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Invitation to the National Seminar on 'Climate Change and its Impact on Vulnerable Communities in India', Bala Vikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telengana
The aim of the seminar is to makethe participants aware of impacts on vulnerable communities due to rapid change of climate and also encourage them to take up mitigation activities.
Posted on 25 Oct, 2014 06:53 PM

Know more about the seminar.

Get more information on Bala Vikasa PDTC.
New norms proposed for hydel clearance
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 05:41 PM

Government proposes new set of norms for hydel projects clearance
Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada, Madhya Pradesh
River restoration to be the focus of the first 'India Rivers Week'
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 04:49 PM

First 'India Rivers Week' to be held in Delhi from November 24-27
Cauvery river in Karnataka
Ansuna mat karo is kahani ko: A history of lost pond and wells
In this book, Anil Yadav combines myths and lost legends about Vidisha's wells and 'baolis' with intricate details of the ponds' construction and economics.
Anil Yadav
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 04:14 PM

Motivated by Anupam Mishra's 'Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Tallab', this book describes the history of the ponds in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh including details on how these ponds were established and what caused their untimely deaths. Anil Yadav takes us down this path, weaving together myths and lost legends with intricate details of the ponds' construction and economics. 
Ansuna mat karo is kahani ko:Lost ponds of Vidisha
Factors affecting toilet adoption in rural India
Men prefer to defecate in the open more than women, latrines are considered a luxury item and open defecation isn't considered a threat to health, finds a study done in rural North India.
Kathleen O Reilly et al
Coffey Diane et al
Posted on 20 Oct, 2014 05:58 PM

Since the rebranding of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan to the Swach Bharat Mission, newspapers have been flooded with articles and discussions on the need to improve the sanitation scenario in India.
Rural toilet (Source: Saurabh Phadke)
The slow death of a river
See the impact of pollution on the Kshipra in Madhya Pradesh through the eyes of the residents, many of whom depend on the river for their livelihoods.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 15 Oct, 2014 05:12 PM

The Kshipra is considered a sacred river in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region. In the last few decades, this perennial river has also lost its glory like many other rivers in India.
Prayers on the bank of the Kshipra
Scheme to develop 2,379 villages in the next 5 years launched
Policy matter this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:47 AM

Centre launches the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
A drought-free village in Maharashtra
It's cyclone Hudhud's turn to cause damage!
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:40 AM

Hudhud lands in Vizag at 195 kmph
Tropical cyclone of 2013 (Source: NASA WorldView)
Invite to the 'Engineers Training on Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS™)', CDD Society, Bangalore
The objective of this training programme is to introduce and impart engineering skills to professionals for designing and implementing DEWATS™
Posted on 07 Oct, 2014 02:08 PM

About the programme:
Engineers Training on DEWATS
Swachh Bharat Mission launched on Gandhi Jayanti
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 06 Oct, 2014 11:09 PM

PM launches the nationwide cleanliness campaign
Swachh Bharat Mission (Source: Economic Times)
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