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How to make your home self sufficient- An open house workshop, The Alternative, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 03:33 PMOrganisers
The Alternative in collaboration with Apartment ADDA
Venue
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Domlur II Stage, Bangalore
About the workshop
Invite for an anti coke protest & yatra, Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Andolan, Charba, Uttarakhand
Posted on 12 Jun, 2013 06:57 PMOrganisers
Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Andolan
Venue
Charba village, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Background
An anti coke protest and a week long yatra is being organised by the concerned citizens and social activists, against the proposed take over of their land, forest and groundwater by the Coca Cola company.
Drought-free in Maharashtra – six small villages, one big lesson
Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:09 PMMaharashtra is reeling under a drought – one of the worst in the last 40 years. The state declared drought in 125 out of 358 talukas during kharif 2012-13, and then declared water scarcity in 3,905 villages in rabi 2012-13.
Step into the Chand Bawdi, an architectural wonder in Rajasthan
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 12:14 PMA stepwell or ‘bawdi’ or ‘baori’, is exactly what the name suggests – a well with steps that lead down to the water. About 1000 years ago, a 13-storey deep water reservoir boasting 3500 steps was built to ensure that people in the arid Abhaneri region of Rajasthan had a dependable water source.
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 07:29 AMUttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
Training workshop on hydrogeology and water quality, People's Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun, June 14 -27 , 2013
Posted on 04 Jun, 2013 03:26 PMDoes your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
Posted on 03 Jun, 2013 08:36 PMDoes your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
Are solar pumps the start of an ever-green revolution or the end of our groundwater reserves?
Posted on 02 Jun, 2013 05:51 PMIndian farmers depend on groundwater for irrigation but often, there is a shortage of electricity that is required to pump out this water. While diesel pumps are an option, they are costly to run. A better alternative is to tap into freely available solar power. However, this technology is quite expensive at present and effective subsidies and incentives drive its usage.