India
#SparkTheRise Twitter conference on ‘Water sustainability - A key to our future’, by Mahindra and Ashoka India
Posted on 07 Mar, 2013 11:03 AM
Lets paint our cities green ! - Issues of collective effort come to the fore at the organic urban gardening conference in Chennai
Posted on 06 Mar, 2013 10:25 AMThe maddening pace of cities have the potential to drive one up the wall. But, there are options - to unwind and to mend the disconnect. Tending to plants is a popular hobby and it is a fact that a sizeable number of city dwellers have taken to gardening in the past, finding solace in twines and tendrils.
Water, water, everywhere, not a drop to drink - Bringing accountability is the first step towards conservation & sustainability
Posted on 05 Mar, 2013 12:57 PMAuthor: S. Chandra
Mumbai to get India's longest 'water metro' - Updates from the Resource and Information Network for the Coasts' March 2013 newsletter
Posted on 01 Mar, 2013 10:29 PM
The March edition of the TRINet has the following highlights:
An analysis on the performance of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in 13 states of India- A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 27 Feb, 2013 08:10 AMSRI is a new method of paddy cultivation, which uses local/traditional seed and organic compost to increase production.
National Rainfed Area Authority invites applications for the posts of Technical Experts in Water Management and Watershed Development - Apply by April 10, 2013
Posted on 27 Feb, 2013 12:46 AM
About National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA)
National Rainfed Area Authority to provide much needed knowledge inputs regarding systematic up gradation and management of country's dryland and rainfed agriculture. NRAA is an advisory, policy making and monitoring body charged with the role of examining guidelines in various existing schemes and in the formation of new schemes.
About the vacancy - Technical expert (Water management) and Technical expert (Watershed development)
One post each of Technical Expert (Water Management) and Technical Expert (Watershed Development) is required to be filled up. In order to ensure the widest possible choice, it was decided that a cross section of Departments, Organisations and Authorities should be approached to seek nomination of candidates for the post.
Centre for Science and Environment invites applications from journalists for its media fellowships to focus on off-grid renewable energy - Apply by March 15, 2013
Posted on 26 Feb, 2013 06:25 PM
Duration
2 Months - April 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013
Background
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2011 report on renewable energy sources and climate change mitigation, 85 per cent of current primary energy driving global economies comes from the combustion of fossil fuels. These fuels account for 56.6 per cent of all anthropogenic GHG emissions in the world.
About 75 million of India's 226 million households (400 million people) have no access to power, says the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE). In rural areas, the electrification rate hovers at 47.5 per cent -- either the grid does not reach these places, or even if it reaches, it fails to provide end-point connectivity. In such a scenario, decentralised off-the-grid renewable power projects could be a way out.
Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Media Fellowship Programme invites journalists from India writing/reporting in any language to apply for its 16th Media Fellowships to address, analyse and report on the issue of off-grid renewable energy.
Water in India: Situation and prospects: Book release by UNICEF, FAO and SaciWaters
Posted on 26 Feb, 2013 06:13 PMThe report released at UNDP, New Delhi on February 14, 2013 attempts to consolidate the significant amounts of information available on water and sanitation in India and also aims to examine the key current challenges in the sector; both the threats and opportunities for the water sector in India.
Dr Aidan Cronin, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, UNICEF gives a sneak preview to the report
Video courtesy: UNICEF
An assessment of the impact of MGNREGA on rural water security : Talks from the IWMI-Tata Annual Partners' Meet held at Anand in November 2012
Posted on 26 Feb, 2013 04:04 PMA month ago, India Water Portal tried to make sense of the numbers involved in India's flagship programme. Two-thirds of the works in progress in the current financial year (2012-13) were devoted to works linked with water - split nearly equally between water for domestic use and water for livelihoods.