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Managing Natural Resources -A report by IDSAsr
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 04:24 PMThe scarcity value of natural resources has risen due to rising pressure of human population and demands made by modern economics progress. As such managing these resources has become very important.
Articles on rainwater harvesting and river pollution by Janhit Foundation
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 04:18 PMThese Articles analyse and detail the issues of rainwater harvesting and river pollution
Booklets on water quality, river pollution and rainwater harvesting by Janhit Foundation
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 04:16 PMThe three booklets discuss the issues of water quality, river pollution, and rainwater harvesting, in detail.
Annual climate summary of India during 2010 - Press release by India Meteorological Department
Posted on 17 Jan, 2011 12:06 PMContent courtesy: Indian Meteorological Department
Mean annual temperature for the country as a whole during 2010 was +0.93 0C above the 1961-1990 average. It was slightly higher than that of the year 2009, thus making the year 2010 as the warmest year on record since 1901.
Considering different seasons, Pre-Monsoon season (March-May) in 2010 was the warmest since 1901 with mean temperature being 1.8 0C above normal
The annual total rainfall for the country as a whole was normal during the year 2010 with actual rainfall of 121.5 cm against the long period average (LPA) of 119.7 cm.
Learning package on Hydrology by the National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 12 Jan, 2011 09:15 PMThis “Learning Package on Hydrology” by the National Institute of Hydrology deals with the basic scientific concepts underlying hydrology. In a general sense the package deals with elements of the hydrologic cycle and explains the processes of rainfall, runoff and evapotranspiration and their interaction.
VCCircle Sustainable Investing Summit 2011: The Cleantech Chapter on January 27 at ITC Sheraton - New Delhi
Posted on 11 Jan, 2011 04:32 PM
Organizer: India Value Fund
Venue: ITC Sheraton, New Delhi
December 2010 - January 2011: "Dams, Rivers and People" - The SANDRP newsletter
Posted on 11 Jan, 2011 01:00 PM
The SANDRP newsletter for December 2010 - January 2011 continues its critical analysis of dams, irrigation and related issues:
- Water Crisis in Ramsar Wetlands of India
- India dodged UN to get climate credits?
Ministry of Environment and Forests Announces Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), 2011 and Island Protection Zone, 2011 - PIB Release
Posted on 10 Jan, 2011 04:42 PMArticle Courtesy: Press Information Bureau
The Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Independent Charge Shri Jairam Ramesh today issued the following statement in a Press Conference in New Delhi. In the Press Conference, he announced Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 and Island Protection Zone (IPZ) Notification, 2011.
The 18th Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate Scientific Steering Group meeting, SPARC, Feb 2011, Pune
Posted on 07 Jan, 2011 02:20 PM
Organizer: Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (SPARC)
Venue: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India
Water-Focused Adaptation to Climate Change - Online Courses
Posted on 06 Jan, 2011 03:06 PMContent and Image Courtesy: The Center for Sustainable Development
CSDi is announcing the January launch of a module of four online field courses on Adaptation to Climate Change. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local community vulnerabilities, investigate appropriate solutions, develop full projects, launch and manage them.