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Taking action in India on downstream impact of dams - Report of the workshop held by International Rivers and Save Western Ghats Movement at Jog Falls, Karnataka in May 2011
India is on a large-dam building spree, with more than 5,100 large dams already blocking almost all of its important rivers, and more to come.
Parineeta Dandekar
Samir Mehta
Posted on 14 Jun, 2011 05:17 PM


Jog falls in Western GhatsJog falls in Western Ghats

 These dams have had a profound negative impact on communities and ecology upstream and downstream. While promised benefits of these dams (irrigation, hydro-power or flood control) have been overstated, numerous interrelated and complex negative impacts have simply not been studied or documented. Nonetheless, communities and ecosystems continue paying huge prices of these impacts.

The annual young environmental scientist award for school children, Industrial Waste Management Association, 16th – 17th September, 2011, Chennai
Posted on 14 Jun, 2011 03:41 PM

The annual young environmental scientistOrganizer: Industrial Waste Management Association (IWMA)

Venue: Chennai

Topics:

  • Junior level (class VIII to X )
    • Recycling/Reuse of materials/waste products
    • Rain water harvesting
    • Methods to manage domestic garbage – starting from home
    • Water conservation
Workshop for citizen journalists from central tribal region, CGNet, 20th - 25th June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 03:24 PM

CGNet

Organizer: CGNet

Venue: Rajghat, New Delhi

Description:

CGNet is pleased to announce that Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi has agreed to help organize a week long workshop for citizen journalists from Central Tribal India.

‘A Scientists-People Partnership’ - National conference on science of climate change and earth’s sustainability: Issues and challenges, The Society of Earth Scientists, 12th – 14th September, 2011, Lucknow
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 03:18 PM

The Society of Earth Scientists

Organizer: The Society of Earth Scientists

Venue: Lucknow

Topics:

  • Science of earth’s climate system and related process
  • Human impacts and natural resource management
  • Sustainable agricultural productivity, energy management
‘Public spending and its effectiveness: Selected studies from Karnataka’ - One day seminar on health, education, water and local self-government, CBPS, 25th June, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 02:09 PM

Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS)Organizer: Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS)

Venue: White House, The Hotel Capitol, Raj bhavan Road, Bangalore

Topics:

  • Health
  • Education
  • Drinking water
  • Decentralisation
"Grassroots Comics: A Tool for Democracy" An exhibition of wall poster comics, World Comics India, 11th - 17th June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 10 Jun, 2011 03:02 PM

Content courtesy: The Hindu

World Comics NetworkOrganizer: World Comics India

Venue: Art Gallery (Annexe Building), India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

Samuchit lifestyle workshop-'Turn a green leaf in your life', Samuchit Enviro-Tech, 18th June, 2011, Pune
Posted on 08 Jun, 2011 05:27 PM

Samuchit Enviro-Tech Private Limited (SET)

Organizers:

  • Samuchit Enviro-Tech Private Limited (SET)
  • Petroleum Conservation Research Association

Venue: Samuchit Envirotech, 6, Ekta Park Co-operative Society, Law College Road Behind Nirmitee Showroom, Pune

YGL conference on Indo-Pak cooperation - ‘Climate change and disaster risk reduction: Managing risks, creating benefits’, Young Global Leaders, 8th – 9th July, 2011, Lahore
Posted on 08 Jun, 2011 04:32 PM

An Initiative of the forum of Young Global Leaders

Organizer: Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum

Venue:  Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan

Topics:

  • Current best practice in climate change, natural resources and disaster management - Pakistani and Indian context
Press conference and meeting on: Power sector – land acquisition, environmental & human rights perspectives, National Alliance of People’s Movements, 11th June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 08 Jun, 2011 03:09 PM

National Alliance of People’s MovementsOrganizers:

  • National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)
  • Socialist Front
  • Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Sangam
  • Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF)
Report of the workshop on High resolution cartosat satellite data
This workshop detailed the monitoring of irrigation infrastructure and potential creation held on 9th and 10th May 2011 at NRSC, Hyderabad
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
Posted on 04 Jun, 2011 01:01 PM


Introduction

Irrigation development is essential to ensure water and food security on a sustainable basis. Large scale development of irrigation infrastructure is the key to achieve these objectives. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Program (AIBP) was launched by Government of India during 1996-97 to provide financial assistance to State Governments with the aim of speeding up the implementation of on-going irrigation / multi-purpose water resources projects. Monitoring of the projects covered under the AIBP is periodically done by the Central Water Commission / Ministry of Water Resources with the help of its regional offices situated all over the country. In the absence of real time maps during construction, the conventional monitoring is done through discussions with field authorities and random field checks. The monitoring reports with non-spatial information generally lack in the synoptic view of the critical gaps and the quantitative progress achieved in irrigation potential creation.

The availability of data from Cartosat - 1 and Cartosat - 2 high resolution satellites has enhanced the scope of infrastructure mapping and monitoring. This data has immense potential for assessment of progress of Irrigation works and closer visualization of spatial irrigation network.

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