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Toxics Link is looking for programme officer at New Delhi – Apply by July 15, 2011
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:15 PM
Toxics Link is an environmental NGO, dedicated to bringing toxics related information into the public domain, both relating to struggles and problems at the grassroots as well as global information to the local levels.
E-waste is one of key issues in which Toxics Link has been working for around a decade. The organization has been actively engaged in policy advocacy on E-waste through various researches and campaigns. Toxics Link has been, over the years, also worked towards increasing awareness on the issue among all stakeholders, especially students. Currently, Toxics Link is also starting a school awareness project on Environment, with special focus on E-waste.
Delhi water privatization: FAQ on background and recent developments
Posted on 10 Jul, 2011 08:09 PMEarlier efforts at introducing privatization in Delhi can be traced to 2002, when the DJB commissioned the Delhi Water Supply and Sewerage Project Preparation Study with the assistance of the World Bank.
DFID India is looking for water, sanitation and hygiene adviser at New Delhi – Apply by July 15, 2011
Posted on 07 Jul, 2011 08:38 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia and Transearch India
Department For International Development (DFID) India works in partnership with government, international organisations, civil society and private sector. The 90 staff based in our New Delhi office (co-location with the British High Commission is planned for 2012) work with the Government of India on nationwide programmes, and with governments in a number of states with particular poverty needs. The State Offices provide support and local knowledge.
Fellowship media briefing workshop on water bodies, Centre for Science and Environment, July 26 – 27, 2011, Visakhapatnam
Posted on 04 Jul, 2011 01:14 PM
Organizer: Centre for Science and Environment
Venue: Visakhapatnam
Description:
Water is keenly contested today. Reports are emerging from across India about water bodies being encroached upon, gobbled up and sucked dry by a combination of forces ranging from industrialisation and urban growth to population pressures and severe pollution. A state of continuous conflict exists over these water bodies, lakes, rivers, reservoirs, streams and wetlands.
Call for EOI for sub grantees to support 'Promoting sustainable sanitation in rural India' - Apply by July 5, 2011
Posted on 28 Jun, 2011 06:37 PM
The Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) has selected India as part of the country programmes portfolio to implement a US$ 5 million fund aimed towards promoting sustainable sanitation in rural India, with special focus in the states of Assam and Jharkhand. The programme seeks to respond to fundamental challenges in the Indian Rural Sanitation Sector. In this respect it is consistent with the core principles espoused by the Government of India (GoI), the GSF and the institutional and funding arrangements prevalent in the sector and, aims at influencing long-term, sustainable change.
National film festival: Ek Ropa Dhan (Hindi), June 26, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 07:02 PMVenue: Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, Khel Gaon, Delhi
Description:
Agriculture in India is passing through a crisis. Farming has become a loss-making proposition. However, an increase in productivity does not always require higher investment. Farm yields can be enhanced by improving the methods of cultivation. The film revolves around the new system of rice intensification method of cultivating paddy that requires less water, pesticides and fertilizers.
The film is directed by Biju Toppo and Meghnath Bhattacharjee.
Amity School invites applications for MBA - Rural management
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 11:40 AM
Amity School of Rural Management, one of the leading institutions of Amity University, Uttar Pradesh distinguishes itself as a management institute with a mandate of developing rural management professionals. The school is committed to create rural entrepreneurs and rural managers for a strong conceptual and analytical framework on rural development issues.
Desh bachao - Desh banao' – Public convention to save democracy, National Alliance of People's Movements, June 27, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 22 Jun, 2011 01:55 PM
Organizer: National Alliance of People's Movements
Venue: Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi
Description:
This public convention is an attempt to once again allow all of us to join the dots that link our struggles against deeply entrenched structures of oppression and corruption in our society with a view towards total revolution.
A three-day workshop on how to leverage new media technologies for advocacy and strategic communication, CSE, 6th – 8th July, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 16 Jun, 2011 05:36 PMOrganizer: Anil Agarwal Green college, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi
Pravah calls for SMILE internship 2011
Posted on 15 Jun, 2011 05:45 PM
Pravah is an organization based in New Delhi that works with young people to impact issues of social justice through youth citizenship action.
SMILE internship gives you an opportunity to explore your self as you experience life in a community, learn about the joys and struggles of the people, discover the treads that bind you and them, and understand your society better.