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Applications invited for the Water Program Associate at WRI India
The Water Program Associate will play an important role in helping WRI’s Water and Cities and Transport Programs.
Posted on 09 Sep, 2015 12:05 AM

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World Resources Institute (WRI), a nonprofit corporation, is a global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. 

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2015 is India's driest year since 2009
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM

40% of India still rain deficit
Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Local water storage in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
How can the massive quantities of rain falling during the four-month monsoon period be stored so that it can be used over the entire year in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region?
Ramesh Ananda Vaidya
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:11 PM

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) is the source of 10 major rivers and is often referred to as the water tower of Asia. However, communities living in this region and downstream face frequent seasonal water scarcity and flooding due to high variations in rainfall.
Kuhls carry glacial melt to fields for irrigation (Source: India Water Portal)
No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 09:35 PM

No approval of dams until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry to CWC
Kelo dam near Raigarh (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Access to water data: Implications for transboundary relations in the Ganges river basin
Despite the enactments of RTI laws and insistence for openness in the government, access to information regimes on transboundary rivers has not changed at a fundamental level in South Asia.
Prasai
S. and Surie
M.D.
Posted on 05 Sep, 2015 12:21 PM

Citizens right to access information on water, climate and environmental issues
A view of the Sharada river at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Call for applications for the third India Biodiversity Awards 2016
This year the India Biodiversity Awards 2016 will recognize the contribution of a range of stakeholders towards the conservation of biodiversity.
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 05:25 PM

This year, the categories have been modified to align them with the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and the new categories are as follows:
Call for Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program-2015
The WARI Fellowship Program is a dynamic and transformative program that has been developed to foster long term Indo-American science and technology partnership.
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 05:14 PM

For more details on the Fellowship Program, download the announcement from below. 
India Industry Water Conclave & 3rd edition of FICCI Water Awards
FICCI is organizing the India Industry Water Conclave at New Delhi, in association with HSBC and has also instituted the Annual Water Awards to recognize efforts in water management.
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 05:07 PM

The Conclave focuses on the aspects of water conservation, management and sustainability:
Training Programme on ‘Enabling a Digital India: Using GIS'
TARA Livelihood Academy (TLA) has announced a two day training programme on ‘Enabling a Digital India: Using Geographical Information System (GIS)’ in New Delhi.
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 04:18 PM

Register now or nominate your team members here http://goo.gl/forms/SZGAA73ut4        
Backs to the Wall: Photography Competition and Fellowship
A CSE fellowship and contest for photographers and photo-journalists- Backs to the Wall (Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities)
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 04:09 PM

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