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Invitation to a Sharing Workshop on 'Participatory Groundwater Management in Andhra Pradesh', WASSAN, Hyderabad
Posted on 06 Feb, 2014 07:51 PMOverview:
Invitation to 'Gaon Chaley Hum', Alexis Society, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
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Invitation to 'the World Walks for Water and Sanitation', Bangalore Volunteer.org, Bangalore
Posted on 05 Feb, 2014 08:35 PMObjective:
Engineers’ Training on 'Simplified Sewer System', Center for Advanced Sanitation Solutions, Bangalore
Posted on 05 Feb, 2014 07:27 PMLand of water, no more
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:11 PMThe name Tripura originated from 'Twi' meaning water and 'Para' meaning land. The indigenous population, which is about 32%, refer to Tripura as Twipra, meaning land of water. However, the state no longer seems to be living up to its name.
Invite to 'Aimbootham Vizha – a Celebration of Five Elements of Nature', Poovulagin Nanbargal, Chennai
Posted on 30 Jan, 2014 01:25 PMAimbootham Vizha – a celebration of Five elements of Nature.
Invite to a workshop on 'Wetlands of Assam', Aaranyak and IUCN-India, Guwahati
Posted on 29 Jan, 2014 04:56 PMPurpose:
(i) Take stock of the conservation and management status of the wetlands of Assam in general
(ii) Discuss the significance of good landscape connectivity of flood plain wetlands
(iii) Share the framework and results of Aaranyak-IUCN study on the Deepar beel on wetland connectivity and modelling
Can the effects of mining be undone?
Posted on 27 Jan, 2014 02:39 PMMeghalaya is rich in minerals, especially coal. This has led to rampant mining in the state. Large scale denudation of forest cover, scarcity of water, destruction of water sources, pollution of air, water and soil, and degradation of agricultural lands are some of the conspicuous environmental implications of coal mining.
Pesticide 'thali'
Posted on 20 Jan, 2014 09:39 AMOne doesn't have to look far to find pesticide contamination in food and water in India.
Which way will the water flow?
Posted on 15 Jan, 2014 11:07 PMIn the 60-odd years since we began managing our own resources, we have managed to throttle and poison all our rivers, suck our groundwater resources nearly dry and shave our forests bald. This is despite a great deal of effort, time, thought and resources that have gone into this 'management'.