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May 18, 2024
Empowering women through socio-technical innovations
A case study of women-led climate resilient farming by Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Building the resilience of women farmers (Image: ICRISAT, Flcikr Commons)
April 25, 2024
The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions
Understanding the impact of heat on our world
Rising temperatures, rising risks (Image: Kim Kestler, publicdomainpictures.net)
March 30, 2024
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)
January 22, 2024
Baseflows contribute to river floods in Peninsular India
This study finds that baseflows have a stronger triggering effect on river floods in Peninsular India as compared to rainfall and soil moisture.
River floods and groundwater, the connection. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
July 14, 2023
Fourteen Indian states have better resilience to floods
These states are at the forefront of flood early warning systems
Previously drought-prone areas are now facing floods (Image: Needpix)
July 7, 2023
How to increase climate resilience in semi-arid farming systems
WOTR study throws important new findings
The study by WOTR and Wageningen University researchers emphasizes the need to prioritize adaptive capacities alongside agricultural productivity (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Invitation for Certificate course 'Understanding Groundwater', ACWADAM, Pune, January 6-21, 2014
An initiative to strengthen Civil Society capabilities in groundwater management, using the watershed management platform.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 09:16 AM

For details on the training programme on groundwater training, please click here.

For further information on course, please see attachement below.
Cyclone Phailin finally wanes
News this week: Cyclone Phailin wanes, Chandrapur power plant pollutes city and Central Railways save power worth Rs. 5 crore.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 15 Oct, 2013 12:26 PM

Cyclone Phailin finally wanes
Phailin over the Bay of Bengal (Wikimedia)
Applications invited for the post of 'Senior Research Associate',Landesa, New Delhi
Landesa helps India’s 15 million poor, rural, landless families obtain ownership of a small plot of land and the opportunity to build a better future.
Posted on 10 Oct, 2013 02:31 PM

Further details on the organisation, Landesa, may be viewed here.

For more information on the vacancy, click here.
Applications invited for the post of 'Programme Associate', Water Aid, Bhopal
Call to be part of a programme focus that helps in promoting and securing the rights and access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation.
Posted on 10 Oct, 2013 02:15 PM

For more information on the organization 'Water Aid', please click here.

To know further details on the vacany, click here.

Please find the 'Application form' attached below.
Registration open for a short course 'Water resources of India', Mohile Parikh Centre, Mumbai
A short course based on the book 'Oxford India Short Introductions' which are authoritative and accessible introductions to different aspects of India, facilitated by the author A. Vaidyanathan.
Posted on 09 Oct, 2013 09:12 AM

For details on the course, please click here.

For more information on the book 'Water resources of India', Oxford University Press, India, click here.
Mohile Parikh Centre, Mumbai
Call for Research Concept Notes on 'Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change', South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
A network that provides research support to South Asian researchers and institutions interested in the inter-connection among development, natural resource use and the environment.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 06:20 PM

To read more on the organisers, SANDEE, please click here.

To submit online applications for the Concept Notes, click here.

The guidelines for submission are attached below
Applications invited for 'South Asian Youth Conference, 2013', The Blue Ribbon Movement (BRM), Kathmandu, Nepal
An endeavor to bring together 70 young South Asian leaders to discuss the themes of Livelihood Development, Meaningful Participation and Sustainability.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 05:48 PM

For details on the conference, please click here.

To know more about the organisers, click here. 

For further clarification, please go through the FAQ here.
South Asian Youth Conference _SAYC 2013
Invite to a national seminar on 'Food security and Food production: Institutional challenges in governance domain', Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
A seminar to explore the role of public institutions, to understand the challenges faced and to deliberate on the issues that can help in meeting the core objectives of food security.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:57 PM

For details on the 2 day conference, please click here.

To know more about the organisers, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, click here.

You may download the invite from below.
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Invite to a national seminar on 'Food security and Food production: Institutional challenges in governance domain', Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
A seminar to explore the role of public institutions, to understand the challenges and to deliberate on the issues that can help in meeting the core objectives of food security.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:57 PM

For details on the 2 day conference, please click here.

To know more about the organisers, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, click here.

You may download the invite from below.
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Nominations invited for 'Sankalp Awards 2014', Sankalp Forum
A leading social enterprise recognition platform, Sankalp Forum, calls emerging enterprises to apply to 7 high-impact diverse categories for the awards.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:33 PM

To read more on Sankalp Forum, please click here.

For more information on the awards, please click here.

For more clarification, please go through the FAQ here.
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