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Ecology and Environment
EIA Resource and Response Centre invites applications from interested individuals to work on Environment Impact Assessment and related issues in Kotagiri and Vishakapatnam
Posted on 21 Dec, 2012 09:55 PM1) ERC Western Ghats Field unit at the Keystone Foundation : Kotagiri, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
2) ERC Eastern Ghats Office at Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
About eRc India
eRc is a Resource and Response Centre that keeps a watch on the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) processes and ensures that the impact of developmental activities on India's Environment and Communities is properly accessed and accounted for. The Environment Impact Assessment Resources & Response Centre was established in the year 2007, in response to the felt need to keep a watch, as well as to challenge, Environment Impact Assessment-EIA reports which are based on inadequate and improper assessment of the impacts of proposed developmental activities on natural India including, wild flora and fauna, rivers, wetlands etc.
Chambal Information Database launched - An open access database to get scientific literature on the region
Posted on 21 Dec, 2012 10:53 AMConservation and research activities in the Chambal ecosystem are often plagued by lack of access to information, such as research papers and reports. Students, citizens, protected area managers and academicians find it difficult to obtain scientific literature in time.
Seeking Sanctuary: a TEDxASB talk by Bittu Sahgal, editor of Sanctuary Asia
Posted on 20 Dec, 2012 09:20 AMOne-week training programme for environmental managers, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, January 21-25, 2013 - Apply by January 10, 2013
Posted on 20 Dec, 2012 07:37 AMOrganizers
Centre for Science and Environment
Venue
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security - A consultation meeting by India Water Partnership
Posted on 19 Dec, 2012 09:20 AMThe meeting held on 22nd November, 2012 at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi was followed by a discussion which included comments and suggestions of the experts and participants. The meeting was chaired by Prof. S R Hashim, President, India Water Partnership who was accompanied by Dr.
Money as a means to an end: a TEDx Connaught Place talk by Ishita Khanna on Ecosphere's work in Spiti
Posted on 16 Dec, 2012 06:42 PMThe talk begins with a description of the valley. This section describes its location, landscape, flora, livelihoods and society.
Video: ‘Water futures - It’s everyone’s business’: A talk by Rohini Nilekani
Posted on 13 Dec, 2012 08:40 PMCentral empowered committee (CEC) submits preliminary report on illegal mining in Goa - Roundup of news (December 3 – December 9, 2012)
Posted on 10 Dec, 2012 08:49 PMCentral empowered committee (CEC) submits preliminary report on illegal mining in Goa
Can storm water drains help in recharging groundwater? - The case of Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Posted on 10 Dec, 2012 06:08 PMOne of the most conspicuous activities in the preparation for the monsoons in several cities today is dug up roads ! Crores and crores are spent on the construction of storm water drains alongside roads in cities and towns to prevent flooding during the rains.