Political
Plan to make major rivers pollution-free under the NRCP - PIB release
Posted on 18 Mar, 2011 02:49 PMIt covers identified polluted stretches of 39 rivers in 182 towns spread over 20 States. The major rivers covered under the Plan include Ganga, Yamuna, Gomti, Damodar, Satluj, Krishna, Musi, Cauveri and Godavari besides others. Pollution abatement schemes are taken up under the Plan on a cost sharing basis between Centre and States.
Advanced training programme on green buildings, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), 20th – 21st April 2011, Royal Orchid Central, Bangalore
Posted on 18 Mar, 2011 02:22 PMOrganizer: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Venue: Royal Orchid Central, Bangalore
Preparedness for tsunami-like disasters - MoEF Press release
Posted on 18 Mar, 2011 01:07 PM
In the background of recent Tsunami tragedy that has struck Japan,concern has been raised in India on the safety of critical infrastructure projects located in the coastal areas, for instance, power plants, oil storage depots, refineries etc. More such projects are likely to come up in the coastal locations in the years to come.
Hazard Line Mapping
In this connection, it may be recalled that a very important component of the Rs.1200 crore project taken up by the MoEF for implementation involves identification, delineation and demarcation of the hazard line along the 5400 kms of the main coastline of India.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)’s e-learning course on “Governance in Urban Sanitation”, 25th April – 1st July 2011
Posted on 18 Mar, 2011 01:05 PMOrganizer: United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Topics:
- Introduction to Sanitation
Permaculture Course and Work Week, Institute for Indigenous Agricultural Systems and Knowledge (I-ASK), 1st – 7th May 2011, Punarvasu, Udupi
Posted on 18 Mar, 2011 11:06 AMOrganizer: Institute for Indigenous Agricultural Systems and Knowledge (I-ASK)
Venue: Punarvasu, Udupi
Third National Ground Water Congress & World Water Day 2011, Central Ground Water Board, 22nd - 23rd March 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 17 Mar, 2011 10:53 AMOrganizer: Central Ground Water Board
Venue: AP Shinde Symposium Hall, NASC Complex, ICAR, DPS Marg, PUSA, New Delhi.
Walk for Water – 2011 - Forum for Organised Resource Conservation and Enhancement (FORCE), 19th March, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 17 Mar, 2011 10:43 AMSharing the spirit of ‘The World Walks For Water’ movement
Organizers:
- Forum for Organised Resource Conservation and Enhancement (FORCE)
- WaterAid
Venue: Rajpath, New Delhi
Interactive session on "Thinking the future: Coffee, Forests and People, Conservation and Development in Kodagu", AgroParisTech University, 19th March 2011, Alliance Française de, Bangalore
Posted on 17 Mar, 2011 10:24 AMOrganizer:
- AgroParisTech University, France
Workshop on "Open source Geospatial tools", Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), 1st - 5th May 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Mar, 2011 06:22 PM
Organizers:
- Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP)
International conference on Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Management - National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)-GIZ 10th – 11th May, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 16 Mar, 2011 05:58 PMOrganizers:
- National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
- The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Venue: Vigyan Bhavan,New Delhi