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Sustainability
Call for papers-National Seminar on Water & Sanitation in relation to public health, Global Science Academy, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 15 Jun, 2013 10:19 PMOrganiser details
Venue
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Objective of the seminar
The purpose of the seminar is
How to make your home self sufficient- An open house workshop, The Alternative, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 03:33 PMOrganisers
The Alternative in collaboration with Apartment ADDA
Venue
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Domlur II Stage, Bangalore
About the workshop
![Sustainable initiatives in an apartment/ community](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/green_storey_house.png?itok=_mof2TG_)
Call for the positions of Fellow and Research Associate, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 02:38 PMOffered by
Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune, on behalf of Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India
About the opening
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Drought-free in Maharashtra – six small villages, one big lesson
Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:09 PMMaharashtra is reeling under a drought – one of the worst in the last 40 years. The state declared drought in 125 out of 358 talukas during kharif 2012-13, and then declared water scarcity in 3,905 villages in rabi 2012-13.
![Satchiwadi village used less groundwater this year](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumbnail_img_0289.jpg?itok=dQHkX7MV)
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 07:29 AMUttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
![A man tries to beat out a wildfire in pine forest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/forest_fire.jpg?itok=1Ncq8-1f)
Development and disaster - the thin line that divides the two
Posted on 20 May, 2013 06:15 PMWater data at your fingertips
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Delhi’s ground water hits rock bottom
Posted on 20 May, 2013 12:40 PMGreen pastures and meadows, tall trees, lakes, wells and the river…those are my memories of Delhi. It wasn’t too long ago that one woke up early to the sounds of lawns being watered, children running off to school and people walking in the parks. A flurry of activity but quite different from what it is today.
![A baoli (step well) in ruins](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/n-dl-25-_baoli_in_ruins_of_feroz_shah_kotla_city-_delhi.jpg?itok=Ft4-gbMd)
Bangaloreans come together at the ‘Save Our Lakes’ Event
Posted on 17 May, 2013 10:50 AMThe Catch Every Drop campaign, which created awareness about water conservation, spun off a few other events in Bangalore. Save Our Lakes, which focused on protecting B
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A day at the Rainwater Harvesting Park in Bangalore
Posted on 06 May, 2013 10:53 AMOn World Water Day, India Water Portal organized various events across Bangalore in partnership with The Alternative.