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Ecology and Environment
Invite to the 'CII Water Conclave 2013', Confederation of Indian Industry, Mumbai
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 10:26 AMFor details on the organisers, please click here.
![CII Water Conclave 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cii_water_enclave.png?itok=DcN8-eUY)
Are there greener pastures for pastoralists?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:34 PMPastoralist communities are those that depend primarily on livestock (domesticated animals in an agricultural setting) for their living. India has the world’s highest livestock population with 440 million livestock heads distributed over 100 million households (1) but in recent years, pastoralists have been facing threats to their way of life.
![Goat rearing in Udaipur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/goats-udaipur.jpg?itok=DKgZbe3-)
Development or displacement?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:30 PMSukal Singh is 50 years old and is the only earning person of his five-member family. Suresh Barman works as a labourer supporting a 13-member family. Bhagirat and Gorelal Bhavedi are rickshaw-pullers supporting a 7-member family each.
![Bargi dam affected Patha village, MP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/patha_village_in_mandala_district.jpg?itok=wumagCMH)
Think like a forest
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:28 PMHimalayan forests span a two-and-a-half thousand kilometer stretch and have a wide range of climates; they are beset by problems that need innovative solutions. Rajesh Thadani discussed these problems and possible solutions at the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organised in Kohima, September 2013.
Forest cover is declining
![Quality of a forest matters as much as quantity](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/oak_contrast_chicu_small_0.jpg?itok=oAHQO6MX)
Vacancies for various posts, Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP), Government of Uttarakhand
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 04:09 PMTo view more on the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), click here.
For details on the various vacancies open, click here.
The press advertisemnet for the openings and the application form can be downloaded from below.
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Applications invited for 'Community Action Grants', RBC Blue Water Project
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:40 PMFor further information on the RBC Blue Water Project, click here.
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Request for Proposal ' Survey of GSF Programme Outcomes in India', Global Sanitation Fund
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:14 PMFor details on the Global Sanitation Fund, India, click here.
You may view details of the request here.
Please see attachment below for details on the Request for Proposal.
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Applications invited for 'International Climate Protection Fellowships', Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
Posted on 30 Nov, 2013 06:33 PMFor more information on the foundation, please click here.
To view further details on the fellowship offered, click here.
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Registrations open for a course on 'Heritage Understanding', Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi, January 8-10, 2014
Posted on 30 Nov, 2013 10:11 AMFor more information on the organisers, Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), please click here.
To view further details on the course offered, click here.
To register for the same, download the form from below.
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