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Environmental management system at Infosys headquarters, Bangalore
Posted on 24 Jul, 2012 05:44 PM“We want to give back this planet to our children in a condition better than the one in which we borrowed it from them.”
N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor, Infosys Limited
Has the revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012, released by the Ministry of Water Resources in June 2012 incorporated the public's feedback ?
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 07:45 PMOn 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released the draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.
Basic guidelines about floods: Causes, consequences, precautionary steps and some do's and dont's in urban floods
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 08:01 AMFloods are categorized into natural and artificial floods in terms of their causes. Floods are natural hydrological phenomena and occur after some meteorological events like intense or prolonged rainfall spells or unusually high coastal estuarine waters due to storm surges etc.
Fixed deposits of grain turn to gold
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 07:55 AMVillagers in one of the poorest districts in the country were caught up in a vicious cycle of starvation, debt and human bondage until the arrival of a social activist, Bidyut Mohanty, changed their lives.
Restoring groundwater in Punjab, India’s breadbasket: Finding agricultural solutions for water sustainability
Posted on 10 Jul, 2012 03:01 PMFor Indians, the very mention of the word “Punjab” conjures up visions of lush green fields, rich alluvial soils and water aplenty. Punjab has for years been the breadbasket of India, and since the “Green Revolution” of the 1960s, it has taken on an even greater role in feeding the nation.
Electronics City Industrial Association manages water needs of the nearby villages in the area
Posted on 09 Jul, 2012 08:06 PMElectronics City Industrial Association (ELCIA) was established in 1992. In 1997, the maintenance and upkeeping of Electronics City was handed over to ELCIA by the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS), which handled the responsibility previously.
A study on the issues of the inland fisheries and the policy framework governing the sector
Posted on 07 Jul, 2012 03:04 PMIssue of Commons and institutional arrangements:
Climate resilient sustainable agriculture will respond to climate and food crisis effectively
Posted on 02 Jul, 2012 04:43 PM
Analysis of trends in India’s agricultural growth - A working paper by Institute for Social and Economic Change
Posted on 30 Jun, 2012 08:19 PMThis working paper by Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) discusses the trends and patterns in agricultural growth at the national and sub-national levels in India.
"Citizens need to engage in critiquing environment impact assessments": Report of a workshop on environmental flows, organised by Himmothhan and International Rivers at Dehradun
Posted on 24 Jun, 2012 04:39 PMWhat do we see our rivers as? Are they merely conduits for water that is to be used to its fullest extent? Or are they valued and revered ecosystems? The Himmotthan Society, Dehradun and International Rivers, U.S.A., hosted a discussion a workshop on ‘Environmental Flows’ at Hotel Madhuban, Dehradun on 08 June 2012 that sought to clarify the issues around these questions.
A Primer on the What, Why and How of environmental flows, authored by Dr. Latha Anantha (River Research Centre, Kerala) and Parineeta Dandekar (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, SANDRP) and published by International Rivers, was shared with the participants. The presentations made during this workshop are presented in this article.
The legendary Jog falls are a shadow of their former self after damming (Courtesy: Dr.Latha Anantha)