Uttar Pradesh
Challenges, potential and way forward - An update from the NREGA Consortium
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:18 PMRole of civil society in sanitation improvement - A case-study from the work of Parivartan in Uttar Pradesh (2010)
Posted on 11 Apr, 2011 12:33 AMThis presentation prepared by the founders of Parivartan, a Kanpur based NGO, deals with the organisation's efforts to improve the sanitation system of the town by involving local citizenry.
Captain SC Tripathi, the founder of Parivartan explains that his organisation is based on a 'collective' model where in all aspects from ideation to implementation is a collective effort. This model seemed appropriate considering the different problems that Kanpur was facing ranging from sanitation issues to drainage, power outages etc. Added to this was political and official apathy, indifference and cynicism of citizenry.
World Water Day Celebration - Various activities planned, Neer Foundation, 22nd - 26th March 2011, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 10:35 AM
Organizer: Neer Foundation
Venue: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Biomass production and carbon stock of poplar agroforestry systems in Yamunanagar and Saharanpur districts of northwestern India – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 20 Mar, 2011 10:18 PMPoplar (Populus deltoides) has gained considerable importance in agroforestry plantations of western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir due to its deciduous nature, fast growth, short rotation and high industrial requirement. Poplar based agroforestry systems are prevalent among farmers of Saharanpur (UP) and Yamunanagar (Haryana) districts of northwestern India.
Training program on Women, Food and Climate Change, 18th to 23rd April 2011, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 03:26 PM
Organizers:
- Women's Earth Alliance
- Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group
Venue: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) training center, Gorakhpur
Groundwater flow modelling and aquifer vulnerability assessment in Yamuna–Krishni sub-basin of Muzaffarnagar district – A study by Central Ground Water Board and Aligarh Muslim University
Posted on 02 Feb, 2011 08:24 AMThis report by Aligarh Muslim University and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with groundwater flow modelling and aquifer vulnerability assessment in Yamuna–Krishni sub-basin of Muzaffarnagar district. For evaluation of the groundwater resources and for minimizing the error of estimation, the system has been evaluated through aquifer modelling where water balance is established using partial differential equation of groundwater flow and is solved with boundary and initial boundary conditions.
Campaign against pollution of the Aril river in Moradabad district, U.P
Posted on 18 Jan, 2011 11:45 PMThis pollution has been caused by a paper factory that was set up 16 years ago. The noise, air, land and water pollution that are a direct result of the factory have changed a beautiful and peaceful rural area into one where farmers’ land and crops have been destroyed, the air is full of fine, crystalline ash, the local river is an evil-smelling, stagnant mire of foam-encrusted sludge and the water table has fallen by over 70 feet.
WaterAid is looking for the position of Regional Manager based in Lucknow
Posted on 14 Jan, 2011 02:41 PMForwarded to the portal by: Chandra Ganapathy, WaterAid
Based in: Lucknow
Salary: The package for the position will be around Rs. 8.65 lakh Gross per annum.
WaterAid is an international nongovernmental organisation focused exclusively on improving poor people’s access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation in developing countries. WaterAid is an equal opportunities employer.
National Seminar on Water Pollution and Health Hazards, Brahmanand College, Kanpur - Submission of abstracts Jan 20, 2011
Posted on 29 Dec, 2010 04:26 PM
Organizer: Brahmanand College