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Ecology and Environment
Draft National Water Policy (2012) fails to take into account the multiple, complex problems and issues relating to water in India says M S Vani
Posted on 18 Mar, 2012 05:49 PMGuest post by: M S Vani
Perusing the draft, one comes across all the ‘right’ concepts, words liberally sprinkled throughout the document, describing the resource:-
- Natural resource
- Hydrological cycle
- Ecological needs of rivers
- Climate change
- Sources pollution
and our intended response to it :-
Peace by peace cotton project' is bucking the trend in chemical farming to revive cotton fields in Odisha
Posted on 17 Mar, 2012 11:02 PMArticle and Image Courtesy : One World South Asia
Author : Madhusmita Hazarika
Integrated water management for rural/urban India: Common effluent treatment plant can conserve fresh water in industrial estates
Posted on 17 Mar, 2012 11:02 AMAuthors : Vasudevan Rajaram and John R. Sheaffer
Our water woes: Ecological imbalance is the culprit!
Posted on 12 Mar, 2012 12:01 PMAuthor : Madhuranthakam Prabhakar Rao
Implementation of the interlinking of rivers project (ILRP): Bangladesh raises concerns
Posted on 12 Mar, 2012 11:50 AMAuthor : Md. Khalequzzaman, P.D.
FERAL invites applications JRF position for Puducherry - Apply by March 2012
Posted on 11 Mar, 2012 10:58 AMFERAL is a team working on various aspects of applied research on ecological and environmental issues. Our key areas of work include wildlife conservation, ecological restoration, natural resource management and capacity building in these areas. To provide a base and support for young researchers to follow their research interests and priorities. To impart training in ecological research, field survey techniques and tools. To apply ecological research to solve issues in natural resource management, conservation and advocacy.
Climate change - Perspectives from India - A document published by UNDP, India
Posted on 10 Mar, 2012 06:08 PMThe document argues that climate change is no more an environmental concern. It has emerged as the biggest developmental challenge for the planet. Its economic impacts, particularly on the poor, make it a major governance issue as well. The debates and discussions building up for the next conference of parties (CoP) in Copenhagen and beyond are an indicator of this.
Lessons for rural water supply - Assessing progress towards sustainable service delivery - India - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Hague
Posted on 10 Mar, 2012 04:24 PMThe study looked beyond a simple description of the situation towards broader processes of decentralisation and political leadership, in an attempt to unpack what has gone right or, as in many cases, what has gone wrong, within the rural water sub-sector.
Towards a progressive Indian and global climate politics - A CPR Climate Initiative Working Paper
Posted on 09 Mar, 2012 07:04 PMHowever, on each of these issues, there is a healthy under-current of domestic debate. Moreover, broad agreement on this perspective does not translate to strategic unanimity. There are three divergent positions within India: growth-first stonewallers, progressive realists, and progressive internationalists.
A critical assessment of climate change impacts, vulnerability and policy in India - Paper published in Present Environment and Sustainable Development
Posted on 09 Mar, 2012 05:40 PMThere is considerable disagreement on the extent of the changes in the variables of climate.