Kolkata District
Kolkata's grossly undervalued natural sewage management system
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 10:34 PMThe city of Kolkata is blessed to have its very own natural urban wastewater treatment system in the form of the East Kolkata Wetlands.
Big steel firms illegally mined Rs. 45,000 Cr worth
Posted on 14 Jan, 2014 06:40 PMCorporates like Tata Steel, Essel Mining violate green laws in Odisha
Vacancy for the posts of Hygiene Program Manager & Partner Support Coordinator, Splash, Kolkatta
Posted on 19 Sep, 2013 05:13 PMFor more information on the post of 'Hygiene Program Manager', please click here and for the post of 'Partner Support Coordinator', click here.
Navigating National Waterway 1 or the Ganga, as we call it
Posted on 17 May, 2013 10:05 AMSpending a week on a cramped boat with five strangers may not sound like fun to many but it was a dream come true for me. When I found a note in my inbox that said ”I want to travel down part of the Ganga by boat. Would you know of anyone who is interested”? , I jumped at the chance and set off on an unforgettable journey with five others.
Green Sanitation Foundation, an NGO in Kolkata develops biotoilets, a unique toilet technology
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 12:01 PMBiotoilets are biological toilets, named so because they convert human waste into non toxic, non contaminating water compatible with environmental standards, through application of multi strain bacteria culture, using aerobic forms of bacteria.
Splash invites applications for the post of Country Director - India
Posted on 17 Nov, 2012 02:27 PM
About Splash
Splash's mission is simple: To change the lives of vulnerable children in impoverished urban areas by providing clean, safe drinking water to orphanages, schools, children’s hospitals, street shelters, and rescue homes.
The idea behind Splash is not to create new institutions‚ÄĒbut to help existing ones get even better.
Prayasam-Using children as a vehicle for change
Posted on 17 Oct, 2012 12:47 PMAmlan Kusum Ganguly started Prayasam to touch lives and and make a difference. Troubled by the plight of children in brick kilns and slums and the widespread indifference towards sanitation, clean drinking water and health, Amlan Ganguly and his organization decided to target the young to educate slum –dwellers.
Bikramgarh Jheel in Kolkata, gets a new lease of life
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 12:15 AMIn a city where land prices are climbing up by the day, and homes must be constructed for a growing population on scarce land, water-bodies are falling prey to the avaricious schemes of land-sharks. But as water-bodies disappear, groundwater levels fall.
Earthcare books in collaboration with Jatan offers a special offer on the Indian edition of the book "GMO Myths and Truths"
Posted on 25 Sep, 2012 07:36 PMEarthcare Books is a publisher and distributor of books on environmental issues and just and sustainable development. We believe that an understanding of our problems and their roots must be supplemented with a vision of what needs to be done or is being done.
Stress of urban pollution on largest natural wetland ecosystem in East Kolkata - Causes, consequences and improvement
Posted on 14 Feb, 2012 10:23 AMThe impact of sewage pollution on these fish ponds and on the ecosystem is evaluated. Similarly, remedial measures to maintain water quality and to improve resource recovery efficiency are suggested.
