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Ecology and Environment
How to grow food on your roof ?: Video interview with Dr Vishwanath Kadur, an expert on terrace gardens
Posted on 13 Feb, 2013 02:52 PMDo you crave for home grown, pesticide free, healthy greens on your plate? Does lack of land stop you from soiling your hands and farming your meals?
Read on and learn to grow food on your terrace itself !
Interview with Dr Vishwanath Kadur, a terrace garden expert ( Source of video: Getta India)
Annual conference on environment and sustainability, Confederation of Indian Industry, Bangalore, February 15, 2013
Posted on 13 Feb, 2013 12:40 PMThe tragic tale of toxic Jadugoda: Videos documenting the devastating effects of uranium mining in Jharkhand
Posted on 12 Feb, 2013 08:11 AMThe rich treasure of uranium in this belt turns toxic for the ‘adivasis’, engulfing them in severe health and safety issues
A shocking story of ‘Toxic neglect’ (Source of video: womenaloudindia)
PM expresses grave concern on depleting groundwater levels - Roundup of the week’s news (February 4-10, 2013)
Posted on 11 Feb, 2013 07:49 AMPM expresses grave concern on depleting groundwater levels
National level conference on sustainable approach to sustainability, UL Environment, Mumbai, February 19, 2013
Posted on 08 Feb, 2013 01:32 PMVenue
The Oberoi, Mumbai
Assessing the environmental flows for Kumbh Mela- 2013 at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh- A document by World Wildlife Fund India
Posted on 04 Feb, 2013 03:49 PMThis document by the World Wildlife Fund India, is on the rapid assessment done on the Environmental Flows(E-Flows) for Kumbh Mela that is taking place in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
A toilet that loves the environment: A film by the Himalaya Seva Sangh highlighting Uttarakhand's experience with eco-san toilets
Posted on 03 Feb, 2013 03:43 PM
The Himalayas are inhabited by 40 million people, most of whom are dependent on agriculture and animal husbandry. The prevalent water scarcity also means a lack of water for sanitation. In this case, both open defecation and conventional sewerage pose a health risk. Conventional toilets not only consume a lot of water, but the effluent also pollutes groundwater.
Environment statistics - A compendium by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (2012)
Posted on 02 Feb, 2013 12:24 PMThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has come up with a Compendium of Environment Statistics 2012, the thirteenth edition of the series, which started in 1997. The compendium aims at providing high quality statistical information to improve knowledge of the environment, to support evidence-based policy and decision making, and to provide information for the general public, as well as for specific user groups. The statistics are multidisciplinary and cross-cutting, involving numerous sources and stakeholders.