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August 11, 2024
SeasonWatch: Citizens, trees, and climate change
Even in the face of daunting challenges like climate change, collective action and community engagement can lead to meaningful change
SeasonWatch tree walk at Rupa Rahul Bajaj Centre for Environment and Art (Image: SeasonWatch)
August 2, 2024
Wayanad landslide tragedy: Balancing nature and development
There is a need for a multi-faceted approach to disaster management, combining advanced monitoring, early warning systems, community preparedness, and sustainable land use practices to mitigate future risks.
Aftermath of a 2022 landslide on Nedumpoil ghat road (Image: Vinayaraj, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)
July 10, 2024
A silent crisis in Indian farmlands: The disappearing trees
Millions of trees are fast disappearing from India's farmlands. What are its implications for agriculture and the environment?
Disappearing trees over Indian farmlands (Image Source: WOTR)
June 7, 2024
Misguided ocean carbon capture: Hype outweighs science
Scientists question effectiveness of nature-based CO2 removal using the ocean
Ocean ecosystem (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)
June 6, 2024
गर्म होते महासागर, ऑक्सीजन की कमी और अम्लीकरण : महासागरों में 10 गुना बढ़ेंगे 'Hot Days'
एक अध्ययन से पता चलता है कि समुद्री लू या हीटवेव (असामान्य रूप से उच्च समुद्री तापमान की अवधि) जो पहले हर साल लगभग 20 दिनों तक होती थी (1970-2000 के बीच), वह बढ़कर 220 से 250 दिन प्रति वर्ष हो सकती है। जानिए क्या होंगे इसके परिणाम?
गर्म होते महासागर
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)
Invite to a training course on 'Integrated Farming Systems for enhancing resource-use efficiency and livelihood security of small and marginal farmers', Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, December 20-27, 2013
Integrated farming systems (IFS) for enhancing resource-use efficiency and livelihood security is the need of the hour for management of natural resources & to achieve sustainability in agriculture.
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 10:57 AM

For more information on the course, please click for the information brochure here.

Interested candidates may also send an advance copy of application by Email to anilhpau2010@gmail.com
Can we keep blaming dengue on climate change?
Poor sanitation, poor waste management systems and poor urban planning are the real causes of dengue. Find out what we can do to prevent this disease.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 25 Aug, 2013 10:15 PM

Shantamma woke up one morning with a high fever. She also had a sudden pain at the back of her eyes and severe joint pain. She had been finding it very difficult to move around and go on with her daily routine. And it was quite a tedious routine, which began at 5 a.m. She was a house maid and worked at multiple houses every day.
The dengue-causing Aedes aegypti mosquito (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Request for proposal 'City Partnerships for Urban Sanitation Service Delivery', Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & UK Department for International Development (DfID)
A proposal to test how cities can use binding service-level agreements and performance-based contracts to ensure city-scale delivery of equitable & sustainable sanitation services.
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 01:11 PM

For more information on the proposal sought, please click here.
Launch of global competition for innovators - 'Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development', Stockholm
A programme that will identify and accelerate innovative technologies and market-driven approaches that improve water sustainability for boosting food security.
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 10:29 AM

For more information on the programme, please click here

For further details please download the concept paper from below.
Securing water for food
Call for Abstracts, Geospatial World Forum 2014, May 5-9, 2014
An opportunity to present technology trends, case studies, research work and technical papers to the global audience.
Posted on 20 Aug, 2013 01:17 PM

For more information on the conference, please click here.

For details on Abstract submission, click here.
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Voices from the Waters is a film festival to raise awareness about various water issues, by engaging in a process of learning and debate.
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PM

For further details on the invite, please click here

You may download the poster for the festival from below

 
Voices from the Waters 2013
Invitation to 3rd Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change, Delhi Greens, Delhi
A summit to bring together the youth from across India and engage, inspire and train them to address the various urban environmental challenges in the wake of climate change
Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 10:59 AM

For further details of the summit, please click here
Applications invited for UN-Water Best Practices Award, United Nations University
An award to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices
Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 08:24 AM

Further details of the announcement can be gathered from the link here
Power hub becomes pollution hub
Korba, Chhattisgarh ranks 5th in the ‘critically polluted area’ category according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Why aren't thermal power companies following pollution control mandates?
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 14 Aug, 2013 06:32 PM

‘Fly-ash’ refers to fine particles of ash sent up by the burning of solid fuel-like coal. Typically, this is the residue of ash generated by thermal power companies. Due to its toxic nature, the government has mandated that fly-ash must be dumped in ash ponds, which are specially made on vacant lands.
CSEB power plant in Korba
Invite for online blended learning programme 'Science and Policy of Climate Change', TERI, September 13 -16, 2013
A program that follows an interdisciplinary approach and is enriched by audio, video, and interactive web-based content.
Posted on 13 Aug, 2013 03:14 PM

For more information on the online course, please click here

To register for the course, please click here

The brochure may be downloaded from below
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