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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)
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)
October 1, 2021
Community videos: By the community, for the community
Community videos as a tool to influence behaviour change and adoption in rural communities
Community videos are produced by farmers themselves and feature local participants and agents from the rural communities themselves (Image: Digital Green)
September 17, 2021
Villagers’ shramdaan revives canal, enhances area under cultivation
Benefits of well-managed commons on livelihoods
Collective efforts revived the canal structure of Bichhiya dam bringing water to the village (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)
September 4, 2021
How Paani Foundation harnesses the power of communication for social transformation
Committed to use the power of all forms of communication to bring about behavioral change and transformation at scale
Villagers participating in shramdaan for making watershed structures (Image: Paani Foundation)
September 3, 2021
Learning about safe water practices and solutions
Safe water learning cards being used to train a wide spectrum of stakeholders
Different combinations of safe water learning cards can be customised for a session based on the target audience (Image: INREM)
Arghyam is looking for Senior Project Manager
Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 02:47 PM

Arghyam

Arghyam is looking for a dynamic individual to join our team in Bangalore and help in our grant management.

Arghyam is a not-for-profit foundation working in the water sector in India. Arghyam’s vision is “Safe sustainable water for all”. We take up focused programs that address lack of equitable access to water, in a sustainable manner, amongst all citizens, through partnerships and grants across the country. Check out www.arghyam.org for details.

Temple fish sanctuaries: Last bastions of native fish and pristine river stretches - A report
Native freshwater fish in India are declining rapidly, due to destruction of habitats through hydrological modifications, pollution and unsustainable fishing practices.
Parineeta Dandekar
Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 12:56 PM



Temple Fish Sanctuaries: Last bastions of native fish and pristine river stretches
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011: Not the end of the road - An EPW paper
This article shows how the recent Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2011 fails to meet the demands of the fishing community and environmentalist groups.
Chandrika Sharma
Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 11:59 AM

 It falls short of offering greater protection to the coastal ecosystem, recognising the inalienable right of fisherfolk to their habitats and providing them with representation in decision-making.
Open letter to Jairam Ramesh on POSCO project approval from the Mining Zone People's Solidarity Group
We are writing to publicly challenge your shocking decision to grant a “conditional” and yet also “final” approval to the POSCO project..
Mining Zone
Posted on 28 Feb, 2011 01:45 PM

 
Aga Khan Foundation is looking for State Programme Manager, Bihar - Apply by 7th March 2011
Posted on 25 Feb, 2011 05:44 PM

Aga Khan FoundationAga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, non-denominational development agency, established by His Highness the Aga Khan in Switzerland in 1967. In India, AKF has been working since 1973 in four thematic areas: Health, Education, Rural Development and Civil Society. The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is implementing a Multi Input Area Development (MIAD) programme in the state of Bihar. The programme aims to improve the quality of life of marginalized communities by addressing their multi-faceted poverty through a multi-year and multi-sector approach.

A map of World Water Day 2011 events across India
Zoom-in to explore more events. Click on the markers below to know more about the events.
India Water Portal
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 04:09 PM

Welcome to the World Water Day Events 2011.


 
WaterAid is looking for Programme Officers at Raipur, Bhubaneshwar and Ranchi - Apply by 8th March 2011
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 03:35 PM

Forwarded to the portal by: Chandra Ganapathy, WaterAid

WaterAid The package for the position will be around Rs.6.4 lakhs Gross per annum.

WaterAid India invites applications from experienced and qualified professionals for the position of Programme Officers for its offices in Bhubaneshwar/Bhopal and the officers will be placed in Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar and Raipur.

WaterAid is looking for Programme Officer - Planning Monitoring & Evaluation based at New Delhi - Apply by 8th March 2011
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 12:13 PM

Forwarded to the portal by: Chandra Ganapathy, WaterAid

WaterAidThe package for the position will be around Rs.6.6 lakhs Gross per annum.

WaterAid India invites applications from experienced and qualified professionals for the position of Programme Officer Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation for its Country Office in New Delhi.

Water job via DevNetJobsIndia.org dated 24th February, 2011
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 11:54 AM

Content Courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia

  • Business Development Manager

            Water for People

            Location: Kolkata
            Last Date: 15th March, 2011
South Asian Fund Raising Group & Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA) bring to you their first regional workshop in Gujarat: Fundraising & Communications , 4th to 5th March 2011, Ahmedabad
Posted on 21 Feb, 2011 03:53 PM

South Asian Fund Raising GroupOrganizer: South Asian Fund Raising Group

Venue: Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad

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