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Industrial policy of Puducherry- A draft by Directorate of Industries &Commerce, Government of Puducherry (2012)
Posted on 28 Nov, 2012 07:30 PMThis draft by Directorate of Industries &Commerce, Government of Puducherry covers the following issues:
Workshop on evaluating the JNNURM and preparing for the future, Transparent Chennai, Chennai, December 2, 2012
Posted on 26 Nov, 2012 03:46 PMOrganizers
National conference by IRRAD and UNICEF on women-led water management: Strategies towards water sustainability in rural India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2012 05:07 PMThe Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) and UNICEF India hosted this National Conference on Women-led Water Management .
Splash invites applications for the post of Country Director - India
Posted on 17 Nov, 2012 02:27 PMAbout Splash
Splash's mission is simple: To change the lives of vulnerable children in impoverished urban areas by providing clean, safe drinking water to orphanages, schools, children’s hospitals, street shelters, and rescue homes.
The idea behind Splash is not to create new institutions‚ÄĒbut to help existing ones get even better.
India’s economic policies are destroying biodiversity and livelihoods: Commitments under CBD are not being met, says a statement issued by Indian civil society organizations
Posted on 18 Oct, 2012 05:45 PMThe blind pursuit of economic growth is coming at massive costs, both to natural ecosystems and to hundreds of millions of ecosystem-dependent people, who are being affected by mining, dams, power plants, ports, industries, and other such projects.
Privatising the Commons- A book review in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 15 Oct, 2012 07:35 PMPublished in the Economic and Political Weekly, this article sheds light on the issue of privatising the natural resources, which are commonly shared by the rural people. These resources include forests, pasturelands, wastelands, coasts, lakes and rivers.
IDRC - SDPI call for fellowships in Governance, Security and Justice in South Asia - Apply by December 15, 2012
Posted on 15 Oct, 2012 04:44 PMAbout IDRC-CRDI and SDPI
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (French: Centre de recherches pour le développement international—CRDI ) is a Canadian Crown Corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970. It supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. IDRC reports to Canada’s Parliament through the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The aim of IDRC is to create innovative, lasting local solutions that build "healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies."
SDPI was founded in August 1992 on the recommendation of the Pakistan National Conservation Strategy (NCS), also called Pakistan’s Agenda 21. The NCS placed Pakistan’s socio-economic development within the context of a national environmental plan.
Videos - CIVIC's work on water and sanitation in slums of Bangalore, Karnataka
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 07:13 PMSince its inception in 1992, CIVIC’s (Citizens’ Voluntary Initiative for the City) work has revolved around urban issues, especially realizing social equity in the growth of Bangalore through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (or the Nagarapalika Act, an Act under the Constitution of India that defines how cities/towns in India need to b
Privatised industrial water supply in Dewas: A case study of impacts and conflicts- A paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 12:22 PMThis paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra is a case study on the role of public private partnership in industrial water supply in a industrial town of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh.