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January 2, 2023
अब उन खरे तालाबों की खोज कौन करेगा? 
अनुपम मिश्र या हम सबके प्रिय पमपम पर पाँच साल पहले लिखा गया श्रवण गर्ग का यहआलेख है। अनुपम भी उनके द्वारा तलाशे गए तालाबों की तरह से ही खरे थे। अनुपम ने तो तालाबों को उनके दूर होते हुए भी खोज लिया । हम उन्हें अपने इतने नज़दीक होते हुए भी खोज नहीं पाए। 19 दिसम्बर को अनुपम की पुण्यतिथि थी।
अनुपम मिश्र, गांधी शांति प्रतिष्ठान में। फोटो - सिविल सोसाइटी, लक्ष्मण आनंद
January 1, 2023
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)
December 25, 2022
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
October 6, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
November 8, 2020
Breaking down data silos in the water sector
The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days. (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
Invite to the launch of 'CEEW-Veolia Report on Urban Water Management', Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
The report reflects the recommendations that emerged from earlier discussions and contains brief essays by several participants on their perspectives on urban water management.
Posted on 16 Nov, 2013 04:33 PM

For more information on the organisers, the CEEW, please click here.

For further details on the event, click here.
Council on Energy, Environment and Water
E-Learning course ' Water Footprint—Concept and Application', Water Footprint Network, January 13 - 31, 2014
To understand the fundamentals of Water Footprint Assessment and how it can be used by consumers, businesses, policy makers and governments.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 11:07 AM

For more information on the Water Footprint Network, please click here.

To view details on the online course, click here.

The brochure for the same may be downloaded from below.
Nominations invited for 'Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)'
An international award judged by leading scientists from around the world, where five prizes are bestowed on a bi-annual basis.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 06:29 PM

For more information on the organisation, PSIPW please click here.

For further details on the awards, click here.

The brochure on the same can be downloaded from below.

 

 
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.
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
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
United opposition to the 'Statue of Unity'
News this week: 'Statue of Unity' doesn't have environment clearance, smoke from religious ceremonies causing glacier melt and migratory birds celebrate a peaceful Diwali in Coimbatore.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 11:45 AM

Environment activists unite against the 'Statue of Unity'

Statue of Unity opposed Source: statueofunity.in
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.
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.
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