Political
Water - Asia's new battleground by Brahma Chellaney: A new book from the Georgetown University Press
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 01:48 PMThe battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles of tomorrow may be over water. Nowhere is that danger greater than in water-distressed Asia.
Central Institute of Fresh Aquaculture is looking for research associate at Bhubaneswar
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 01:02 PMThe Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) is a premier research institute on freshwater aquaculture in the country under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
Under the ICAR national fellow project on ‘Development of novel immunopotentiator molecules from fish host and pathogens for broad spectrum disease control in freshwater aquaculture’, at CIFA, Bhubaneswar, the following temporary position is available for five years, i.e. up to April 7, 2016. The appointment is purely temporary and co-terminus with the project. The appointment will be initially be made for one year and will be renewed on satisfactory performance till the end of the project.
Conference on ‘Oral history and the sense of legacy’, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, July 19, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:48 PMOrganizer: The Centre for Public History, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology
Venue: National Gallery of Modern Art Auditorium, Palace Road, Vasanthnagar, Bangalore
Description:
The Centre for Public History, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, in association with the British Council, is pleased to announce a one-day conference titled “Oral History and the Sense of Legacy”. The conference will have invited presentations by experienced practitioners on key issues within oral history methodology.
National course on climate-change and flood disaster management, NIDM, August 8 – 12, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:38 PMOrganizer: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
Venue: NIDM New Delhi, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, New Delhi
Conference on planning and delivering urban infrastructure in Indian cities, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, August 10 – 11, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:30 PMOrganizer: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Venue: Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi
Toxics Link is looking for programme officer at New Delhi – Apply by July 15, 2011
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:15 PMToxics Link is an environmental NGO, dedicated to bringing toxics related information into the public domain, both relating to struggles and problems at the grassroots as well as global information to the local levels.
E-waste is one of key issues in which Toxics Link has been working for around a decade. The organization has been actively engaged in policy advocacy on E-waste through various researches and campaigns. Toxics Link has been, over the years, also worked towards increasing awareness on the issue among all stakeholders, especially students. Currently, Toxics Link is also starting a school awareness project on Environment, with special focus on E-waste.
National level staff development programme on ‘Applications of RS and GIS for disaster management – 2011', Centre for Water Resources, August 1 – 13, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:10 PMOrganizer: Centre for Water Resources
Venue: CWR seminar hall, fifth floor, IST building, JNTU Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad
Topics:
- Fundamentals of remote sensing and geographical information system
- Radiation - water interactions, spatial extent of water bodies
- Basics principles of remote sensing principles, GIS and GPS
- Satellite image analysis and DEM creation
- Hydrological parameter determination, using GIS such as surface slope, channel length and soil characteristics of watersheds
Karnataka Jnana Aayoga invites applications for Jnana Fellowship – 2011 at Karnataka – Apply by July 13, 2011
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 11:51 AMKarnataka Jnana Aayoga is a high powered commission constituted in September 2008 by Sri B. S. Yeddyurappa, the Honourable chief minister of Karnataka. The Commission is independent of the Government and works with and for the Government in policy making and implementation.
Workshop on 'Pathways to interdisciplinarity: Analysing the interface of nature, economy and society', The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), October 19, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 11:44 AMOrganizer: The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
Venue: Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), 6-3-869, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad
Analysing the role of geomorphic features in Kosi flood – An article in Geospatial World
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 10:45 AMKosi is known as the sorrow of Bihar due to its frequent and often disastrous floods. The major geomorphic units of flood-inundated area in Kosi fan (terrain of Kosi river in India) are sand bars in the form of inter-connected drainage networks, an ox-bow lake and its meandering cut-off and imprint.