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July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 30, 2024
How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District
SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
May 22, 2024
Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?
Bridging the gender divide in Participatory Irrigation Management
Woman member of water user association is giving fish feed to a community pond in West Midnapore in West Bengal (Image: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI)
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)
April 18, 2024
Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin
As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.
Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
February 14, 2024
Sustainable water management to enhance rural livelihoods
The event underlined the need to create a skilled workforce with multi-skilling abilities, embodying the concept of a one-stop-shop and service, particularly relevant for the organised sector.
The release of the reports prepared under the Jal Kaushal Project, led by the JustJobs Network and funded by Arghyam (Image: Arghyam)
Invitation to a State level traditional seed exhibition, Breakthrough Appropriate Technology Transfer Network (BAT NET), Bhubaneswar
An exhibition where organizations, consumers and farmers are welcome to bringtraditional paddy seeds for display.
Posted on 18 Sep, 2013 03:47 PM

For more details on the one day traditional seed exhibition, please see the brochure attached below.

For more information on Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA), a partner in this exhibition, please click here.
Invitation to regional conference of All India Union Of Forest Working People, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
A conference to strengthen the unionization process around the issue of forest rights and to formulate the political strategy needed for it.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 06:26 PM

To know more on the All India Union Of Forest Working People (AIUFWP), click here.

For more information on programme, please see attachment below.
All India Union of Forest Working People, NTUI
Invitation to a workshop on 'Urban Sanitation: Assessing priorities and options', Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), New Delhi
A workshop that seeks to provoke public discussion on issues relating to the development of the city addressing all its facets including its administration, culture, economy, society & politics.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 05:44 PM

For details on the workshop, please click here.
Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi
Registration for conference 'Livelihoods India 2013- The Quest for Scale', ACCESS, New Delhi
An annual event wherein the issues related to sustainable livelihoods of the poor are discussed by sector experts, academicians, innovators, practitioners , policy advocacy leaders and policy makers.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 04:55 PM

For details on this 2 day event, please click here.

For programme information, you may click here and for contact details, click here.
Livelihoods India Conference 2013
Announcement of award for 'Best contribution towards water conservation', Water Management Forum (WMF), Ahmedabad
An endeavor to spread awareness regarding water and its availability, use and efficient water management among various stakeholders.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 03:30 PM

To know more on the announcement by WMF, please click here.

For more details on the qualifying criteria and application form for the award, please click here.
Vacancy for the post of Project Associate, Centre for Environment Education, Bangalore
Opportunity to improve public awareness and understanding of the environment with a view to promoting the conservation and sustainable use of nature and natural resources.
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 10:48 AM

For more details on the post, please click here.

You may view the CEE home page here.

 
Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
Policy Matters this week - Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco zone, Environment Ministry wants cess for shale gas exploration and NGT directs waste-to-energy plant to control emissions.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 01:36 AM

Gulf of Kutch will be India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
No more effluent in the Gulf of Kutch (Wikipedia)
Chromium contaminates Bangalore's drinking water
News this week - Chromium contaminates drinking water in Peenya industrial area, NEERI develops new technology to treat effluents and water crisis hits 22 big cities in India.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 15 Sep, 2013 05:24 PM

Chromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial area
Groundwater contamination (Source:Google Images)
Resurrecting the dying 'gharats' of Uttarkashi
Once thought to be common property of the village, these traditional water-powered grinding mills are disappearing. Can reviving them restore a sense of community as well?
Vinod Kothari
Yashpal Bisht
Posted on 14 Sep, 2013 05:30 PM

Gharats are water-powered grinding mills found in Himalayan villages. Though these are owned and managed by individuals, they are considered to be the common property of the entire village.
The improved gharat (watermill) at Ganeshpur
Need for resource-conscious landscaping
Landscape architecture, an age-old concept that blends science and art to create outdoor designs that incorporate existing natural landscapes, is regaining popularity in India.
Prarthana Rao and Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 13 Sep, 2013 10:09 PM

Bright-eyed in the morning, I walk down the pavement for some fresh air. As I squish over greasy paper bags and forsaken Coke bottles, the stale smell of plastic bags strewn all over hits me. Stamping on them, I charge onto the already cramped road, jostle for space with other people, dodge honking cars, and reach the park breathless, dishevelled and foul. All this, for some fresh air!
Landscape Architecture in India
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