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National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) - Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change (2008)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 03:01 PMThe document is guided by the following principles:
Guidelines for repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies with external assistance and domestic support - Ministry of Water Resources (2009)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 02:57 PMThese two documents by the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) provide information and details on the 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies' scheme that has been launched by the Ministry under the state sector, one with domestic budgetary support and the other with external assistance.
7th International Conference on ‘Reaching Out to People: Achieving Millennium Development Goals through Innovative Public Service Delivery', NAPSIPAG, Trivandrum
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 11:59 AMInnovations in public service delivery systems to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015
‘Samajik Parivarthan Yatra’ (National Yatra for Social Transformation)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 11:51 AMThe historical ‘Samajik Parivarthan Yatra’ (Rally for Social Transformation), has been started to consolidate the gains of the movement for total eradication by liberated safai karmacharis who for the first time are bonding with one another began the journey for social change together, to inspire others who are still engaged in manual scavenging to free themselves from the obnoxious practise and regain their sense of dignity, and also to achieve their rightful claims for the rehabilitation package and dignified alternative livelihoods on the one hand; and on the other, to motivate civil society to reject the heinous practice of manual scavenging. The Bus Yatra has been planned to start from five different corners of India, and traverse through 160 districts in 20 states and finally culminate in New Delhi with a large rally. Each route has been named after an eminent person who contributed to social change in a revolutionary manner.
Takeaways from NEERI brainstorming workshop - Water technology developers and other stakeholders
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 03:21 AMThe National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is a premier CSIR laboratory. On September 7th, NEERI held a brainstorming workshop entitled "Interface between water technology developers and other stakeholders”. The purpose of the workshop was to engage better with other players involved with bringing scientific innovation in the water sector to reach large numbers of people who need the innovations. Attendees included scientists from many CSIR laboratories involved with water research, senior central government officials from the Rural Water Supply Department and the Dept of Science and Technology, State government officials, representatives from leading corporate houses including Eureka Forbes and Unilever and NGOs.
Brainstorming workshop on interface between water technology developers and other stakeholders by NEERI
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 08:17 PMA workshop on developing interface between water technology developers and other stakeholders particularly those who actively address water policy issues namely officials of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Public Health Engineering Department, NGOs, International Organisations and Professional Associations was held by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) with support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) at Nagpur on 7th September, 2010.
Steel and Concrete Structures: Design and Technology - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 07:23 PMThis Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Design and Technology of Steel and Concrete Structures is being carried out by the Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Design and Technology of Steel and Concrete Structures is structured into the following topics:
Floods, Rains - News Roundup (1-7 October 2010)
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 02:34 PMRecent reports on the monsoon and the flood situation indicate that the rainfall has receded from northern India and has shifted to the south of India. Reports indicate heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Reports also indicate that India’s 16-week monsoon period has ended last week and the meteorological department has confirmed of 102% than normal rainfall. Inspite of the floods and the problems associated with it, reports also indicate positive news that the heavy rainfall has helped to recharge lakes and water bodies in different parts of India and may see a positive impact on agriculture in the coming days.
Indian farmers fight billionaire Mittal and Posco, a leading company in steel making, for water rights in Orissa : News roundup (1-7 October 2010)
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 10:24 AMWater for Industry
Drinking Water/Urban Water/Water Quality
- The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) loses money on half of water it supplies
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is paying a hefty price for supplying water to Mumbai with outstanding water supply dues upto Rs 3,065 crore
- 40% water is lost in leakages in Mumbai: The water level over the catchment area at 12.9 lakh ml, but the city still wrangling with water woes
- Poor access to safe and good quality drinking water: water contamination is an important public health concern in Bihar
- After several years of suffering, the villagers of Hebani Gram Panchayat in Mulbagal Taluk of Kolar have found a way to get safe drinking water by themselves
- 1650 water supply schemes planned for meeting the drinking water needs of people in rural areas in Madhya Pradesh
- Diarrhoea cases on the rise in Orissa
- Cholera incidence second highest in Kolkata
Technical advice for planning and designing Decentralized Waste Water Treatment System (DEWATS), CSE, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Oct, 2010 11:18 AMOrganizer: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)