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Training on participatory planning and decision making using Geographical Information System (GIS), Development Alternatives, 21-23 April 2009, New Delhi
Posted on 16 Apr, 2009 03:09 PMImage and Content Courtesy: Development Alternatives As part of the Capacity Building Series (2008- 09) Development Alternatives is organising a Training On Participatory Planning and Decision Making using - Geographical Information System (GIS) from 21- 23 April 2009 at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, JNU Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi. Introduction Sustainable development is largely a replication of how people interact with the available natural resource base. Very often, Environmental degradation is due to over population and poor socio-economic conditions. The need for proper monitoring and management has arisen to fulfill the targets of achieving sustainable development.
Veera Narayana temple at Gadag town, Karnataka, solves its drinking water problem in summer by harvesting rainwater of 2005 monsoon
Posted on 16 Apr, 2009 01:17 PM"Going home with more than theerth", is a case study written by Shree Padre in April 2007, on the how the problem of drinking water availability in summer, was solved by the Veera Narayana Temple at Gadag town, through rain water harvesting.
District panchayat office in Kasaragod, Kerala, uses rainwater harvesting to tap the overhead source: a case study
Posted on 16 Apr, 2009 01:07 PM"Plenty on the roof", is a case study written by Shree Padre in August 2005, of how a district panchayat office in Kerala, used rainwater harvesting not just to overcome shortages in piped supply, but to tap the overhead source, so that no other source was needed.
Ph.D in Ecological Sanitation by a student at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Apr, 2009 11:21 AMCauvery basin: its culture, places of historical significance, birth place, climate, precipitation, catchment, tributaries, state-wise spread, landuse
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 12:21 PMCulture and places of historical significance
The river Cauvery has been the inspiration for various civilizations who have thrived on the banks of the river. This can be seen manifested in the various forms of art, culture and philosophy that have originated along the course of the river.
Contacts needed for water sanitation project in Krishnanagar, West Bengal
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 11:31 AMMy name is Deb Gangoapdhyay and I am a student at Yale University. I and a fellow student, Yuzhe Feng, have received funding to conduct a water quality and sanitation project in the Krisnanagar district of Nadia, West Bengal.
Recharge of deep borewells in hard rock terrain
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 11:11 AMIndia's dependence on the underground aquifer especially deep bore wells are well known. With over 22 million wells India has perhaps one of the largest such structures in the world. Since most of peninsular India is hard rock with basalt/granite/gneiss underlying they present a particular challenge for understanding.
Vacancy: GWP technical committee chair
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 11:04 AMImage and Content Courtesy: Global Water Partnership The Global Water Partnership Technical Committee provides intellectual leadership for the identification and understanding of critical emerging issues affecting water and s
Right to safe drinking water: managing water for drinking
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 10:25 AMUN committee on economic, social and cultural rights in 2002 issued a general comment on the right to water. However, provision of safe drinking water remains a challenge.
Northern Antarctica's Wilkins ice bridge collapse - Images
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 04:10 AMA narrow ice bridge connecting Charcot Island and Latady Island ”the last remnant of the northern part of Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf broke apart in early April 2009. These photo-like images, from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), show the break-up of the ice bridge.