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Champa Devi and Kartal Singh- SRI farmers develop innovative solutions in Kangra valley, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 05 Oct, 2012 04:42 PMThe System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is now gaining a foothold in the mountain regions of India, with more than
Voices from the Waters - The International Film Festival organised at Bangalore from the from the 31st August 2012 to 2nd September 2012
Posted on 05 Oct, 2012 04:29 PMHistory has witnessed World War I and II; will there be a World War III? Indeed, if there will be, it will be 'The World War III - for Water'. Can there be a second thought to this after the call for a Karnataka bandh on Saturday, 6 October 2012, in the name of water?
"My Ganga, my dolphin" - WWF-India's initiative to map the Ganges River Dolphin throughout 2800 km of the Ganges from 5th-7th October, 2012
Posted on 05 Oct, 2012 07:56 AMWWF-India, one of India’s leading conservation organizations with programmes and projects spread across the country, in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and under the aegis of the HSBC - supported “
Spring clusters of Doon valley: Extensive modification of the environment has taken place due to human intervention in the Doons
Posted on 01 Oct, 2012 11:11 AMDoon valley is known for its spring clusters. The mountain flanks of the Doon valley have a chain of swamps. Extensive aquifers of Doon spring clusters provide significant/sufficient storage of water. These spring clusters have hydrological effects such as promoting ground water recharge, intercepting rain and storing rain water.
The Bagtree - A zero waste campaign against use of plastic organised by Thanal and Zero Waste Centre in Trivandrum, Kerala - 25th September 2012
Posted on 29 Sep, 2012 10:37 AMThanal, an NGO in Trivandrum city, Kerala that continues to work on a range of environmental issues in the state had organised 'Bag Tree', a zero waste campaign in collaboration with the Zero Waste Centre in Kovalam, Trivandrum with the aim of creating awareness among the people to stop using plastic bags and replace them by paper bags.
Tragedy of the commons - Ground Water: Indiscriminate use of common resource, a real concern today
Posted on 28 Sep, 2012 02:11 PMAuthor : Pavan Swaminathan
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India- A report by International Union for Conservation of Nature
Posted on 26 Sep, 2012 10:27 AMThis report by International Union for Conservation of Nature presents the outcomes of the Western Ghats Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment project, which was developed with the intention of compiling and making freely available information on the conservation status and distribution of key group
Floods completely cut off North Sikkim, as death toll mounts in the North East - News roundup for the week ending September 23, 2012
Posted on 24 Sep, 2012 03:09 PMFloods completely cut off North Sikkim, as death toll mounts in the North East
National water framework law – An explanatory note developed by the Sub-Group of Planning Commission’s Working Group on Water Governance for the Twelfth Plan
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 05:30 PMThis explanatory note by the Planning Commission on the national water law begins with an account of why a national water law is necessary.
"IUCN World Conservation Congress ends with Jeju Declaration to promote green growth" - News roundup for the period from September 3 - 16, 2012
Posted on 17 Sep, 2012 04:19 PMIUCN World Conservation Congress ends with Jeju declaration to promote green growth