Political
Indian Institute for Human Settlements invites applications for its Program in Urban Development for working professsionals, based at Bangalore - Admissions open from July 2, 2012
Posted on 29 Jun, 2012 11:03 AM
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. IIHS is India’s first prospective independently funded and managed inter-disciplinary National University for Research and Innovation that focuses on its ongoing urban and development transformation. It is a first-of-its-kind, practice and innovation-oriented knowledge institution that seeks to bridge the conventional excellence, scale and inclusion divide.
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The PWP-UD is a full-time, eight-month Post-Graduate Certificate Program intended for early and mid-career working professionals who want to augment their competencies and professional worth; add significant value to or change their career tracks.
Biofuels in India: Potential, policy and emerging paradigms- A policy paper by National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research
Posted on 28 Jun, 2012 05:15 PMThis policy paper by National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research sheds light on use of bio energy as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Posted on 28 Jun, 2012 04:35 PMIntroduction
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation invites applications for Deputy Advisor (Public Health Engineering), New Delhi - Apply by July 13, 2012
Posted on 27 Jun, 2012 11:21 AM
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, formerly under the Ministry of Rural Development as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) was the first major intervention in the water sector that started in 1972-1973. To accelerate coverage, a Technology Mission on Drinking Water was launched in 1986.
International conference on biodiversity & sustainable energy development, OMICS Group, September 14-15, 2012, Hyderabad
Posted on 25 Jun, 2012 12:35 PMOrganiser: OMICS Group
Venue: HICC Novotel & HICC Complex
Near Hitech City
OMICS Publishing Group is an Open Access publication model that enables the dissemination of research articles to the global community. Thus, all articles published under open access can be accessed by anyone.
National Institute of Rural Development invites applications its 5th fully residential "One-year ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management especially for North-Eastern candidates, at Guwahati - Apply by July 11, 2012
Posted on 25 Jun, 2012 10:51 AMThe National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad – premier National Center of Excellence in rural development announces its Fifth fully residential "One-year ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)" especially for the North-Eastern candidates with an aim to create a committed and competent cadre of Rural Development professionals from North-Eastern states.
"Citizens need to engage in critiquing environment impact assessments": Report of a workshop on environmental flows, organised by Himmothhan and International Rivers at Dehradun
Posted on 24 Jun, 2012 04:39 PMWhat do we see our rivers as? Are they merely conduits for water that is to be used to its fullest extent? Or are they valued and revered ecosystems? The Himmotthan Society, Dehradun and International Rivers, U.S.A., hosted a discussion a workshop on ‘Environmental Flows’ at Hotel Madhuban, Dehradun on 08 June 2012 that sought to clarify the issues around these questions.
A Primer on the What, Why and How of environmental flows, authored by Dr. Latha Anantha (River Research Centre, Kerala) and Parineeta Dandekar (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, SANDRP) and published by International Rivers, was shared with the participants. The presentations made during this workshop are presented in this article.
The legendary Jog falls are a shadow of their former self after damming (Courtesy: Dr.Latha Anantha)
Grey water recycling: Reed bed for treating bath, wash basin and washing machine water in Pune
Posted on 21 Jun, 2012 06:10 PMI have made a reed bed for treating bath,wash basin and washing machine water. The aim was to reuse the water for gardening without doing major changes in the plumbing of existing houses. I had posted a query in this regard on IWP and you can view that query/comment thread here : https://www.indiawaterportal.org/ask/12646
After close to two years from the first post here is an update:
Mihir Shah Committee proposes new guidelines on MGNREGA: Some highlights
Posted on 21 Jun, 2012 04:32 PMThe Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
Oceans of garbage: Why people are eating their own trash
Posted on 21 Jun, 2012 12:43 PMWhile the whole globe is enjoying its fishy favorites, very few are taking into account that there’s something else lurking in the water: Garbage.