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July 18, 2023
जलांगी नदी को पश्चिम बंगाल चुनाव में 58 वोट मिले
पश्चिमबंगाल पंचायत चुनाव-2023 में पर्यावरण एक बड़ा अहम मुद्दा बना। नदी और पर्यावरण राजनीतिक दलों के एजेंडे से कहीं अधिक आम लोगों के आकर्षण का केन्द्र बने।
पश्चिमबंगाल पंचायत चुनाव
February 7, 2023
जोशीमठ व हिमालय में हो रही भीषण आपदाओं के मुद्दे पर मातृ सदन में तीन दिवसीय (12 से 14 फरवरी, 2023) अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सेमिनार का आयोजन
जोशीमठ व हिमालय में हो रही भीषण आपदाओं को लेकर मातृ सदन में तीन दिवसीय (12 से 14 फरवरी, 2023) अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सेमिनार का आयोजन किया जा रहा है। सम्मेलन में श्री जयसीलन नायडू, जो दक्षिण अफ्रीका के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति व महान राजनीतिज्ञ श्री नेल्सन मंडेला जी के सरकार में मंत्री रह चुके हैं, देश के विभिन्न अन्य बुद्धिजीवी व पर्यावरणविद मौजूद रहेंगे।
मातृ सदन
June 22, 2021
Delhi Govt gets stricter in tackling Yamuna river pollution
Policy matters this fortnight
Yamuna flows under (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
November 18, 2019
Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
News this week
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November 13, 2019
NGT pushes to ban RO purifiers for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Policy matters this week
A domestic RO water purifier
November 11, 2019
Climate shocks and gender vulnerabilities in the Upper Ganga basin
Study points to vulnerabilities faced by women in the mountains and plains of Uttarakhand, which is likely to only increase with climate change.
Ganga's riverflow at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand (Image courtesy: Ankit Singh; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Extreme weather warning!
Climate change is manifesting itself through modified rainfall patterns, extreme events and temperature fluctuations. What effect will these have on water, sanitation and health in India?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 11 Jul, 2013 04:04 PM

We sat in a plush climate-controlled room and deliberated climate change as the outside world collapsed around us..
The flooded Bagmati river
Elitist Delhi scores low on environmental awareness
Urban policies seem to favour the wealthy; they don't bear the brunt of urbanization as much as the poor.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 08:18 AM

Environmentalist Robert Swan, the first person to walk the North and South Pole, was in Delhi last year. He launched phase IV of Project Search, which aimed to promote environmental awareness and sustainable lifestyles among students. Swan noted that not many Delhiites scored high on topics of environmental awareness.
Yamuna in Delhi, Image: PEACE
Even climate change discriminates between women and men!
Climate change is coming – and women in particular will feel its effects
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 04:15 AM

We await a future that could be hotter and drier because of climate change. This is increasingly recognized as a global concern and available data suggests that it is increasing the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards in South Asia.
Floods in Bihar; Image: Sharada Prasad
Invite to the second Northeast Water Lecture & release of “Water Conflicts in Northeast India: A Compendium of Case Studies”, Forum and Aaranyak, Guwahati
A lecture on Waterscapes: Bringing Culture and Power into the Debate on Rivers.
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 04:48 PM

Organisers

Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum) & Aaranyak

Venue

Conference Hall, NEDFi Convention Centre, "NEDFi House", G. S.Road, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam

About the lecture
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts
Call for the positions of Fellow and Research Associate, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune
Recruitment for a Fellow and Research Associate to work on water conflicts
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 02:38 PM

Offered by 

Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune, on behalf of Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India

About the opening 
Online course on 'Sustainability of Food Systems: A Global Life Cycle Perspective', University of Minnesota
A course that explores the diversity of the foods we eat, the ways in which we grow, process, distribute, and prepare them, and the impacts they have upon our environment, health, and society.
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 01:24 PM

University of Minnesota

Organisers 
The food that we eat and its impact
From green to bare in New Delhi
Beautiful green canopies to brown and barren stumps – has Delhi traded down in the name of development?
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 01:00 PM

The pavement burns the skin of my soles through my thick shoes, and the merciless sun blazes through my sunglasses making me squint in the blinding light. I look around for some shade but the tiny umbrella in my bag, my only saviour, proves useless. Delhi’s tree-lined streets are barren, the beautiful green shady canopies scarce .
Beautiful green canopies to brown, barren stumps
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
The Himalayas, rich in natural resources is now under stress due to overuse. These 21 essays contain information about conservation efforts made in the region, especially Uttarakand.
Kaushal Kumar Sharma
S.K. Bandooni
V.S. Negi
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 07:29 AM

Uttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
A man tries to beat out a wildfire in pine forest
Call for participation- Digital Photo Contest on 'Water and Life', ICIMOD , June 5, 2013
A photo contest on the theme of ‘Water and Life' celebrates ICIMOD's 30th anniversary. It also coincides with the United Nation’s International Year of Water Cooperation 2013.
Posted on 12 May, 2013 11:56 AM

Delhi groundwater unfit for consumption - High nitrate content worsens water quality
High content of nitrate in Delhi's groundwater, Kalu project being granted land clearance and the amendments in Food Bill are the highlights of this week's news
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 08 May, 2013 11:22 AM

High nitrate content in Delhi groundwater
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