; more extreme weather events the new trend
News this week Posted on 02 Oct, 2019 11:01 AM

Monsoon’s withdrawal likely to begin around October 10: IMD

Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Greening new pastures for green investments
Green capital at scale urgently needed for the energy transition and climate action in emerging economies - CEEW Centre for Energy Finance Posted on 01 Oct, 2019 04:05 PM

New Delhi

Image credit: CEEW Centre for Energy Finance
Manual scavenging is inhumane: SC
Policy matters this week Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 01:08 PM

Supreme Court question authorities on why manual scavenging still prevails

Despite the ban, manual scavenging continues. (Image courtesy: The Hindu)
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
Study finds aerosols - suspended fine solid or liquid matter in the atmosphere - are adding to El Nino, which already deters the Indian monsoon. Posted on 10 Sep, 2019 12:24 PM

Pune, September 05 (India Science Wire): A team of atmospheric scientists from India, USA and Canada have found that aerosols in the atmosphere can increase the severity of droughts over the Indian subcontinent by as much as 17 per cent during El Nino years.

Mist and clouds are atmospheric aerosols. Image used for representational purposes only. Image from India Water Portal Flickr photostream
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