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Water Management
Problems with grease traps: FOG, main cause of unhealthy work conditions giving rise to foul odour
Posted on 22 Aug, 2012 08:00 PM"The black tsunami": An article by Green Systems, about the putrefying sewage discharged from our homes, offices and factories, that is accumulating under our oceans
Posted on 18 Aug, 2012 04:27 PMWith horror we saw on television, the Japanese experience of a huge 9.0 scale earthquake, followed by a terrible tsunami. The first images show large amounts of black water entering the country side and passing over the protective wall barriers.
Dream to get adequate drinking water for Dewas town, still remains a dream
Posted on 17 Aug, 2012 12:37 PMDewas, an industrial township located 37 Kms north-east of Indore on the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh, India has witnessed urban water crises since 1990s. Even after the up-gradation of Kshipra augmentation and distribution project, the access to water for the residents of Dewas town would remain a dream.
Advanced Center for Water Resources Management (ACWADAM) invites applications for a scientist and researcher, Pune
Posted on 16 Aug, 2012 01:35 PMAdvanced Center for Water Resources Management (ACWADAM) works on the science of groundwater management in different regions of India and the forward and backward linkages to groundwater resources, whether in drinking water, sanitation, agriculture, watershed management and Natural Resource Management, in general.
Water has been ignored globally as the engine for green growth, says Joppe Cramwinckel, Director Water, WBCSD
Posted on 15 Aug, 2012 02:06 PMArticle Courtesy : Sustainability outlook
Author: Aparna Khandelwal
Director Water at World Business Council for Sustainable Development talks about the low levels of awareness in businesses about the importance of water as a resource and the current roadblocks being faced in solving water related challenges.
Water crisis management under changing climate, Gugly Centre for Biological Research, November 16-17, 2012, Bhubaneswar-Call for papers, submit by August 20, 2012
Posted on 06 Aug, 2012 06:36 PMOrganiser: Gugly Centre for Biological Research
Venue
Gugly Centre for Biological Research,
Plot No. L-IV-146,
Dumuduma H. B. Colony
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
The Gugly Centre for Biological Research (GCBR) is one of the front line organization facilitating Biological and Environmental research in the state of Odisha. The online readers enjoy browsing various segments of GCBR that encompasses a holistic approach to identified areas of activity. Climate and Atmospheric science, Agriculture and Natural resources, Bioethics, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cell biology, Cognitive Science, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Genetics, Immunology, microbiology, Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science, Environmental Auditing, Budgeting and Legislation and above all integrated farming systems are some of the areas of interest.
Growing food demand strains energy and water supplies - An article in the National Geographic on lessons learnt in Gujarat
Posted on 02 Aug, 2012 09:20 AMHow does one understand the nexus between energy and water?
Transforming rice production with SRI (System of Rice Intensification) knowledge and practice: Reducing agriculture foot print and ensuring food security: A book by T M Thiyagarajan and Biksham Gujja
Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 03:56 PMThis book by AgSri , attempts to explain the origin, principles and practices of System of Rice Intensification (SRI), a technology that aims to save water and also enhance the rice yield.
Water and a City: A film by Swati Dandekar that narrates the story of water in Bangalore
Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 10:04 AMDirected and produced by Swati Dandekar, 'Water and a City' traces the journey of water through Bangalore using a succession of haunting im