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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)

Call for research proposals on various environmental & conservation topics, Ministry of Environment & Forests

Research proposals invited in prescribed format on various topics under many broad identified areas like Climate Change, Clean Technologies etc.

Posted on 26 Sep, 2013 09:42 AM

For details on the proposal applications, please click here.

For more information on the Ministry of Environment & Forests, click here.

The advertisement for the same is attached 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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Greenpeace

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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

Nuclear power or people's power Source: Wikipedia

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.

Vacancy for the posts of Hygiene Program Manager & Partner Support Coordinator, Splash, Kolkatta

Splash's mission is to change the lives of vulnerable children in impoverished urban areas by providing clean drinking water.

Posted on 19 Sep, 2013 05:13 PM

For more information on the post of 'Hygiene Program Manager', please click here and for the post of 'Partner Support Coordinator', click here.

Invite to training programme ' Water Educator Training (WET) -2013', VIKSAT, Ahmedabad, December 12-20, 2013

A residential training programme for working towards sustainable development, to create and nurture a cadre of educators for better understanding of water and WASH issues.

Posted on 19 Sep, 2013 04:44 PM

The training programme brochure and the application form may both be downloaded from below.

For more information on Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Develoment Interaction (VIKSAT), please click here.

Call for Abstracts, National Seminar on women farmers, Junagadh Agricultural University, February 6-8, 2014

A seminar to strengthen women's role in climate resilient agriculture and sustainable development.

Posted on 19 Sep, 2013 04:21 PM

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Invitation to a State level traditional seed exhibition, Breakthrough Appropriate Technology Transfer Network (BAT NET), Bhubaneswar

An exhibition where organizations, consumers and farmers are welcome to bringtraditional paddy seeds for display.

Posted on 18 Sep, 2013 03:47 PM

For more details on the one day traditional seed exhibition, please see the brochure attached below.

For more information on Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA), a partner in this exhibition, please click here.

Invitation to regional conference of All India Union Of Forest Working People, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

A conference to strengthen the unionization process around the issue of forest rights and to formulate the political strategy needed for it.

Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 06:26 PM

To know more on the All India Union Of Forest Working People (AIUFWP), click here.

For more information on programme, please see attachment below.

All India Union of Forest Working People, NTUI

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