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October 8, 2023

India's rivers: From conservation movements to legal personhood

While the current push for legal personhood for rivers is facing obstacles and is stalled, it holds potential as a viable long-term strategy for the preservation of India's rivers

River quality deteriorates as demand for hydropower to support economic growth continues to expand. (Image: Yogendra Singh Negi, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

June 16, 2023

Majuli Island: A tapestry of resilience and environmental harmony

Majuli serves as a symbol of both the delicate balance between human activity and the environment and the tenacity of its residents

Addressing various aspects of women's lives to enhance their social, economic, and political status (Image: Rebuild India Fund)

January 13, 2022

Water management in the times of Gonds of Central India

The water structures constructed during the Gond period continue to survive the test of time and provide evidence of the water wisdom of our ancestors.

Kundeshwar lake, Kundam in Jabalpur (Image Source: K G Vyas)

January 2, 2021

The fast disappearing traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan

Lack of community ownership and local governance are spelling doom for the once royal and resilient traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan.

Toorji Ka Jhalara, Jodhpur (Image Source: Rituja Mitra)

December 7, 2020

Not in the interest of women farmers!

The new farm related bills will spell doom for women workers who form the bulk of small and marginal sections of Indian agriculture, warns Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM).

Farm women, overworked and underpaid (Image Source: India Water Portal)

December 11, 2019

Scientists intervene to save dry toilets

Dry toilets have long been hailed as a sustainable solution to the sanitation and waste management crisis facing India today, but have been overshadowed by more modern toilet designs.

A traditional dry toilet. Image: India Science Wire

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.

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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.

Call for Abstracts, National Seminar on 'Dynamics of Environment degradation with special reference to water pollution in Kerala', Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation, Thrisur, Kerala, December 3-4, 2013

Papers to include sub themes like Kerala rivers, water sources, pollution, gender equity, culture, biodiversity, water policy and sustainability.

Posted on 12 Nov, 2013 06:20 PM

For more information on the Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation, please click here.

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

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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.

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UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems

Policy matters this week: UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems, committee to explore wider use of Mangal turbines and 6500 fish ponds coming up in Meghalaya.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 08:17 AM

UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems

Mangal turbine Source: mangalturbine.com

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 'Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows Scheme', Ministry of Rural Development, GoI

PMRDFs objective is to the engage young professionals in improving the development programmes and create a ready resource for rural development activities over a long term.

Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 03:00 PM

For more information on the PMRDF scheme, please click here.

For application details and eligibility criteria, click here.

To view the training schedule, click here.