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Call for poster abstracts for workshop on 'Indo-UK Perspective on Water Quality: Threats, Technologies & Options', Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

The workshop aims at facilitating research collaborations between academia and industry to understand and develop cutting-edge and affordable technologies for improving water quality.

Posted on 25 Jul, 2013 02:19 PM

Organisers

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Royal Society of Chemistry

About the workshop

Shanty City: Mumbai

Resettlement of slum dwellers isn't always the answer to their problems. Dr. Sapna Doshi, a researcher from the USA, presents her findings on the development of slums across Mumbai.

Hamsa Iyer

Posted on 17 Jul, 2013 10:16 AM

Cities and slums coexist in India. Some view these slums as shanties that destroy the image of a world class city while others view them as informal groups that support the city for its needs.

Sacchidanand Bharti - in his own words

The environmental conservation efforts in Ufrenkhal have been written about for nearly three decades but always by others. Here is the story in the protagonist's own words.

Chicu Lokgariwar

Sacchidanand Bharti

Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 07:12 PM

Reams have been written about Sacchidanand Bharti, of Ufrenkhal fame and his work on afforestation and water conservation. However, very rarely does he speak about his own efforts and experiences.

Sacchidanand Bharti in the Ufrenkhal forest

Training programme on Sustainable Community Based Sanitation,Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore

A programme that aims to provide knowledge and skills to NGOs and social facilitators to coordinate various social and technical interventions

Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 02:13 PM

Organiser details

Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

Venue

Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS)
Survey # 205, Kommagaffa Road
Bandemath,Kengeri Satellite Town
Bangalore

Objective of the conference

Invite to a book release 'Ecological and Environmental reporting in India- A handbook for media,NGOs and people', Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai

A handbook by Santosh Shintre, an active environmental journalist

Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 01:14 PM

Organisers

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)

Venue

BNHS, Hornbill House,
Dr Salik Ali Chowk
Shahid Bhagt Singh Marg
Mumbai-1

About the book

Extreme weather warning!

Climate change is manifesting itself through modified rainfall patterns, extreme events and temperature fluctuations. What effect will these have on water, sanitation and health in India?

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 11 Jul, 2013 04:04 PM

We sat in a plush climate-controlled room and deliberated climate change as the outside world collapsed around us..

Invite to the ‘India Water Forum (IWF 2013)', The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi

A deliberation on the various aspects of water use efficiency to develop a consensual understanding on the water use management

Posted on 08 Jul, 2013 05:09 PM

Organisers

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

About the conference

National Workshop on “Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage”, Society for Development Alternatives (DA), New Delhi

A workshop to promote household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) methods as an interim measure till the time people can have access to safe drinking water 24*7

Posted on 07 Jul, 2013 04:18 PM

Organisers

Society for Development Alternatives

Venue

Qutab Institutional Area, Pranthas

About the workshop

Call for abstracts, International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM - 2014), CWRDM, Kozhikode, Kerala

IWRM is the process of supporting the synchronized development and management of water, land and related natural resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare

Posted on 04 Jul, 2013 12:11 PM

Organisers

Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)

Venue

Kozikhode, Kerala

About the symposium

The Himalayan states - are they India's crown jewels or distant cousins?

People in India revere the Himalayas but most may not know much about its people. A common platform to highlight issues that the mountain peoples face is the need of the hour.

Chicu Lokgariwar

Pushkin Phartiyal

Posted on 04 Jul, 2013 10:25 AM

Left, right, up, down...bump, bump, bump! That was me… being thrown about on all sides of the jeep that I was in. No, I wasn’t off-roading! I was on an investigative mission to Pinrow, a village in Nainital district, Uttarakhand from my home. I was investigating the impact of the state government's push for 100% of child births to happen in the hospitals.

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