Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector

Video Courtesy: EarthReport

Source:  5min Media

It has been proved that it's a direct result of drinking ground water that's contaminated with high levels of fluoride. This video suggests that rainwater is the best source of water for communities living in these regions.

Climate Change

• India to release climate change report on Tuesday

 Environment

• India proposes a new emission check system
• Call for declaring soil as national resource: Soil Conservation Society of India

Writing a good research paper is a challenge, but it is very vital for students & researchers looking forward to publish their results.

People contemplating to make R&D as a career need skills to write good Research papers. This workshop is designed to impart skills to students and researchers to write better research papers.

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Operating under the direct supervision of the WWAP Coordinator and in close collaboration with all members of the WWAP Secretariat, the Publications Officer is responsible for managing the workload and flow of the programme’s publishing activities.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has issued the draft CRZ Notification, 2010 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on 15th September, 2010 inviting suggestions and objections from public within 60 days from date of its issue. The following are the new additions to the original 1991 notification:

Content and Image Courtesy: UN Water

UN-Water is the interagency mechanism established in 2003 by the Chief Executive Board and the High Level Committee on Programmes of the United Nations to promote coherence and coordination in UN system actions aimed at implementing the agenda defined by the Millennium Declaration and the World Summit on Sustainable Development as it relates to its scope of work.

UN-Water is seeking a new Chief Technical Advisor to support its broad range of activities in pursuing the continued promotion of coherence and coordination within the UN System initiatives related to all aspects of freshwater and sanitation, as well as water resource management.

Content and Image Courtesy: Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

Bhujal News is a Scientific Journal of Central Ground Water Board with the objective to disseminate information to user community and highlight various issues & activities and latest technical advances in the field of Ground Water. It is published quarterly.

Two Weeks Customized training program on Quantum GIS and GRASS GIS for Census Department was conducted by United Nations Population Fund Office(UNFPA), Koreain Collaboration with Magendhiran Consultancy Services from 18th - 29th Oct 2010.

Flooding in Pakistan

Water Digest Water Awards 2010-11 is calling for the nominations