Events

Invite to ACWADAM's training programme on 'Understanding Groundwater', Pune
ACWADAM to carry out a fifteen-day training programme on basic hydrogeology or groundwater science, for professionals from Civil Society Organisations or NGOs at Pune
Posted on 16 May, 2015 08:45 PM

About ACWADAM: 

Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM) is a not-for-profit organization working in earth sciences applications, particularly in groundwater resources management. It consists of a team of professionals from the field of earth sciences.

ECSI-IISC requests participation in a one-day workshop on ‘Wealth from Waste’
The Symposium will include expert lectures on the state-of-art technologies to handle and manage various types of wastes generated by the urban society.
Posted on 26 Apr, 2015 10:26 PM

The Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI) at Indian Institute of Scienceis organising a one -day workshop on “Wealth from Waste During on 15 May 2015 at Bengaluru.   

For more details on the workshop, dowload the brochure from below. 

Invitation to the workshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Areas’
The objective of this course is to give participants an insight into the concept of rainwater harvesting (RWH) in rural areas. It will specifically focus on various techniques used for RWH.
Posted on 26 Apr, 2015 08:24 PM

Workshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Areas’ by RuTAG IIT Bombay and Jalvardhini at Panvel, Maharashtra. For more details on the workshop download the brochure from below. 

Kalpavriksh invites you to the Monsoon School on Perspectives on Environment, Society and Well-being
The course will comprise of a series of sessions focusing on sharing of experiences by people involved in research, advocacy and interventions through discussions, readings, screenings and field trip.
Posted on 24 Apr, 2015 07:58 AM

Kalpavriksh is organising a week long residential course on 'Perspectives on Environment, Society and Well-being'. The course, being organized for the second year, attempts to reflect on the Indian environmental history and contemporary perspectives including ideas and practices in conservation, development and governance.

Unpacking the water and sanitation budget
While sanitation has been prioritized in the country’s policy agenda through the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, has it been matched with a sufficient budgetary outlay? Posted on 30 Mar, 2015 07:50 AM

What does slashed funding for the water and sanitation sector in this year’s budget mean? Is the government’s claim that the states will get more money because of the latest Finance Commission recommendation, spot on? Sona Mitra and Kanika Kaul of the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CGBA) shed light on these at the All India Convention on the Right to Sanitation.

Handwashing at a Karnataka school
Don't just hide waste!
Sanitation programmes use the construction and use of toilets as basic indicators that equate sanitation. Does this approach compound the problem rather than reduce it? Posted on 25 Mar, 2015 03:01 PM

Bihar is working hard to achieve total sanitation. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, of  the Public Health Engineerng Department spoke about Bihar's efforts in this direction during a conference on the Right to Sanitation.

A wastepicker in a sea of garbage
Invitation to the talk by Manu Mathai 'Climate Governance for Existing Low-Carbon Realities?', ATREE, Bengalure
Manu Mathai is a faculty member at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He researches and teaches about the intersection of energy, environment and human development policy questions.
Posted on 25 Mar, 2015 01:43 PM

About Manu Mathai: Manu V. Mathai is a faculty member at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He researches and teaches about the intersection of energy, environment and human development policy questions, with a focus on technology choice and norms of human well-being and economic development amenable to greater fairness on a shared and finite planet.

More than just 'a' day for water
The theme for World Water Day 2015 is 'Water and Sustainable Development'. The stories compiled here highlight the efforts of people and organisations who focus on this theme everyday. Posted on 22 Mar, 2015 10:48 AM

Come March and it's that time of the year again -- spring cleaning! On March 22, 2015, this takes on a slightly different meaning to some as it becomes a day to spring clean our attitudes towards water for yet another year. World Water Day looms large and with it, the current year's focus.

World Water Day 2015
Invite to the workshop on Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM), People's Science Insititute, Guwahati, Assam
PSI is planning to organize a workshop in the northeastern region to promote the practice of PGWM and enhance the sustainable and equitable use of local GW resources.
Posted on 21 Mar, 2015 03:56 PM

People’s Science Institute is organizing a northeast regional workshop to discuss PGWM concepts and practice with representatives of the departments of Land Resources, Forests, Agriculture, Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation, SLNAs, CGWB, members of PRIs and civil society organizations, researchers and educators

Invite to the 9th training workshop on Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM), People’s Science Institute, Dehradoon, Uttarakhand
The aim of this training workshop is to train local development workers and community based activists/organizations in the concept of PGWM.
Posted on 20 Mar, 2015 10:22 PM

People’s Science Institute is organizing its ninth 15 days training workshop on participatory groundwater management under Arghyam’s sponsorship from June 9-23, 2015 in Dehra Doon.

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