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August 11, 2024
SeasonWatch: Citizens, trees, and climate change
Even in the face of daunting challenges like climate change, collective action and community engagement can lead to meaningful change
SeasonWatch tree walk at Rupa Rahul Bajaj Centre for Environment and Art (Image: SeasonWatch)
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)
CEPT University looking for Fellow and Senior Fellow
Posted on 15 Oct, 2009 12:58 PM

Positions available for Research Fellows and Senior Research Fellows
CSE looking for reporters for Down To Earth magazine
Posted on 15 Oct, 2009 11:24 AM

CSE is looking for Reporters for Down To Earth magazine, based in Delhi, South and East India.
News updates - 15th October, 2009
News update for the 15 October 2009
vijay
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 02:23 PM

Drinking water from tankers in Bellary district

Picture from https://www.thehindu.com : (https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/14/images/2009101451490301.jpg) , drinking water being supplied by tanker in Bellary district

No fresh flood threat:

https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101353490400.htm

 

Several articles cover the post-mortem of the floods, triggered by CWC statements that their warning to the government of AP was ignored

 

PIL filed alleging negligence on the part of AP government

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=3&contentid=20091014200910140355037187a9b2d4c

Major irrigation minister was in hospital on the crucial day
Dam manual of the government to be updated

Rosaiah reacts:

https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/14/stories/2009101450460100.htm

https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101359070300.htm

Jal Bhagirathi Foundation looking for a Project Manager
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 12:58 PM

JBF is selecting a team of Development Professionals having administrative and project management skills in direct implementation of grass root projects with specialization in Water, Environment or NRM for a very large multi-donor project supported by UNDP.
Investor Forum 2009: 29 & 30 October 2009: Hotel Hyatt Regency, Mumbai
Posted on 13 Oct, 2009 10:37 AM


As you know that since 2006, NVI has been organizing an annual flagship event called “Investor Forum", that features information exchange and focused discussions on the issues affecting all stakeholders in the sustainability space and investor pitches by some of the most promising green businesses in India that are on look out for funding.
Assesment report in Mahbubnagar district
An assesment report of the status in Mahbubnagar district created by a team of civil society representatives
vijay
Posted on 12 Oct, 2009 11:18 PM

Attached is an assesment report of the status in Mahbubnagar district created by a team of civil society representatives. The report makes reference to a networking effort of civil society organisations in order to co-ordinate their efforts, and the team promises to continue to survey the situation and make periodic reports.

Request for Proposal from the Department of Science and Technology
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 01:36 PM

Government of India
Department of Science and Technology


INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Request for Proposal from the Department of Science and Technology
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 01:36 PM

Government of India
Department of Science and Technology


INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
How to conduct survey of water and sanitation: A reference toolkit by Arghyam
A reference toolkit that captures documents and processes that are required in doing survey
Arghyam
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 02:03 PM

In 2008-2009 Arghyam conducted an extensive household survey of water and sanitation in rural Karnataka, covering 17,200 households and 172 Gram Panchayats.
A Must Read Book "Water and The Laws in India" by Ramaswamy R Iyer
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 01:30 PM

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