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Unusually intense monsoon rains in many parts of Asia - Article from Earth Observatory
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 11:20 PM
The first week of August 2010 brought extreme flooding and landslides to many parts of Asia. By August 11, floods in the Indus River basin had become Pakistan’s worst natural disaster to date, leaving more than 1,600 people dead and disrupting the lives of about 14 million people, reported Reuters. Across the border in northeast India, flash floods killed 185 with 400 still missing, reported BBC News. Floods in North Korea and northeast China buried farmland and destroyed homes, factories, railroads, and bridges. And in northwest China, rain triggered a massive landslide that left 702 dead with 1,042 missing, reported China’s state news agency, Xinhua. All of these disasters occurred as a result of unusually heavy monsoon rains, as depicted in the above image.
Kisan Swaraj Yatra: Promote self reliant farming
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 04:13 PMForwarded to the Portal by: Kavitha
Third edition of Genpact NASSCOM Social Innovation Honours 2011
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 03:19 PMContent and Image Courtesy: NASSCOM Foundation
Manual on municipal solid waste management - CPHEEO (MoUD)
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 02:43 PMThis manual has been developed by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), a department under the Ministry of Urban Development and aims at assisting the policy & decision makers, planners, managers and technical personnel involved in solid waste management activities, in safe and hygienic handling & disposal of municipal solid waste generated in the urban areas in India.
7th National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2010 by CII & Godrej
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 12:38 PM
CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is organizing “National Award for Excellence in Water Management”.
The objective of the Award Scheme is to recognize and Award “Excellence” in Water Management in industries and facilitate sharing of information by excellent water efficient companies.
Vacancy Announcement: Project Manager
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 11:36 AMPlan India is a part of Plan International, one of the world's largest child centred community development organisations. The basis of Plan’s work lies in its commitment to the principle of equality and rights, developing the capacity of civil society to enable them to meet their needs and replicating successful models that have worked.
ECO Sanitation - A beneficial toilet
Posted on 13 Sep, 2010 12:27 AMA brochure from Utthan about Eco-sanitation produced with support from Arghyam.
Vertical distribution of groundwater – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 12 Sep, 2010 01:22 PMThis presentation by ACWADAM explains the occurrence of groundwater and deals with the vertical distribution of groundwater. To begin with, the openings in rocks in the zone of rock fracture such as intergranular openings, vesicles in volcanic rock, joints & fractures and solution cavities are described.
Why study weather – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 12 Sep, 2010 11:03 AMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with weather, the most fundamental process that shapes the earth. Meteorology, the science of studying weather, is described where some predictions can be made using atmospheric conditions or some data can be generated using simple equipments. These can in turn be used for measurement of weather for better implementation of a watershed project.
Type of rocks – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 11 Sep, 2010 08:07 PMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with the three basic types of rocks that are found in nature – igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. Rocks are classified on the basis of minerals & chemical composition, by texture and by the processes that formed them.
