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DHAN Foundation promoted an exclusive thematic collective for water and allied themes namely, “DHAN Vayalagam (Tank) Foundation {DV(T)F}”. Thus, the DV(T)F became operational with effect from October 2, 2006 to rigorously carry forward the rehabilitation of traditional water bodies in addition to expanding the development interventions connected with water.

Location: Andhra Pradesh
Last Date: December 16, 2009
Email: vfhyderabadro@dhan.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

                                                                               India Development Coalition of America

Guest post by Stalin K

I’m writing to tell you about VIVIDH, a new program Video Volunteers (VV) is launching. I hope you can be part of it!

Imagine a journalist, activist or government official receiving a press release and a video in her inbox and it reads, “The practice of Untouchability in schools in India is a problem many people assume no longer happens. Well, last month, 60 community journalists investigated the issue in every state in India, and found troubling visual evidence of the practice across the country. These activist-journalists are rallying their communities to address this issue. Will you join them in speaking out? See the proof, realize the scale of the problem and take action!” 

Please see the letter addressed to Jairam Ramesh by Rajendra SInghji on Athirappilly Issue when he visited the river and the dam site on the 8th December. To read the letter Click Here.

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Inland fisheries form an integral part of the vast gangetic basin.

 Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd. (AFCL) is looking for Consultants for various areas of expertise in Water Resources  Projects 

 Location: Maharashtra 

 Last Date: December 15, 2009

(Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Dear all, we just launched www.waterandclimatechannel.org - an online resource to understand the vital links between water and climate change. As you know there is not a lot of discussion going on during COP 15 on the relation with water. Through this channel we would like to draw more attention on the importance of it. Documents, articles, videos on water and climate change are very welcome.

Sambalpur, 7th December 2009 - The Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP 15 and COP/MOP 5) begins today, just a day after the Orissa Legislative Assembly’s current session was wrapped up in a hush half way through.  The otherwise strong and majority government of Orissa has been i