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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)
eNorth East 2011 summit & awards, North East Development foundation, November 25, 2011, Kohima, Nagaland
Posted on 23 Nov, 2011 08:18 AM

Organizers: North East Development foundation and Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)

Venue: Regional Institute of e-Learning & Information Technology (RIELIT), Kohima, Nagaland
Hue and cry for drinking water - Major struggle for nature’s call - A study by Udayvani and Arghyam
This study looks at the drinking water and sanitation facilities in six districts of Karnataka.
Y G Jagadeesh
Posted on 22 Nov, 2011 04:32 PM

This study by Udayvani and Arghyam describes the findings of case studies undertaken by Udaywani to get a clear picture of the drinking water and toilet facilities in 8 Gram Panchayats of the 6 Districts of Karnataka following the ASHWAS survey conducted by Arghyam that included a survey of Household Water and Sanitation in 172 Gram Panchayats across 28 districts of Karnataka (all except Bangalore Urban).

CSE invites applications for Database Manager, Delhi – Apply by December 8, 2011
Posted on 22 Nov, 2011 11:59 AM

Content courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia

CSE

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an established research and advocacy institute known for its rigorous and scientific policy research and advocacy on environmental issues invites applications for the position of Database Manager to innovate methods of managing their huge database of contacts.

YFI invites applications for one-year, residential scholarship, New Delhi - Apply by February 28, 2012
Posted on 21 Nov, 2011 07:52 PM

Content courtesy: OpenSpace

YIF

The Young India Fellowship (YIF) is the precursor to Ashoka University, a world-class university focused on the liberal arts and sciences, set to open in the Delhi NCR in 2013. Ashoka's founders, the International Foundation for Research and Education (IFRE), envision the university as India's finest centre of higher education, comparable to the leading research-based, multi-disciplinary universities in the world.

The Timbaktu Collective invites applications for Administrator in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh - Apply by Nov 30, 2011
Posted on 20 Nov, 2011 06:49 PM

timbaktu collective

The Timbaktu Collective works for sustainable development in the drought prone Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The Collective focuses on the landless, small and marginal farmers with special emphasis on women, children, youth and dalits. These are the people who are most affected by situations like chronic drought, unproductive land, unemployment and poor infrastructural facilities.

[WEAP Forum] Looking for help translating WEAP into other languages
Posted on 17 Nov, 2011 08:14 AM

   WEAP

WEAP ("Water Evaluation And Planning" system) is a user-friendly software tool that takes an integrated approach to water resources planning.

Oracle invites applications for ThinkQuest Competition 2012 – Apply by April 25, 2012
Posted on 13 Nov, 2011 11:10 AM

Oracle

Oracle inspire students globally to think, connect, create and share -- using technology to help them dissolve boundaries, fulfill their potential, and create a better society.

Workshop on rainwater harvesting in Meerut’ - Janhit Foundation's e-newsletter of March 2011
The Janhit Foundation's newsletter for October 2011 focuses on the following:
Janhit Foundation
Posted on 11 Nov, 2011 09:29 PM

Content courtesy: Janhit Foundation
Vidya Ashram at Sarnath, Varanasi is looking for interns
Posted on 10 Nov, 2011 10:34 PM

Vidya Ashram

Vidhya Ashram aims to prepare the knowledge base for a mass politics necessary for a radical transformation of society, which realizes the ideal of equality.

Rainwater Harvesting Users and Trainers' Manual by the KUIDFC
A manual for rainwater harvesting users’ by the Government of Karnataka.
KUIDFC
Posted on 10 Nov, 2011 12:03 PM

Adequate potable water supply to the community has become an uphill task to the administration both in rural and urban areas. This is because of dwindling groundwater sources, over-extraction, pollution of surface water bodies, negligence of fresh water bodies, poor water management, etc.
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