Conservation - Reducing Water Usage

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April 4, 2024
Water in agriculture: Navigating the nexus of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration
Tackling India's water crisis: A blueprint for agricultural water efficiency
Women working in the field in India (Image: IWMI Flickr/Hamish John Appleby; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
March 25, 2024
Managing our domestic water demand
Best practices and tips to reduce water consumption from Bangalore.
Saving every drop counts (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
May 16, 2023
Does micro irrigation really save water?
For achieving real water saving through micro irrigation, a mechanism for water regulation and allocation is essential
Use of micro irrigation technology does not automatically result in a reduction in water consumption (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)
April 25, 2023
जल प्रबंधन में आदर्श गांव बनने को तैयार है पल्थरा
पल्थरा एक छोटा सा आदिवासी गांव है, जो मध्यप्रदेश के पन्ना जिला मुख्यालय से करीब 35 किलोमीटर दूर जंगल में है। यहां समुदाय ने आगे बढ़कर जल प्रबंधन का काम अपने हाथ में ले लिया है और यहां न केवल वर्तमान में नल-जल योजना का सुचारू संचालन हो रहा है, बल्कि भविष्य में पानी की दिक्कत न हो, इस पर भी ध्यान दिया जा रहा है। यहां हर घर में नल कनेक्शन है।
जल प्रबंधन में आदर्श गांव बनने को तैयार है पल्थरा
January 1, 2023
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)
December 25, 2022
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
Announcement of award for 'Best contribution towards water conservation', Water Management Forum (WMF), Ahmedabad
An endeavor to spread awareness regarding water and its availability, use and efficient water management among various stakeholders.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 03:30 PM

To know more on the announcement by WMF, please click here.

For more details on the qualifying criteria and application form for the award, please click here.
Vacancy for the post of Project Associate, Centre for Environment Education, Bangalore
Opportunity to improve public awareness and understanding of the environment with a view to promoting the conservation and sustainable use of nature and natural resources.
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 10:48 AM

For more details on the post, please click here.

You may view the CEE home page here.

 
Chromium contaminates Bangalore's drinking water
News this week - Chromium contaminates drinking water in Peenya industrial area, NEERI develops new technology to treat effluents and water crisis hits 22 big cities in India.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 15 Sep, 2013 05:24 PM

Chromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial area
Groundwater contamination (Source:Google Images)
Need for resource-conscious landscaping
Landscape architecture, an age-old concept that blends science and art to create outdoor designs that incorporate existing natural landscapes, is regaining popularity in India.
Prarthana Rao
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 13 Sep, 2013 10:09 PM

Bright-eyed in the morning, I walk down the pavement for some fresh air. As I squish over greasy paper bags and forsaken Coke bottles, the stale smell of plastic bags strewn all over hits me. Stamping on them, I charge onto the already cramped road, jostle for space with other people, dodge honking cars, and reach the park breathless, dishevelled and foul. All this, for some fresh air!
Landscape Architecture in India
Applications invited for 'Boot Camp: Covering India', Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
An orientation on the environment development debate bogging the Indian polity, with field visit to experience and report on the eco restoration work being done at the grassroots
Posted on 13 Sep, 2013 04:33 PM

For more information on the boot camp, please click here.

To apply for the same, fill the registration form online here.
Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Invitation for a seminar ' Save Ganga & Save Himalayas ', Save Ganga Movement, Mumbai, October 2, 2013
A free and frank critical discussion on ways and means to save the Ganga and the Himalayas through a Gandhian movement of non violence.
Posted on 12 Sep, 2013 12:22 PM

For more details on the meeting cum panel discussion, please click here.

Please see below for the attachments that provide more information on the invitation .
Save Ganga Movement
Free course on 'Climate Change Reporting ', Thomson Reuters Foundation, New Delhi, September 30 - October 4, 2013
A course for journalists to improve their skills in simplifying the language of climate jargon, to understand climate mitigation and accurately portray effect of climate change on weather patterns.
Posted on 12 Sep, 2013 11:53 AM

For more information on the week long course, please click here.

To apply for the course, please click here.
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
News this week: 200-crore penalty on Mundra port, Parliament passes Land Acquisition Bill and dengue spreads in Mumbai.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 08 Sep, 2013 07:32 PM

POLICY MATTERS

200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Land reclaimation from the sea at the Mundra Port
Invitation for national conference on 'Ancient farming technologies of India : Principles and practices', Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas, Dondapadu Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
A conference to motivate a researcher to go more deep in to traditional Indian organic farming techniques and to encourage a general field agriculturist to adopt more ancient techniques.
Posted on 07 Sep, 2013 01:37 PM

For more information on this interesting conference, please click here.
Traditional farming techniques
Applications invited for the post of Civil Engineer, Livolink Foundation, Bhubaneswar
An organisation committed to enhance the socio-economic status of the vulnerable and marginal communities across the country wishes to appoint a Civil Engineer for its national DBI programme.
Posted on 05 Sep, 2013 10:35 AM

For more information on the organisation, Livolink Foundation, please click here.

To view details on the vacancy, please see attachment below.

 
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