Political
Water governance in motion: Towards socially and environmentally sustainable water laws
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 10:48 AM
Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws focuses on the work undertaken by International Environmental Law Research Centre IELRC on water law reforms in India. It seeks to provide a broader understanding of the conceptual framework informing existing water law and ongoing reforms.
Indian Water Works Association announces training course in rain water harvesting, Mumbai
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 09:46 AMContent and Image Courtesy: Indian Water Works Association
Organizer: Indian Water Works Association
Venue: Conference hall of IWWA at –IWWA head quarters building
News roundup (8-15 November 2010) :"India proposes a new emission check system" and News round-up on the floods
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 06:08 PMClimate Change
Environment
Indian Maritime Technology Conference (IMTC 2011), CII, Chennai
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 05:14 PMIndia Maritime Technology Conference 2011
Theme: "Sharpening India’s Sea Vision"
"Indian rivers have not been understood as ecosystems but are treated as conduits of water or wastewater" - Interview with Dr. Brij Gopal
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 04:42 PMDr. Brij Gopal, Vice President, National Institute of Ecology and former Member, Working Group on Minimum Flows, constituted by the Water Quality Assessment Authority, talks to Parineeta Dandekar, India Water Portal about the urgent need of freshwater flows in Indian rivers, and the legal and institutional set ups required to ensure this.
World Water Council is looking for Director General
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 11:51 AMContent and Image Courtesy: World Water Council
The World Water Council is an international organisation that promotes sustainable water management throughout the world. It has more than 400 member organisations including governments, non-governmental organisations, businesses, professional networks and research institutions, based in over 50 countries. The World Water Council brings sound information and knowledge on water-related issues into the public domain to raise awareness and create political will to improve access to water and sanitation and manage water wisely. Every three years, the World Water Council organizes the World Water Forum with over 20,000 participants from around the world.
Rainfall from cyclone Jal - Updates from Earth Observatory
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 11:19 AMArticle Courtesy: Earth Observatory
Image Courtesy: NASA
Cyclone Jal brought heavy rains to the Bay of Bengal and the southeastern coast of India in early November 2010. This color-coded map shows total rainfall over the region from November 1–7. The heaviest rainfall—more than 600 millimeters or nearly 24 inches—appears in dark blue. The lightest rainfall—less than 75 millimeters or 3 inches—appears in light green. Superimposed on the map is the storm track, with darker shades of orange corresponding with greater storm intensity.
A band of heavy rainfall ran parallel to the November 5–7 storm track. Especially heavy rain occurred south and west of where Jal made landfall on India’s southeastern coast. The Press Trust of India attributed 11 deaths in Andhra Pradesh state to heavy rains from Jal.
GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques for Water Resources Assessment, IIT Madras, Chennai
Posted on 16 Nov, 2010 05:22 PMOrganizer: Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
Venue: Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
Description:
The primary objective of this short term training program is to provide college teachers and professional engineers with a comprehensive understanding of GIS and remote sensing techniques relevant for studies related to water resources assessment.
Free basic report on rainwater harvesting by D&D Ecotech
Posted on 16 Nov, 2010 02:10 PMHi,
D&D Ecotech a rainwater harvesting company is pleased to offer a free basic report on rainwater harvesting to all those who wish to implement the same.
This offer is valid all over India, you just need to mail us the basic details.
Free Basic Report on Rainwater Harvesting
Posted on 16 Nov, 2010 02:06 PMHi,
D&D Ecotech a rainwater harvesting company is pleased to offer a free basic report on rainwater harvesting to all those who wish to implement the same.
This offer is valid all over India, you just need to mail us the basic details.