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June 12, 2024
The ripple effect of safe drinking water on health under Jal Jeevan Mission
Leveraging research to optimise water programs for improved health outcomes in India
Closing the tap on disease (Image: Marlon Felippe; CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
April 30, 2024
India boils as heat soars!
As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change?
Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)
March 30, 2024
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)
September 4, 2023
Quality soil, crucial for women and child health in India
This study found that soil mineral availability had an impact on the health and nutritional status of women and children in India.
Soil quality, crucial for human health (Image Source: M Tullottes via Wikimedia Commons)
May 15, 2023
Informal plastic waste recycling firms: Impacts on livelihood and health
A sustainable framework is needed for a healthy and safe working environment in the informal plastic waste recycling sector in India
Informal plastic waste recycling firms has increased significantly since the 1990s (Image: Andreas, Pixabay)
April 25, 2023
Study suggests continuous monitoring of the water and soil quality in wastewater irrigated areas in Musi basin
Heavy metals, physical and biological parameters were analysed in water, soil, and crops in Musi River basin
Musi is polluted due to municipal sewage and industrial wastewater (Image: Muhammed Mubashir, Wikimedia Commons)
Call for Proposal 'Study on Environmental Sustainability and Human Development', United Nations Development Programme
To undertake a study to assess the potential impact of environmental degradation & climate change on human development, and to promote integration of environment sustainability.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 07:42 PM

For more information on the UNDP, please click here.

For eligibility criteria, click here.
Invite to 'All India Environment And Agriculture Conference', Nature-Human Centric Peoples Movement, Lehragaga, Sangrur (Punjab)
The central idea is that the humans are facing the challenge of environment degradation with social injustice & anti-nature agriculture based on chemical and GM (Genetically Modified) technology.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 02:41 PM

For more infrmation on the organisation, Nature-Human Centric Peoples Movement, please click here.

To view the invitation to the conference, click here.

You may download the invitaion in Hindi from below.
All India Environment And Agriculture Conference
Admission open for 'MA in Ecology, Environment & Sustainable Development', Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
Aim is to provide knowledge & skills, to help students understand the existing problems effecting our environment, possible ways to reduce such impacts and increase awareness in communities.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 12:59 PM

For more information on the admission details, please click here.

For details on the course, click here.
Invite to the ' Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum', CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi
The theme for the festival is mainstreaming biodiversity conservation at different levels to promote living in harmony with nature.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 08:18 AM

For more information on the festival, please click here.

To view the entries for the film festival, click here. 

To register for the same, click here.
CMS Vatavaran
Applications invited for Media Fellowships on 'Urbanscapes: how sustainable are our cities ? ', Centre for Science and Environment
What are the essentials which need to be taken care of while accommodating the modern demands of designing and retrofitting our urban space?
Posted on 12 Nov, 2013 05:19 PM

For more information on Centre for Science and Environment, please click here.

For further details on the Fellowship, click here.
International Workshop on ' Water Safety Plan,Household Water Treatment andSafe Storage', CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur
To increase awareness and understanding of Water Safety Plan (WSP) and Household Water Treatment and Storage (HWTS) , to provide safe drinking-water at point of consumption.
Posted on 12 Nov, 2013 08:08 AM

For more information on the organisation, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), please click here.

For further details on the workshop, click here.
NEERI
Call for proposals 'Water for public good', Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUL)
The primary objective will be to further water in agriculture and livelihoods around HUL factory sites in selected geographies of 3 states.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 03:55 PM

For more information on Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUL), please click here.

For further details on the Request for Proposal, view the attached documents below.
Call for proposals ' Reinvent the Toilet Challenge – India', Ministry of Science and Technology
A challenge that seeks to support the development of innovative, new sanitation technologies, products, and services.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 03:22 PM

For more information on the opportunity, please click here.

To read a blog on the Grand Challenges grant opportunity, click here.
Applications invited for various job openings, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, Bangalore
Opportunity to work with a society that aims to promote better environment especially for less privileged, disadvantaged and marginalised groups.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 02:32 PM

For more information on the organisation, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, please click here and here.

The openings are for the following vacancies:
Opening for a 'Communications Manager', Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), India
Animals can’t speak for themselves, FIAPO is looking for someone who can speak for them: an outgoing, strong communicator who can be an effective advocate for animals.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 10:20 AM

For more information on the organisation, Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), please click here.

For further details on the vacancy, click here. 
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