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October 17, 2023
Waterways can disrupt riverine ecosystems 
How does barge trafficking/movement affect the ecology and biodiversity of riverine ecosystems? A study explains.
River Hooghly at Kolkata (Image Source: Yercaud-elango via Wikimedia Commons)
May 20, 2023
Seeing the ‘unseen’: a spotlight on lesser known inhabitants of freshwater ecosystems
Freshwater biologists Sameer Padhye and Avinash Vanjare talk about smaller and lesser known animals that live in freshwater ecosystems and the importance of studying them. 
Freshwater ecosystems, under threat (Image Source: Biologia Life Science LLP)
January 25, 2023
Heavy metals poison Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu
This study found large deposits of heavy metals in the tissues and organs of water birds, crabs and fish inhabiting the lake indicating heavy metal contamination of the lake waters.
A view of the Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Giri9703 via Wikimedia Commons)
January 6, 2023
Greater Chennai Corporation to set up 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
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Natural spaces such as water bodies and vegetation in cities can act as sponges and absorb rain and prevent flooding (Image Source: IWP Flicker photos)
December 4, 2022
Small scale inland open water fisheries of India
What is the status of inland fisheries in India? Read these situational analysis reports to know about inland fisheries, the life of the fisherfolk, governance and tenure in inland fisheries and threats to the sustainability of inland fisheries.
Fishing in an irrigation canal in Kerala (Image Source: Martin Pilkinton via Wikimedia Commons)
August 2, 2022
Floods in Assam - a boon or a bane for fish diversity?
The frequency and intensity of floods is on the rise in Assam spelling doom for fish biodiversity.
Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)
Safe water for all - Some ways we can preserve this natural resource
Maya Ramaswamy shares her views on how discussing "water rights"will be meanigful only if all of us collectively contribute towards preserving and conserving our environment and in turn save our water sources
Maya Ramaswamy
Posted on 21 Mar, 2013 09:36 PM

Water rights are being discussed today as a possibility. This will lead to civil war in this country. Rights are meaningless without paying attention to duties. It is our constitutional duty to preserve and heal our environment. 

If we pay attention to freeing our waters:
Experiences from a civil society initiative to restore stretches of toxic Yamuna: Report of a conference organised by PEACE, Thames River Restoration Trust and WWF India at New Delhi in March 2013
Amita Bhaduri reports on the lessons learnt from the Thames and Ganga Twinning Project on March 1, 2013 at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 16 Mar, 2013 09:12 PM

Dr Peter Spillet of the Thames River Restoration Trust shared that the Trust was the recipient of the 2010 Theiss International Riverprize funds on behalf of many organizations involved in the restoration work on river Thames in United Kingdom. He said that the Trust had shared the money for twinning projects in various countries including in India.
Born to fly: A video on the joy of flying in Harike, north India's largest wetland
This video deals with Harike wetland, a designated Ramsar site that has a high density of migratory water fowls.
thenitindas
Posted on 12 Mar, 2013 01:20 PM

Source of video: thenitindas
Awareness and brainstorming on urban wetlands of Maharashtra by TERI on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2013
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day - 2013, TERI focused on identifying the need, gaps, and devising strategies for long term conservation of “Urban Wetlands” of Maharashtra, India.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Posted on 10 Mar, 2013 11:29 PM

Author: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Changing climate, changing lives - A film on the impact of climate change on agriculture in Dhulikhel, Nepal
This video echoes the voices of people experiencing the brunt of climate change in the Nepal Himalayas.
Usha Dewani
Posted on 09 Mar, 2013 12:38 PM

The story of climate change has been hijacked by snow and ice.
ATREE invites applications for its interdisciplinary PhD programme in conservation science and sustainability studies - Apply by April 25, 2013
Posted on 21 Feb, 2013 04:44 PM

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Offered by

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

About ATREE

ATREE is an environmental research organization that focuses on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. It is based in Bangalore and recognized as a PhD research centre by Manipal University. ATREE’s interdisciplinary doctoral programme is perhaps the only one in the country with faculty from across relevant natural and social science disciplines.

About the Fellowships

ATREE invites applications for admission to its Doctoral Research Programme for the academic year starting August 2013.

Applications are invited from highly motivated students with a Master’s degree in any branch of the social, natural, or engineering sciences. Students will undergo intensive course work and will be expected to undertake independent research on any environmental topic under a multi-disciplinary dissertation committee.

Students are expected to join the programme full-time and 5-year fellowships will be provided for maximum of 10 students. Fellowships range from Rs. 16,000 to Rs. 18,000 per month.

Assessing the land use change and its impact on water resources: A study on the Mula and Mutha rivers catchment area in Pune
Analysing the changes in land uses between 1989 and 2009, this paper assesses the impact on water balance in Mula and Mutha Rivers catchment upstream of the city of Pune
K Schneider
P D Wagner
S Kumar
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 09:11 PM

Land use changes  hydrologic system and have potentially large impacts on water resources. An assessment in an area with seasonally limited water availability and which is subject to rapid socio- economic development and population growth will provide an exemplary view on the local impacts of major recent developments in India. In this backdrop this paper analyzes past land use changes between 1989 and 2009 and their impacts on the water balance in the Mula and Mutha Rivers catchment upstream of Pune. The aim of the paper is:

  • assess the land use changes between 1989/1990 and 2009/2010
  • analyze the impacts of these changes on the long-term water balance components in the Mula and Mutha Rivers catchment upstream of the city of Pune.

GreenKarbon photography contest Expedition 5, GreenKarbon - Deutsche Bank - Submit entries by February 28, 2013
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 01:23 PM

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Exploring natural history - A one-day field based workshop on natural history and photography, Gubbi Labs, Gubbi, Tumkur district, Karnataka, February 10, 2013 - Register by February 5, 2013
Posted on 30 Jan, 2013 11:25 AM

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Let the Western Ghats be 'damned': A presentation on how dam building affects the ecology and social structure of these biodiversity spots
The western ghats are being relentlessly and systematically dammed. Officials create confusing jargon, find legal loopholes and the environmental procedure is waved off.
South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)
Posted on 29 Jan, 2013 03:19 PM

These global biodiversity hotspots in the country, extraordinarily rich in plant and animal species, are being submerged in the name of development and growth. An overview of the dams built and proposed in this area.
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