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Arghyam is looking for a Data and Research Intern for 3 months - Apply by January 20, 2013
Posted on 01 Jan, 2013 11:01 PM

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About Arghyam

Arghyam is an Indian public charitable foundation setup with an endowment from Rohini Nilekani, working in the water and sanitation sector since 2005 with the vision “Safe, sustainable water for all”.  ‘Arghyam’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘Offering’. 

Place of work

The intern can work from home.

Internship profile

Arghyam is looking for a Data and Research Intern for 3 months. Arghyam is embarking on several projects related to water data, specifically to do with groundwater and sanitation. One of the themes we want to explore under sanitation is its relationship with health. To do this, we want to identify relevant data sets from rural health and look for correlations between relevant health indicators and rural sanitation. Once we have this data and understand the correlations, we will also be working to make the data more accessible to different communities like designers, journalists and developers and WatSan professionals.

Understanding climate change: Working together to meet the challenge, Divecha Centre for Climate Change and Grantham Institute for Climate Change, IISc Bangalore, January 11, 2013
Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 09:23 AM

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Ajit Pawar reinstated as Maharashtra deputy CM, despite being involved in a multi-crore irrigation scam - Roundup of the week's news (December 10 – 16, 2012)
The newsroundup this week informs of reducing water level in the Cauvery basin, pollution of rivers in Odisha, Punjab and Kerala, green signal given by the cabinet to the land aquisition bill and the decision made by the Karnataka government for the need to seek permission from the water board for drilling borewells or dugwells in Bangalore city
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 17 Dec, 2012 09:42 PM

Ajit Pawar reinstated as deputy CM of Maharashtra  
Lessons learnt while addressing the water-energy nexus: Evaluation of USAID/India's DRUM(Distribution Reform, Upgrades, and Management) and WENEXA (Water and Energy Nexus) programs
This report is an evaluation of two programs undertaken jointly by USAID and India to reform its energy situation, especially in terms of distribution. The report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness, impacts and lessons learnt from the experience.
Arunachalam Rajagopal
Kevin Warr
Meenu Mishra
Michael Gaffen
Posted on 16 Dec, 2012 02:50 PM

1. Background
In 2004, DRUM was initiated with the following goals:
Dialogue with impact investors, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, December 12, 2012
Posted on 09 Dec, 2012 12:53 PM

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Urine-laced biochar - An experiment to sequester carbon and produce nutrient-rich fertilizer: A video demonstration by Dr Srinivasamurthy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
This video describes the efforts made by Dr Srinivasamurthy, from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore to study the utilization of biochar as an absorbent for urine, and to obtain a nutrient enriched fertiliser that can easily be transported in powdered form
Srinivasamurthy
Posted on 04 Dec, 2012 03:51 PM

Intensive cleaning drive carried out by volunteers in Sabarimala goes in vain - Roundup of the week's news ( November 26 –December 2, 2012)
The news this week includes report son the intensive cleaning drive of the river Pampa undertaken in Kerala, efforts at waste segregation undertaken in Karnataka, Governmental efforts at restricting mining in Goa, Wildlife conservation initiatives undertaken by the government and the controversial decision of the government to make genetic material of crops available to private seed companies
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 03 Dec, 2012 08:18 PM

Intensive cleaning drive carried out by volunteers in Sabarimala goes in vain
Direct cash transfer of subsidies through Aadhaar card across 15 States from January 1, 2013 - Roundup of the week's news (November 19 to 25, 2012)
The news this week includes reports of direct cash transfer of subsidies through the Adhaar card to be rolled out in 15 states from January 2013, protests against the dumping of uranium waste from Kudanakulum nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu to the Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka, the depleting water tables in Bangalore, poor hospital waste management practices in Chennai, waste management issues in Bangalore and plastic bag use ban proposed in Delhi
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 26 Nov, 2012 09:43 AM

Direct cash transfer of subsidies through Aadhaar card
Request for aid: Stream water harvesting project at Janthli Shirur village, Gadag district, Karnataka to be carried out by the Water Literacy Foundation, Bangalore
Posted on 23 Nov, 2012 10:39 AM

About Water Literacy Foundation
Bangalore’s garbage crisis grows in heaps and mounds - Roundup of news over the last three weeks (October 29 –November 18, 2012)
The newsroundup informs of the garbage crisis in Bangalore and Chennai, the land acquisition bill proposal in Maharashtra, and the top performance of Uttarakhand in terms of green rating
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 20 Nov, 2012 07:07 PM

Bangalore’s garbage crisis grows in heaps and mounds

The city is drowning in its own waste with garbage trucks regularly lined up for hours, their burdens putrefying in the afternoon sun. Some neighborhoods have not had trash pickups for nearly three weeks, and vast mounds of garbage are scattered through out the city.
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