India
Speakers and presentations WHSC 2009 day 1 : Ramaswamy Iyer delivers the keynote address
Posted on 23 Nov, 2009 02:54 AM
The speaker line up for the opening day of the conference has some of the most respected names in the water sector, in India. I have put together resource pages for each of the speaker's profiles and the subject of their talk.
Ground Water Exploration - An Introduction
Posted on 21 Nov, 2009 04:14 PMThe main objective is to study and understand the hydrological cycle of the region, to have an overall concept about the type, nature & number of aquifers, the quality of ground water.
The 2010 Echoing Green Fellowship
Posted on 19 Nov, 2009 12:52 PMThe 2010 Echoing Green Fellowship is for those individuals which “the next big idea for social change, and also have what it takes to start your own groundbreaking organization.” Organizations both non-profit and for-profit from any part of the world can apply for the fellowship.
Water conservation in industry: A case study of Hindustan Zinc Limited
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 04:17 PMThis has been possible through initiatives such as effluent treatment, process optimisation of DM Plant operation to reduce regeneration, reduction in evaporation by optimisation of CT fan operation according to heat load, recirculation of vacuum pumps seal cooling water, recirculation of steam condensate, reducing backwash frequency, recirculation of boiler blow down water, optimisation of COC and CR water circulation rate and more.
Groundwater and hydrogeology - An introduction
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 11:25 AMThis is a detailed introductory presentation about ground water and hydrogeology, and helps to understand the basics of ground water & aquifers. The branch of geology dealing with surface & subsurface water is known as groundwater. The science of hydrogeology is defined as hydrology with emphasis on geology.
Need for a case study and concised factual information on the rivers of India
Posted on 16 Nov, 2009 09:38 PMThe complete title reads as “The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come”. I see the version two of this epic work by John Bunyan being written in our times, for the journey which the modern world has undertaken to achieve “development” at all costs. It won’t be an allegory this time. It would be a factual story of how we plundered the planet of its resources, to realize a life which could no longer be sustained within the replenishing levels of the natural processes.
William Pollard of the
Pilgrims making their way to the source of Ganges known as Gomukh (a glacier high up in the Himalayas named Gangotri). Photo Credit: Vineeta Rajput
International certification programme on management of public private partnerships in urban water and sanitation sector in India
Posted on 16 Nov, 2009 11:40 AMInternational Certification Programme
Management of Public Private Partnerships in Urban Water and Sanitation Sector in India
11 January 2010 - 15 January 2010 - Hyderabad, India
18 January 2010 - 22 January 2010 - Rabat and Tangiers, Morocco
Amateur film makers required in Kolkata for documenting Student Science Projects
Posted on 13 Nov, 2009 06:05 PMDate: 17th to 21st November 2009
Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Job Description:
At the Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Exhibition, school students will be presenting their projects. We require film makers who will engage the students in a conversation about their project and film the same.
Water footprint : Accounting for the water used to produce goods and services implemented by Jain Irrigation
Posted on 13 Nov, 2009 06:23 AMJain Irrigation plan to do it with IFC, a member of World Bank Group.