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Society, Culture, Religion and History
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.
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Invite for International Conference on 'Water Cooperation & Conservation for Inclusive Growth', Society for Environment Education, Research, and Management (SEERAM), Pune
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 12:01 PMFor further details of the organisers, Society for Environment Education, Research, and Management, please click here.
For details on the conference, click here.
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Invite to the 'Go Green Photo Fest, 2014', ExcelEdge India, Hyderabad
Posted on 04 Dec, 2013 12:57 PMOrganisers
Objectives of the Fest
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Vacancy for the post of 'Researcher', Centre for Environment and Food Security, Delhi
Posted on 03 Dec, 2013 10:17 AMOrganiser
Centre for Environment and Food Security
Job description
To carry out documentation and research on the best practices of the NREGS adopted and implemented in Andhra Pradesh (AP ) through following components:
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Vacancies for the posts of 'Project Associate, Assistant & Manager', UNDP, New Delhi
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 12:50 PMFor more information on the UNDP, click here.
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Request for Proposal for '“Identification, profiling & livelihood mapping of manual scavengers among high prevalence states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Gujarat', UNDP
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 12:03 PMFor more information on the UNDP, click here.
For further details on the proposal, click here or download it from below.
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Are there greener pastures for pastoralists?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:34 PMPastoralist communities are those that depend primarily on livestock (domesticated animals in an agricultural setting) for their living. India has the world’s highest livestock population with 440 million livestock heads distributed over 100 million households (1) but in recent years, pastoralists have been facing threats to their way of life.
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Small MP village inspires neighbours
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:31 PMThe 200 odd residents of Didakhedi, a sleepy village just 13 kms from Sehore town in Madhya Pradesh, never had adequate water. Two decades ago, most of the farming in the village was done during the monsoons. The village had no electricity and a lone diesel pump operated the shallow dug wells to irrigate some lands during the winter.
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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.
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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.
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