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Goa-Karnataka dispute over Kalasa-Banduri project resolved
Policy matters this week: Tribunal resolves Goa-Karnataka dispute over water project; TN protests Karnataka's water scheme in Cauvery basin; Resolve Delhi-Haryana water dispute: HC to Centre.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:07 PM

Tribunal's order over Kalasa-Banduri Project brings respite to Goa and Karnataka
Mahadayi River in Goa (Source: Wikipedia)
Water woes of a different kind
Southwest Punjab negotiates deep waters as excess canal irrigation turns crop fields into fish farms.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 19 Apr, 2014 01:03 AM

'Rabba Rabba Meeh Barsa, Saadi Kothi Daane Paa' (Make it rain God, so our homes remain filled with grains)”, is a popular song taught to children in Punjab. Not all of Punjab. In Southwest Punjab, farmers are praying for the monsoon to fail! 
Waterlogged fields in Udeekaran village
Applications invited for the post of 'Project Fellow', Bhandara Nisarg Va Sanskriti Mandal, Bhandara, Maharashtra
Bhandara Nisarg Va Sanskriti Mandal is looking for a Project Fellow to work on conversation and sustainable use of freshwater fish species in Bhandara and Gondia district, Maharashtra.
Posted on 18 Apr, 2014 02:44 PM

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Applications invited for the 'HICAP Grant Programme for Journalists', ICIMOD
HICAP invites application from professional journalist to support in investigative stories on the impacts of climate change and other drivers of change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
Posted on 17 Apr, 2014 01:21 PM

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Invitation to the course on 'Ecological Literacy', INTACH, New Delhi
The course aims to equip concerned citizens, decision makers and administrators with an ecological perspective, understanding of the interconnected working of ecosystems and the ecosystem services.
Posted on 17 Apr, 2014 01:01 PM

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Course on Ecological Literacy by INTACH
Invitation to the course on 'Urban Lakes and Wetlands', INTACH, New Delhi
The course aims to provide an understanding of the lake ecosystem, the analysis and diagnosis of problems associated with it and the methods of remediation for maintaining a healthy lake ecosystem.
Posted on 17 Apr, 2014 12:57 PM

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Course on Urban Lakes & Wetlands by INTACH
Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India:UN
News this week: Groundwater depletion makes Gujarat a water-starved state, says UN; Surat units all set to use recycled water; SANDRP urges Maharashtra CM to withdraw irrigation projects.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:10 PM

Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India: UN
Water scarcity in Gujarat (Source: WebGovernments)
Close 23 out of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand: SC committee
Policy matters this week: SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand; WB govt planning to amend Land Reform Act; HC orders Gujarat to properly implement the water project.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:09 PM

SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand
Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand (Source:Wikimedia)
Applications invited for 'Australia Awards Scholarship for Master of Integrated Water Management', Australia
Australia Awards invites scholarship application for students from selected developing countries in Asia-Pacific to pursue Master of Integrated Water Management in Australia.
Posted on 12 Apr, 2014 07:49 AM

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Call for Entries for the 'Quotes from the Earth' Environmental Film Festival 2014, Toxics Link & India International Centre, New Delhi
This is the call of the entries for the films/documentaries/animations on the broader theme of environment like Earth, Water, Wildlife, Climate Change, Mining, Forest, Environmental Justice.
Posted on 11 Apr, 2014 04:09 PM

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