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Ecology and Environment
2010: The year of climate records
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 11:35 PMArticle Courtesy: Cognizant Reflections
Author: Sangeeta Deogawanka
The year 2010 has witnessed a few climate records that has mounted evidence of climate change the world over.
- It marked the end of the warmest decade since climate records were kept.
- It has been one of the three warmest years recorded, since 1850.
Managing Natural Resources -A report by IDSAsr
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 04:24 PMThe scarcity value of natural resources has risen due to rising pressure of human population and demands made by modern economics progress. As such managing these resources has become very important.
Booklets on water quality, river pollution and rainwater harvesting by Janhit Foundation
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 04:16 PMThe three booklets discuss the issues of water quality, river pollution, and rainwater harvesting, in detail.
Utility of fresh water flooded forests for large scale water harvesting
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 03:16 PMThere are vast areas of fresh water flooded forests in Amazon River, Mekong River and Meghna River (Bangladesh) basins. In these flooded forests, the flora & fauna is richer than tropical ever green forests and many tree species grow more than 20 meters in height. These forests are inundated / submerged by river flood water up to ten meters depth for 5 to 7 months duration at a stretch.
Documentary on mining - "Niyamgiri, You are Still Alive"
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 02:31 PMIn 2006 Sterlite, a subsidiary of UK mining company Vedanta built a refinery in Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, India. The intention was to mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hills, which is in reserved forest. It is also home to indigenous communities who are dependent on it for their livelihood.
EU - India S&T Cooperation Funding opportunities Info Day and Training
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 12:16 PMOrganiser: EUINEC CSIR, New Delhi
Venue: CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur
The Event is hosted by the CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. The comprehensive One Day programme includes presentations from representatives from the European Commission, CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory and CSIR- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute. Indian Institutions who have previously participated in European projects will share their experiences and the New Indigo project will present the funding opportunities offered within the Networking Pilot Programme. The training is implemented by experienced European experts on FP7.
Certificate course on ‘Perspectives on Environment and Development: Concepts and Debates’ 09, ATREE, 16 March 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 17 Jan, 2011 03:17 PMOrganizer: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
Venue: Bengaluru
Call for papers - 6th biennial conference - Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
Posted on 14 Jan, 2011 03:48 PMContent Courtesy: The International Society for Ecological Economics
The Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) on “Nature, Economy and Society: Understanding the Linkages” will be held during 20-22 October, 2011 at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad. The conference shall address a diverse repertoire of issues at the interface of nature, economy and society and explore how to use the understanding for policy formulation.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Training, February 16-17, 2011, Delhi
Posted on 14 Jan, 2011 01:54 PMOrganizer: NGO Forum on Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Venue: Delhi, India
Description:
NGO Forum on ADB (Forum) is pleased to announce its regular Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) training 2011 in Delhi (India). The participants are welcome from people’s organisation, community based organizations and NGOs from South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Mekong Region who does not have specific professional knowledge on environment, but have initial ADB project monitoring experience and working with related documents and who needs practical knowledge of environment monitoring and environment impact assessment under any ADB and other IFIs funded projects in respective countries.
Learning package on Hydrology by the National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 12 Jan, 2011 09:15 PMThis “Learning Package on Hydrology” by the National Institute of Hydrology deals with the basic scientific concepts underlying hydrology. In a general sense the package deals with elements of the hydrologic cycle and explains the processes of rainfall, runoff and evapotranspiration and their interaction.