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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)
April 1, 2024
FAQ - Stubble burning in India: Causes, effects, and solutions
Decoding the problems and solutions related to stubble burning
Burning of rice residues after harvest, to quickly prepare the land for wheat planting, around Sangrur, Punjab (Image: 2011CIAT/NeilPalmer; CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)
Water quality of the Bhagirathi, Ganga in the Himalayan region: A study by NEERI
This study of the water quality of the Ganga was commissioned after the construction of the Tehri Dam. It acknowledges that most people in India have a belief that water from the Ganga has bactericidal properties and this might be affected by the dam. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) was retained by the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited (THDC) to investigate any impact that the Tehri Dam might have on the water quality of the Ganga. This report presents the results of that investigation.
Atomic Minerals Directorate Nagpur
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Posted on 19 May, 2012 05:00 PM


View of the Bhagirathi near Dharali, seen as a valley bound by snowy peaksThe Bhagirathi in its upper reaches, here seen near Dharali (Photo: Chicu Lokgariwar)

Soil health management under hill agroecosystem of North East India - A paper from the journal Applied and Environmental Soil Science
This paper describes the impacts of environmental degradation on soil quality and health in the North East of India
J Somasundaram
R Saha
R S Chaudhary
Posted on 19 May, 2012 03:33 PM

The paper published in the journal Applied and Environmental Soil Science discusses the need for a viable option for ecorestoration and maintenance of soil resources to sustain long-term soil productivity and improve food security for the region.
Water commercialization, a threat to human rights - A Gandhian prospect
This article argues that commercialisation of water is a threat to the basic human rights and must be solved by encouraging local level water management practices
Satyendra Tripathi
Posted on 17 May, 2012 11:00 AM

Providing usable water is one of the toughest challenges that most of the countries of the world are facing today. And in an era of liberalization and domination of capital centric policies commercialization of water is not a shocking step.
Department of Science & Technology and Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre invite applications for science communicators (biodiversity) for its Science Express, Ahmedabad
Posted on 15 May, 2012 01:18 PM

DSTVASCSC

Integrated hydrological data book (non-classified river basins) by Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources
This book is a compendium of hydrogeological data related to major river basins in India
Central Water Commission (Ministry of Water Resources)
Posted on 15 May, 2012 08:37 AM

This data book published by Central Water Commission (CWC) is a compendium of impor
Water resources of Andhra Pradesh - An atlas by VIStA, IWMI and GoAP
This atlas depicts the spatial and temporal distribution of available water in Andhra Pradesh
Anne Chappuis
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
IWMI Tata Water Policy Program (ITP)
Sanjay Gupta
Satya Prakash Tucker
Visual Information Systems for Action (VIStA)
Posted on 14 May, 2012 06:25 PM

This atlas on water resources in Andhra Pradesh by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program (ITP), Visual Information Systems for Action (VIStA) and

Indian Institute of Human Settlements, University of Minnesota, invites application for “ Social Venture Design - Short Course on Social Entrepreneurship”, June 4-8, 2012, Bangalore
Posted on 14 May, 2012 01:31 PM

IIHSUniversity of Minnesota

 

Women and sustainable development - Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth
This article draws upon the role of women in sustainable development and highlights the need for empowerment to ensure equitable distribution of resources
Arvind Kumar
Posted on 13 May, 2012 02:50 PM

Sustainable development depends on an equitable distribution of resources for today and for the future. It cannot be achieved without gender equality. Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability.
Seminar on "Majuli Cultural Landscape: Heritage Values and Future", Majuli Cultural Landscape Management Authority, Guwahati, May 12, 2012
Posted on 11 May, 2012 12:52 PM

Organiser: Majuli Cultural Landscape Management Authority

Venue:   NEDFI House,
              Guwahati

Eco tourism Society
 

Indian Mountain Initiative - Sustainable Mountain Development Summit, Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim, Central Himalayan Environment Network, May 25- 26, 2012, Gangtok
Posted on 10 May, 2012 11:12 PM

Organisers: Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS), Central Himalayan Environment Network (CHEA)

Venue: Gangtok, Sikkim

 

ecossCHEA

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