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Ecology and Environment
Forest panel rejects highly opposed dam projects in the Northeast
Posted on 28 Jul, 2013 04:22 PMForest Advisory Committee rejects the controversial Tipaimukh and Dibang hydro-electric projects
![The idyllic Barak river (source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/barak_river.jpg?itok=zBqdB-EJ)
Beware of genetically modified crops!
Posted on 25 Jul, 2013 01:36 PMWhen the DNA of a plant is modified using genetic engineering techniques or biotechnology, the plant is said to have been genetically modified (GM). What does this mean to you and I? Quite simply, it means that the crop could have undergone this process in order to become something that it wasn't in the first place.
![Protest against BRAI bill Source: Greenpeace](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/greenpeace3.jpg?itok=iSgtUif6)
Free the river! Let it flow!
Posted on 25 Jul, 2013 12:46 AMFloods are an annual event in the north-eastern state of Assam. The newspapers expect it at this time of year, every year. For the world, this is routine, something not even worth a front-page story like the Uttarakhand floods maybe because it does not involve pilgrims or religion.
![The Brahamputra in spate (Photos: Amita Bhaduri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/102_0714.jpg?itok=jF_TgXL-)
Call for suggestions, solidarity & support for the Uttarakhand catastrophe, HIMCON & Himalaya Seva Sangh, New Delhi
Posted on 23 Jul, 2013 09:52 AMInvitation from
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The recent catastrophe due to massive flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand Himalayas caused severe damage to land, life and livelihoods
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The Dongria Kondhs' tribals bring the judiciary down on its knees
Posted on 22 Jul, 2013 01:40 AMDongria Kondh tribals stand firm against mining of Niyamgiri
![Celebration Dance (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dongriakondhdance.jpg?itok=UBL-YiUm)
Fighting the good fight using the Right to Information Act (RTI)
Posted on 20 Jul, 2013 11:21 AMWhat exactly does a 'campaign' look like? What do people actually do when they 'protest' against something? And how do the protesters get hold of all the facts that they quote? These questions surfaced every time I read about a campaign or a protest on environmental or human rights issues but I never got any answers that made me wiser. Until this summer.
![Sanjay Jaiswal in Mehdiganj](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sanjay1.png?itok=TbZswd0M)
Sacchidanand Bharti - in his own words
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 07:12 PMReams have been written about Sacchidanand Bharti, of Ufrenkhal fame and his work on afforestation and water conservation. However, very rarely does he speak about his own efforts and experiences.
![Sacchidanand Bharti in the Ufrenkhal forest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bhartiji_on_ufrenkhal_road.jpg?itok=Ciwj-d_P)
Applications invited for Research Fellowship Scheme, Sitaram Jindal Foundation
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 06:03 PMOffered by
Sitaram Jindal Foundation (SJ Foundation)
About the scheme
The Fellowship is for supporting individual investigators in research and development leading to applications of innovations
Fields of research
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One year course in ' Science and Management for Sustainable Living', Bhoomi College, Bangalore
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 02:44 PMAbout the organisers
Course period
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Training programme on Sustainable Community Based Sanitation,Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 02:13 PMOrganiser details
Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society
Venue
Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS)
Survey # 205, Kommagaffa Road
Bandemath,Kengeri Satellite Town
Bangalore
Objective of the conference
![CDDS](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cdds.png?itok=Ez7LLpFq)