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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 9, 2024
Environmental tech startups: Powering a sustainable future
India’s funding jumped from $225 million in 2018 to $1.5 billion in 2023, marking a compounded annual growth rate of 140%
Green startups: Powering a sustainable future (Image: Needpix)
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)
May 19, 2024
How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?
The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle.
A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)
May 11, 2024
Unravelling the escalating forest fire crisis in Uttarakhand
Deforestation, expansion of agricultural land, encroachment into forested areas, and unplanned urbanisation alter landscape connectivity, fragment habitats, and increase fire ignition sources.
Uttarakhand's wildfire wake-up call (Image: Pickpic)
May 8, 2024
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Vacancy for the post of 'Faculty Member, Prakriti Karyashala', Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Karnataka
An opportunity to work with an organisation committed to strengthening, reviving or restoring, the process of ecological succession and the conservation of resources.
Posted on 31 Oct, 2013 03:17 PM

For more information on the organisation, Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), please click here.

Further details of the vacancy may be viewed here.
Applications invited for the post of 'Project Manager', SEEDS, Odisha
A non-profit voluntary organisation that is engaged in rebuilding Uttarakhand by constructing schools damaged in floods.
Posted on 31 Oct, 2013 02:47 PM

 For details on the organisation SEEDS, please click here. 

Further information on the vacancy can be viewed here or downloaded from below. 
Invite to a Training workshop on 'Isotope hydrology', Karunya University‏, Coimbatore
A workshop on isotope based techniques to understand the entire hydrological and hydro-geochemical processes to help solve problems related to management of natural resources.
Posted on 31 Oct, 2013 01:12 PM

For more information on Karunya University‏, please click here.

For details on the training workshop, click here.

The brochure may be downloaded from below.
Karunya University, Coimbatore
A school that doesn't teach
This girls' school in Punjab has much more than a regular curriculum. It educates its students on life skills and lets them live and learn for themselves.
Deepika
Posted on 31 Oct, 2013 11:43 AM

Constant giggles, playful pulling of plaits and teasing is common in girls' schools. Though the Baba Aya Singh Riarki College in Gurdaspur is different in many ways, it is filled with similar scenes. This school is an exceptional experiment in education for rural girls of Gurdaspur and Amritsar.
Baba Aya Singh Riarki College in Gurdaspur
Invitation to International conference on 'Addressing Poverty and Vulnerability in the Hindu Kush Himalayas', ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
The conference will bring together stakeholders from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and beyond to foster regional partnerships for transformative change.
Posted on 30 Oct, 2013 06:57 PM

For more information on the organisers, ICIMOD, please click here.

Details of the conference may be viewed here.

For programme details, click here.
ICIMOD
37% of the Western Ghats to be eco-sensitive
Policy matters this week: One-third of the Western Ghats declared eco-sensitive zone, Narmada canals' water to go to industry and the government to construct godowns for food grains under MNREGA.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 21 Oct, 2013 04:20 PM

37% of the Western Ghats "ecologically sensitive"
Shola grasslands in Western Ghats Source:Wikipedia
Applications invited for the post of 'Consultant' , India Water Partnership, Gurgaon
Requirement of a qualified person to work in the capacity of Consultant for 'GWP-South Asia Water and Climate Change Resilience Program (WACREP) Phase I'.
Posted on 19 Oct, 2013 11:37 AM

For details on the India Water Partnership (IWP), please click here.

Further information on the vacancy can viewed here.

The Application details for the vacancy are attached below.
Vacancy for the posts of 'Assistant Project Officers / Project Officers', Pragya, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) and Leh (Jammu and Kashmir)
Pragya works for the appropriate development of vulnerable communities and sensitive ecosystems of the world.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 12:53 PM

For more information on the organisation, please click here.

For further details on the vacancy, click here.
Applications invited for the post of 'Assistant Program Leader (Agronomist)', IRRAD, Samastipur, Bihar
Focus of IRRAD is on developing innovative, replicable models on water, sanitation and hygiene; agricultural income enhancement; and rural governance.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 12:38 PM

For more information on the Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD), please click here.

To view details of the vacancy offered, click here.
Vacancy for the post of 'Field Coordinator', SELCO Foundation, Bangalore
The organization's mission is to understand problems faced by un-served and under-served communities and bridge the last mile implementation gap.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 12:24 PM

For more information on the organisation, please click here.

For further details on the vacancy, click here.
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