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Training Workshop on Understanding and Resolving Water Conflicts in India
Organised by The Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India, The Energy and Resources Institute and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Posted on 05 Sep, 2016 04:36 PM

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Water at a click: Pictures to tell the story
Pondy ART’s photo biennale PondyPHOTO has water as its theme this year. Internationally acclaimed photographers are expected to exhibit their work at the event.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 08 Aug, 2016 10:50 PM

A picture is worth a thousand words, but more often than not, insightful pieces of art and photography find themselves confined to affluent salons and galleries. While employing art and photography to address social issues is common in the West, the concept of public art is still in its incipient stages here in India.
Seminar on introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS)
The seminar is designed for those interested in starting or strengthening household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) projects in developing countries.
Posted on 03 Aug, 2016 03:04 PM

About HWTS:
Biosand filter project implementation workshop
The biosand filter is an effective and sustainable household-level safe drinking water solution. The workshop will provide information on project implementation, technology of biosand filter.
Posted on 03 Aug, 2016 02:59 PM

About the workshop: 
Run-up to the photo biennale
Presentation on one of Chennai's more abused backwaters and water stories through the lens of a photographer are the high points of the pre-event of PondyPHOTO.
Posted on 02 Aug, 2016 06:12 PM

When - August, 4, 2016 between 6PM and 8PM

Where - Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai; No. 4, Rutland Gate, 5th Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 006

About PondyPHOTO
PondyPHOTO 2016 - Chennai pre-event
Call for nominations- Bhagirath Prayaas Samman 2016
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman aims to recognise outstanding, sustained efforts of river warriors towards protection and conservation of rivers.
Posted on 29 Jun, 2016 06:25 PM

Bhagirath Prayaas Samman was constituted in 2014 as an award to recognise efforts and initiatives for river conservation, in the first India Rivers Week jointly organised by Peace Institute, INTACH, Toxics Link, SANDRP and WWF-India. In India, numerous awards are given for excellent initiatives around water conservation, ut none on rivers.
Simhastha leaves farmers fuming
The festival has hordes of Ujjain farmers broke and the mighty Kshipra river troubled. Swift government action is needed to set things right.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 12 Jun, 2016 07:38 PM

Ramesh Mali, a farmer in his late thirties, looks at his farmland nervously. It has been 13 days since the Simhastha Maha Kumbh festival, 2016, concluded. The district administration had acquired his four bigha land (approximately 0.64 hectares) for the festival. The barricades and the concrete left on his land give us the idea that the land is not fit for farming this season.
Kshipra at Mangalnath Ghat, Ujjain
At Simhastha, govt fishes in Kshipra’s troubled waters
The state machinery’s face-saving measures during Simhastha saw Kshipra river carrying more muck in her than ever. While the river yearns for revival, the government seems keen on interlinking rivers.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 05 Jun, 2016 07:05 AM

The Madhya Simhastha Maha Kumbh festival, the religious extravaganza that happens once in every 12 years, was held in Ujjain from April 22-May 21, 2016.
Kshipra before Shahi Snan
Short-term training course on solar-powered pumping systems sustainable solution for community-based for drinking water supply
The proposed training is intend to develop capacity of organisations through knowledge sharing on the application of solar energy for pumping and water treatment for drinking water sector.
Posted on 03 Jun, 2016 08:37 PM

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Call for abstract for the 19th International Riversymposium, New Delhi
Submit your research, insights or experiences on sustainable water management at the 19th International Riversymposium in New Delhi
Posted on 28 Apr, 2016 06:15 PM

The International RiverFoundation is looking for new ideas, research and developments in rivers, water and environment for its 19th International Riversymposium to be held in New Delhi from 12-14 September, 2016. 

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