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Jobs via DevNetJobsIndia.org
Posted on 15 Dec, 2009 05:39 PM1. Vigyan Vijay Foundation (VVF) is looking for a Programme Coordinator
Location: North Delhi
Last Date: December 15, 2009
Email: asha.kumar@vigyanvijay.org
"Dying Tigers, hidden numbers" : SVARAJ Newsletter, October 2009 ,SPLASH
Posted on 02 Dec, 2009 12:06 PMSVARAJ Newsletter October 2009 edition - SPLASH has the following contents:
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- Dying Tigers, hidden numbers
- Is Gen Next more environmentally conscious?
- New Media and Development - Can we stand up to the challenge?
- Tell us what you think - Youth in governance
- The critical link between climate change and food, water and livelihood security
- Water drops Global
13th annual birding fair at Jaipur's Man Sagar
Posted on 10 Nov, 2009 05:52 PM13th Birding Fair at Jaipur's Man Sagar on 2 – 3 Feb 2010 to be devoted to 'Rivers’ Restoration'
Harvest of water - Watershed programs in Maharashtra make the most of the little rains received
Posted on 02 Nov, 2009 11:23 AMPhotograph by Lynsey Addario
State of the environment report - Tikamgarh district - Madhya Pradesh (2009)
Posted on 03 Oct, 2009 10:25 PMThis report on the state of the environment in Tikamgarh district, prepared by Development Alternatives, provides a summary of the environmental attributes and condition of the district and the human impacts on the environment. It also provides a public record of district authority, industry and community activities and achievements in responding to pressures on the environment. The purpose of this report is to bring out an overview of the environmental scenario of the district to serve as a baseline document and assist in logical and information based decision making.
Effect of climate change on the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta regions
Posted on 28 Aug, 2009 02:28 PMThe delta belt is home to approximately 125-140 million people. And over 300 million people are supported by the delta. The density of population in the Delta region is 200 people / sq.km. making it one of the densest regions in the world.
The delta region is a high-rainfall region and receives 60-80 inches of rainfall every year.
References of the impact of climate change on river deltas and other coastal areas
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 04:48 PMMumbai Marooned: An Enquiry into Mumbai Floods 2005 - Final Report ,
By Conservation Action Trust - Click here
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The many impacts of climate change - A serious global environmental issue?
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 03:14 PMThe earth is currently warming rapidly. And this warming is bringing about massive changes. Our glaciers are melting rapidly. The artic ice-shelf is breaking apart into pieces and threatens to modify the salinity of the oceans.
Impact of climate change in India: An agro - ecological zone level analysis
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 06:04 PMIndia is gifted with heterogeneous landforms and variety of climatic conditions such as the lofty mountains, the raverine deltas, high altitude forests, peninsular plateaus, variety of geological formations endowed with temperature varying from arctic cold to equatorial hot, and rainfall from extreme aridity with a few cms (<10 cm) to pre humid with world's maxim