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May 31, 2024

Climate action in urban spaces: SEEDS cool roof solutions in Delhi slums

From scorching to sustainable: Building resilience against heatwaves

A multifaceted approach to urban heatwaves (Image: Sri Kolari)

April 30, 2024

India boils as heat soars!

As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change?

Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)

November 5, 2023

Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives

Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)

May 4, 2023

The changing face of monsoon

Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)

January 17, 2023

पानी-पर्यावरण मास्टर - मास्टर मोहन कांडपाल

रिस्कन नदी 40 किमी लंबी है। अब तक बने 5000 से अधिक खावों का प्रभाव कहीं-कहीं दिखाई देने लगा है। लेकिन एक नदी को जिंदा होने के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं है। रिस्कन नदी को बचाने हेतु उनके द्वारा माननीय प्रधानमंत्री महोदय, माननीय जल शक्ति मंत्री भारत सरकार व माननीय मुख्यमंत्री उत्तराखंड से भी निवेदन किया गया है।

December 12, 2022

Why farmers are not adopting crop insurance in India?

Study looks at behavioral biases in crop insurance adoption

Adoption rate of crop insurance low in India despite government efforts (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)

Invite for an International course on 'Farming, Natural home building and Self Sustainable Living', Krisit, Rajasthan, November 2013 - October 2014

A 12 month programme that will teach you to create and manage a 100%self-sustainable -profitable farm with a Vedic Vastu house

Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 02:11 PM

For details on this very interesting course please click here

Apply for online distance learning course on ' Water Safety Plans (WSPs)', The Water Institute

A course aimed at those in the water industry with management, engineering, or operational responsibilities, representing a new approach to managing risks of water system failure

Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 11:48 AM

For more information on the course, please click here

To access registration form, please click here

Applications invited for ' Ecovillage Design Education Course', Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI), Koraput, Orissa, September10-October 8, 2013

A holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design

Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:07 AM

For details on the sustainable training course please click here

You may also download the brochure for the course from below

Seminar on 'Who is to blame for the Uttarakhand disaster', Uttarakhand Aapada Rahat Manch, New Delhi

A discussion by prominent speakers on the deluge and destruction that gripped Uttarakhand

Posted on 07 Aug, 2013 01:55 PM

Organiser details

Uttarakhan Aapada Rahat Manch

About the seminar

Discussion on the cause of the Uttarakhand disaster and how the rehabilitation process can be strenghthened

Panelists

Invite to international conference on 'City of Kota - The Next Solar Destination', Cities Network Campaign, Kota, Rajasthan

The city of Kota, in its efforts to move towards using green technologies to nurture a sustainable planet, is unleashing the Solar Energy potential in eastern Rajasthan

Posted on 06 Aug, 2013 02:43 PM

Organisers

Cities Network Campaign & The Green Mantra

About the conference

Call for Abstracts - International workshop on 'Climate Change Impact and Societal Adaptation', Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer,November 6-8, 2013

The workshop aims to strengthen the understanding of climate change impacts and link scientific insights to policies for promoting sustainability

Posted on 05 Aug, 2013 09:16 AM

Organisers

Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Rajasthan & the Swedish Meteorology and Hydrology Institute, Sweden

About the workshop

Applications invited for ICIMOD Media Fellowship 2013 for journalists from Northeast India

The primary goal is to help strengthen capacity of environmental journalists and facilitate a deeper understanding of issues related to climate change and sustainable mountain development.

Posted on 05 Aug, 2013 08:07 AM

Offered by

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

About the Fellowship

Yamuna’s Delhi

Delhi was once well-planned along the course of the river Yamuna but it isn't so any more. It can reach a similar state with thoughtful and better urban planning, says Anupam Mishra.

Anupam Mishra

Posted on 04 Aug, 2013 07:55 PM

History tells us cities were settled and abandoned several times in Delhi. But I have not come across an explanation for why the city was repeatedly established at the same site. Surely, the presence of the river Yamuna to the east of Delhi would have been a reason. The Yamuna, though is not a small river; it flows for 1,300 km.

Call for abstracts - International conference on Ecosystem Conservation, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD 2013), University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram , October 3-5, 2013

A platform to share innovative ideas on ecosystem conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation and sustainable development

Posted on 04 Aug, 2013 05:16 PM

Organisers

Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala

Theme of the conference

Touched by very little water

Anupam Mishra talks about how the desert societies of Rajasthan have managed their scarce water resources for over 1000 years.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 01 Aug, 2013 11:54 AM

Author and conservationist, Anupam Mishra has spent decades promoting water conservation and management. Through his travels across various states of India, he has been studying and teaching the time-tested techniques of rainwater harvesting.

Kunds and tankas have been used to collect water

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