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Direct seeding initiatives with paddy farmers in Punjab - PepsiCo India Holdings - Gurgaon
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:58 PMWork taken up focussed on promoting direct seeding instead of transplantation in the paddy crop. As a result of this, about 30% reduction in water consumption was achieved covering about 1100 acres in 5 states. Farmers could also reduce their production costs by upto Rs.1400/acre.
Water conservation by industry - A case study of WIPRO Limited - Bangalore
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:27 PMThe various initiatives taken up include setting up a monitoring and reporting system to keep track of the water usage, increasing the reverse osmosis plant efficiency, rainwater harvesting, treating sewage and reusing treated water and more.
Mekong River Commission looking for International Interim Development Partner and Policy Coordination Officer
Posted on 30 Oct, 2009 09:18 AMThe role of MRC is to co-ordinate and promote co-operation in all fields of sustainable development, utilization, management and conservation of the water and related resources of the Mekong Basin.
MRC Secretariat is looking for qualified candidates to fill the following post:
International Interim Development Partner and Policy
Coordination Officer
Sustainable and Ecological Sanitation - Experiences
Posted on 24 Oct, 2009 11:13 PMA consultation was organised by Arghyam Trust in September 2009, to share experiences on Sustainable and Ecological Sanitation with the Planning Commission.
Opportunities for Scholars in the Field of Sustainable Development
Posted on 13 Oct, 2009 12:34 PMScholars Program on Best Practices of Sustainable Development
National Conference on urban water management : Challenges and options, 13 Feb. 2009, Bangalore
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 06:21 PMNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS
13-15th December 2009, Bangalore, India
A National Conference on Urban Water Management: Challenges and Option is being organised on 13-15th December, 2009 in Bangalore.
Call to NGOs in South Canara, Karnataka
Posted on 04 Oct, 2009 09:10 AMSPARSH is a new initiative of Engineer – Golden Jubilee Edition which aims at developing a rural region linking it with a team of NGOs and sponsors realizing an economically feasible and sustainable idea. In this effort. the students of National Institute of Technology Karanataka, Surathkal have identified a village called Munda about 7 km from the campus.
International Seminar on Greening Education, Etech, Germany
Posted on 03 Sep, 2009 03:59 PMImage and content Courtesy:Etech Germany
A 3 day International Seminar on Greening Education will be held from 30th September to 2nd October 2009 in the "green city" of Karlsruhe, Germany.
Education policy makers, representatives of governments and development agencies, Head of Education Institutions, School Teachers and Faculty Members of Universities, Managers/ Adminstrators of Education Institutions, Representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations, Providers of goods and services to education institutions, Sustainable Development Professionals and Educationists interested in introducing sustainable practices are cordially invited .
The main objectives of the International Greening Education Event are:
*To share the significance of greening education.
*To discuss the role of education institutions in developing skills, knowledge and values that promotes behaviour in support of sustainable development.
*To explore best activities that goes beyond awareness raising and makes learning and teaching for sustainability an integral component of school and university life.
Event alert: "Voices from the waters" International film festival on water, 6 Sep 2009, Bangalore
Posted on 03 Sep, 2009 12:22 AMThe 'Voices from the Waters' International Film Festival on water is back! In its 4th Avataar.Dates: 4th to the 6th September 2009 City: Bangalore Main Venue : Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Vasanthnagar Other Venues: