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Industrial and other Manmade Disasters
Hidden cost to cheaper alternate energy
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:01 PMShale 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.
Invite to an International Conference on the 'Role of civil society in disaster management', Samutthan Foundation, India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 11:32 AMFor more information on the organisers, please click here.
To view further details on the event, click here.
Vacancies for various posts, Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP), Government of Uttarakhand
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 04:09 PMTo 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
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:40 PMFor 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
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 10:00 AMFor 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
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 09:35 AMFor 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.
Call for Proposal 'Study on Environmental Sustainability and Human Development', United Nations Development Programme
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 07:42 PMFor 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
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 01:09 PMFor 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.
Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir
Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AMGujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river
Sikkim villagers revive lake dry for 25 years
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:42 AMSikkim village revives lake that lay dry for 25 years