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Water and livelihoods in the Nilgiris - Part I

The state of water in the Nilgiris is closely linked to the land use in the region. Keystone Foundation, which focuses on the development of indigenous communities, analyses the current situation.

Bala T

Nisha

Posted on 27 Sep, 2013 04:31 PM

Stream flowing through a forest in the Nilgiris

The comedy and tragedy of the Doddaballapur tanks

Twenty five cascading tanks culminate in the Naagarakere tank in Doddaballapur town in Karnataka. Once a source of water for the region, most of them are dry today. Can we revive them?

Srikanta Prasanna

Posted on 26 Sep, 2013 02:08 PM

1972 was the year. A massive hit, a landmark movie in Dr. Rajkumar's cinema career was realeased: Bangarada Manushya (The Golden Man).

With many melodious and meaningful songs, the theme was something close to one's heart - an urban youth returns to his ancestral village, takes up agriculture and works for the welfare of the village.

Applications invited for 'Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2014', National Science Academies

An offer for several two-month Summer Fellowships to enable students/teachers (studying/teaching in India) to work with scientists associated with the three Academies during 2014.

Posted on 26 Sep, 2013 11:18 AM

For further details on the Summer Fellowship, please click here.

To register online, please click here.

The format for the 'Letter of Recommendation' is attached below.

Online Certificate Course on 'Corporate Social Responsibility', Jagriti, December 2, 2013 - February 7, 2014

A course to provide an experience-based, integrative exposure to the emerging & dynamic field of business practice; it blends both legal and management dimensions of CSR.

Posted on 25 Sep, 2013 02:02 PM

For more details on the course, please click here.

To register online, click here.

You may download the brochure and the application form from below.

Invite to an innovation challenge on water irrigation ' A Watershed Moment in India', Greenpeace India, September 3 - November 15, 2013

An open platform to design an innovative renewable energy pump kit which meets the need of millions of small farmers, cuts down irrigation costs & encourages uptake of micro-irrigation methods.

Posted on 25 Sep, 2013 01:07 PM

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Training course on 'Applications of handheld GPS for watershed & MGNREGS using Open Source GIS Tools', National Institute of Rural Development, Jaipur

A course that aims at exposing the participants in the use of handheld GPSs for planning, implementation and monitoring of natural resources in a cost effective, timely and scientific manner.

Posted on 24 Sep, 2013 08:03 PM

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National Institute of Rural Development, Jaipur

Gujarat farmers protest proposed nuclear park

News this week - Gujarat farmers oppose nuclear plant, drought hits Bihar and an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi in Surat.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 22 Sep, 2013 08:01 PM

Gujarat farmers oppose Mithivirdi nuclear plant

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Call for entries for photo contest ' Rivers of life- The Brahmaputra', International Union for Conservation of Nature

A competition that aims to showcase the unique aspects of the river and through it generate awareness on the varied facets of the river.

Posted on 21 Sep, 2013 08:14 AM

For details on the photo contest, please click here.

To register online for the contest, click here.

The brochure is attached below for your consideration.

Invitation to a workshop on 'Soil health, living soils the key to sustainability', Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development, New Delhi

An interactive brain storming dialogue on soil as a critical component of the natural system and a vital contributor to the human well being.

Posted on 21 Sep, 2013 07:44 AM

For more information on this 2 day workshop, please see the invitaion attached below.

To know more on Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development, please click here.

Call for Abstracts for conference 'Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI-2013)', Nagaland University, Zunheboto, Nagaland, December 17-19, 2013

A first-of-its-kind conference for students and researchers working in the discipline of ecology and social sciences in India.

Posted on 19 Sep, 2013 05:41 PM

For more information on the conference, please click here.

Details on the YETI-2013, may also be viewed here.

You may download the poster for YETI 2013, from below.

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