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July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 30, 2024
How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District
SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
January 7, 2024
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 28, 2023
Creating scalable, sustainable agriculture programs
The report presents six case studies on how sustainable agriculture programmes scaled up in the past in India
A farmer uses a hosepipe to irrigate crops at her farm in the Nilgiris mountains, Tamil Nadu (Image: IWMI Flickr Photos; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
December 19, 2023
Employment potential of India's Jal Jeevan Mission
This IIM Bangalore study highlights the spillover effects of public investments in rural water supply systems in the form of employment generation.
The employment structure under Jal Jeevan Mission encompasses both direct and indirect employment during construction and O&M phases. (Image: Wallpaperflare)
December 12, 2023
Insights from Atal Bhujal Yojana in Rajasthan
Learnings from India's Participatory Groundwater Management Programme
Launched in 2019, Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to mainstream community participation and inter-ministerial convergence in groundwater management. (Image: Picryl)
Applications invited for the post of 'Technical officer_Gram Sabha Mobilisation social audit, social accountability and PESA', UNDP, New Delhi
A responsibility to identify & design strategies for community mobilization for strengthening gram sabhas, and enhancing accountability of the Panchayats to the community.
Posted on 06 Oct, 2013 11:34 AM

For details on the vacancy, please click here.

To apply for the same, click here.
Invite to a workshop 'The Square Foot Gardening Concept',Bangalore
An interactive class to learn an easy & fun way to grow vegetables, flowers & herbs on the farm, your terrace, balcony, patio or garden!
Posted on 06 Oct, 2013 09:41 AM

To know more about the organisers, please click here.

For further details on the programme, please see attached agenda.

The directions to the venue can be downloaded from below.
Square Foot Gardening Source:Wikipedia
Invite to a State level workshop 'Groundwater laws in Tamil Nadu', The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
A workshop to understand the legal system that relies on the scientifically and socially unsound common law principles relating to groundwater use & ownership.
Posted on 05 Oct, 2013 09:59 PM

Background of the programme

The State level workshop aims to:

  • Explore laws relating to groundwater resources
  • Create a platform for the participants to interact with lawyers,technocrats and bureaucrats to understand the working of groundwater laws in Tamil Nadu

Participation
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Call for Research Concept Notes on 'Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change', South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
A network that provides research support to South Asian researchers and institutions interested in the inter-connection among development, natural resource use and the environment.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 06:20 PM

To read more on the organisers, SANDEE, please click here.

To submit online applications for the Concept Notes, click here.

The guidelines for submission are attached below
Applications invited for 'South Asian Youth Conference, 2013', The Blue Ribbon Movement (BRM), Kathmandu, Nepal
An endeavor to bring together 70 young South Asian leaders to discuss the themes of Livelihood Development, Meaningful Participation and Sustainability.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 05:48 PM

For details on the conference, please click here.

To know more about the organisers, click here. 

For further clarification, please go through the FAQ here.
South Asian Youth Conference _SAYC 2013
Invite to a national seminar on 'Food security and Food production: Institutional challenges in governance domain', Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
A seminar to explore the role of public institutions, to understand the challenges faced and to deliberate on the issues that can help in meeting the core objectives of food security.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:57 PM

For details on the 2 day conference, please click here.

To know more about the organisers, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, click here.

You may download the invite from below.
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Invite to a national seminar on 'Food security and Food production: Institutional challenges in governance domain', Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
A seminar to explore the role of public institutions, to understand the challenges and to deliberate on the issues that can help in meeting the core objectives of food security.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:57 PM

For details on the 2 day conference, please click here.

To know more about the organisers, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, click here.

You may download the invite from below.
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Nominations invited for 'Sankalp Awards 2014', Sankalp Forum
A leading social enterprise recognition platform, Sankalp Forum, calls emerging enterprises to apply to 7 high-impact diverse categories for the awards.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:33 PM

To read more on Sankalp Forum, please click here.

For more information on the awards, please click here.

For more clarification, please go through the FAQ here.
Applications invited for the post of Project Officer, Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation, Delhi
The GRC aims at all round growth of women – which leads to interventions like health and nutrition awareness camps, promoting functional literacy, legal and rights awareness workshops.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 04:09 PM

For more information on the vacancy at the Gender Resource Center, please click here.

To know more on the Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial  Great Indian Dream Foundation, click here.
Vacancy for the post of Project Officer, Swayaam, UNDP, Ahmedabad
A women’s empowerment programme SWAAYAM is looking for a Project Officer to monitor and manage partners to ensure the achievement of the programme’s goals at the field level.
Posted on 02 Oct, 2013 03:45 PM

For details on the opening, please click here.

For more information on UNDP, view here.

To apply online, click here.
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