Political
Drought-free in Maharashtra – six small villages, one big lesson
Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:09 PMMaharashtra is reeling under a drought – one of the worst in the last 40 years. The state declared drought in 125 out of 358 talukas during kharif 2012-13, and then declared water scarcity in 3,905 villages in rabi 2012-13.
From green to bare in New Delhi
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 01:00 PMThe pavement burns the skin of my soles through my thick shoes, and the merciless sun blazes through my sunglasses making me squint in the blinding light. I look around for some shade but the tiny umbrella in my bag, my only saviour, proves useless. Delhi’s tree-lined streets are barren, the beautiful green shady canopies scarce .
Step into the Chand Bawdi, an architectural wonder in Rajasthan
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 12:14 PMA stepwell or ‘bawdi’ or ‘baori’, is exactly what the name suggests – a well with steps that lead down to the water. About 1000 years ago, a 13-storey deep water reservoir boasting 3500 steps was built to ensure that people in the arid Abhaneri region of Rajasthan had a dependable water source.
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 07:29 AMUttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
Call for Entries- All India environmental journalism competition, Indo-German Environment Partnership
Posted on 06 Jun, 2013 10:50 AMOrganisers
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJI) and The Third Pole
About the competition
Call for The Natural Building Apprenticeship, The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), Ladakh, July 15-August 11, 2013
Posted on 04 Jun, 2013 05:18 PMOffered by
The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL)
Location
Village of Phey, 18 km from Leh
Courses offered
The course shall be divided into two modules of two weeks each:
Call for Participation-Ecosystems for Life Media Fellowship, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), July-December 2013
Posted on 04 Jun, 2013 04:11 PMOffered by