Industrial and other Manmade Disasters

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May 31, 2024 From scorching to sustainable: Building resilience against heatwaves
A multifaceted approach to urban heatwaves (Image: Sri Kolari)
May 11, 2024 Deforestation, expansion of agricultural land, encroachment into forested areas, and unplanned urbanisation alter landscape connectivity, fragment habitats, and increase fire ignition sources.
Uttarakhand's wildfire wake-up call (Image: Pickpic)
February 7, 2023 जोशीमठ व हिमालय में हो रही भीषण आपदाओं को लेकर मातृ सदन में तीन दिवसीय (12 से 14 फरवरी, 2023) अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सेमिनार का आयोजन किया जा रहा है। सम्मेलन में श्री जयसीलन नायडू, जो दक्षिण अफ्रीका के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति व महान राजनीतिज्ञ श्री नेल्सन मंडेला जी के सरकार में मंत्री रह चुके हैं, देश के विभिन्न अन्य बुद्धिजीवी व पर्यावरणविद मौजूद रहेंगे।
मातृ सदन
October 26, 2021 Flash flood fury in Uttarakhand, a classic example of extended stay of monsoon
Floods in Uttarkashi, India. June 2013 (Image: Oxfam International)
May 6, 2021 81% of the workers reported that work has stopped due to locally declared lockdowns: SWAN study
Jeevan Rath 2.0 helped people get back home in June 2020. Migrants from Chhattisgarh were stuck in Pune when CYDA came in contact with them and arranged their transportation and food through support of Jeevan Rath and SwissAid. (Image: Maha C19 PECONet Collaborative/IWP Flickr)
May 6, 2021 A coalition of nonprofits highlights the unique challenges that confront rural India and provides suggestions on how to respond to the second wave of COVID-19.
As healthcare systems in urban cities across India grapple with the second wave of COVID-19, smaller towns and villages too are facing devastating consequences. (Image: ©Gates Archive/Saumya Khandelwa)
Hidden cost to cheaper alternate energy
Shale gas has recently made headlines the world over. How good is it for the environment and what is its water footprint, especially in the Indian context? Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:01 PM

Shale gas, like other petroleum products such as oil and coal, is formed from the remains of plants, animals and micro-organisms that lived millions of years ago. However, this natural gas is made up of shale formations, a common name for rock that was once layers of clay or mud. Since these rocks aren't very permeable, gas is trapped in it due to its inability to travel.

Fracking in shale gas production Source: Wikipedia
Invite to an International Conference on the 'Role of civil society in disaster management', Samutthan Foundation, India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi
An NGO involved in community development focusing on disaster risk management, is organizing this international conference, in collaboration with Japan Foundation.
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 11:32 AM

For more information on the organisers, please click here.

To view further details on the event, click here.

Samutthan Foundation
Vacancies for various posts, Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP), Government of Uttarakhand
The Government of Uttarakhand has applied for financing from The World Bank and ADB, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for engagement of consultant services.
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 04:09 PM

To view more on the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), click here.

For details on the various vacancies open, click here.

The press advertisemnet for the openings and the application form can be downloaded from below.

 

Applications invited for 'Community Action Grants', RBC Blue Water Project
RBC Blue Water Project is a wide-ranging program dedicated to protecting fresh water. In 2013-2014, it will support initiatives that help protect water in our growing towns and cities.
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:40 PM

For further information on the RBC Blue Water Project, click here.

E-learning course 'Comprehensive disaster risk management framework', National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), December 30, 2013 - February 7, 2014
Aim is to raise the level of awareness & preparedness and to enhance analytical skills & professional competencies in different areas of Disaster Risk Management and Mitigation.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 10:00 AM

For more information on the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), click here.

For details on the online course available, click here.

Invite to National Conference 'Curriculum Development forMainstreaming Disaster Management in Higher Education',Tirpude College of Social Work, Nagpur
Seminar aims to create an overall awareness about Disaster Management and to develop an understanding regarding curriculum requirements among the educators.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 09:35 AM

For more information on the organisers, please click here.

For further details on the conference, click here.

The brochure for the same may be downloaded from below.

Tirpude College of Social Work
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.

Invitation to celebrate 'The World Fish Migration Day 2014', Mahseer Trust, Bangalore
Call for participation with an aim of raising awareness and spreading appreciation for migratory freshwater fishes and riverine ecosystems in India.
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 01:09 PM

For more information on 'The World Fish Migration Day 2014', click here.

To know more on the organisation, Mahseer Trsut, click here.

For further details on the event, please download the brochure from below.

 Mahseer Trust
Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir
News this week: Gujarat government puts environment activists under house arrest, Goa's mining zone highly polluted and Assam's rice bowl turns into wasteland due to siltation. Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AM

Gujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river

Sardar Sarovar Dam Source: Geolocation
Sikkim villagers revive lake dry for 25 years
News this week: Sikkim villagers revive lake, power production from Kudankulam nuclear plant begins and solar micro-grid project to come up in Bihar. Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:42 AM

Sikkim village revives lake that lay dry for 25 years

Lake revival in Namthang Source: PIB
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