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Agritech interventions-harbingers of prosperity- A document by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2010)
Posted on 10 Aug, 2012 08:42 PMThis document by Indian Council of Agricultural Research contains the impact of inspiring interventions in agriculture and its allied sectors.
A workshop on the impacts of Mini Hydel Projects (MHPs) on ecology and people in Karnataka organised by Prakruti, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) and Save Western Ghats Movement
Posted on 10 Aug, 2012 12:22 PMOn the 4th and 5th of August 2012, Civil Society Organisations Prakruti, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) and Save Western Ghats Movement organised a two day workshop on Impacts of Mini Hydel Projects (MHPs) on Communities and Ecology in Karnataka, with a main objective to give voice to the numerous unrecorded impacts a
Minutes of the first meeting of sectoral innovation council, held on 5th July 2012 at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi- A document by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Posted on 09 Aug, 2012 07:48 PMThis document by Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation is on the minutes of the first meeting of sectoral innovation council. It sheds light on the need for innovation in rural water sector.
World Handloom Day August 7, 2012: Promotion of handloom sector should be accompanied by advocacy of environmental conservation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2012 10:35 AMOn August 7th, many groups all over the world need to come together and participate in a "World Handloom Day" in their respective countries and states to celebrate the sustenance of handloom-based textile production and asking Governments to be more responsible to the people dependent on such livelihoods. In Asian Countries, where handloom production is a major econom
Current status of the 2012 monsoon - Press release by the Indian Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Posted on 07 Aug, 2012 06:25 PMThis document is a press release by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). It sheds light on the current status of monsoon 2012 and forecast for next one week. It purpose of the document, is to give a detailed description of monsoon condition in the country.
Minutes of video conference with principal investigators of R&D projects funded by Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (GoI), held on 20.4.2012 in conference hall (12th floor), Paryavaran bhavan, New Delhi- A document by Drinking Water Supply
Posted on 07 Aug, 2012 04:42 PMThis document by Department of Drinking Water Supply, is on the minutes of the video conference with principal investigators of Research and Development projects funded by Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (GoI) that was held on 20.4.2012 in Delhi.
Biogas technology - Applications and benefits
Posted on 06 Aug, 2012 04:29 PMBiogas typically describes a gas created through the biological introduction to organic matter even without the oxygen. Organic waste for example dead plant and animal material, animal feces, and kitchen waste can become a gaseous fuel known as biogas. Biogas arises from biogenic material and is a kind of bio fuel.
Rainwater harvesting intervention in Chured-Dhar village in Uttarakhand
Posted on 06 Aug, 2012 12:43 PMMore erratic and extreme rainfall events leading to longer dry periods sometimes and high water availability at other times in the hilly region of Uttarakhand. Owing to the longer dry periods, available water sources are no longer sufficient, and groundwater levels drop even further, resulting in longer distances to fetch drinking water.
Living rivers, dying rivers: River Godavari
Posted on 04 Aug, 2012 08:52 AMThe lecture dealt with 'Perceptions of a river, life and the idea of floods in politics and commerce', with the metaphor of control over rivers dating back to the times of Sir Arthur Cotton, who built the Dowlaiswaram anicut on the Godavari in 1863.