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Invitation for National Conference ' Piped water supply and sewerage systems', Institution of Public Health Engineers, New Delhi

A national conference on the subject of water supply and sewerage systems with focus on pipe materials, construction techniques, life cycle costs and related aspects.

Posted on 30 Dec, 2013 04:18 PM OrganisersDelhi Regional Centre of the Institution of Public Health Engineers, India Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi Themes of the sessions • National strategy and policy framework for water supply and sanitation in urban and rural areas. • Approaches for project formulation. • Pipes of different materials – metallic, plastic, cement, dual wall and their specifi

Environment Minister Moily takes controversial decisions

Policy Matters this week: Moily takes controversial decisions on the Western Ghats, UP declares eco-sensitive zone around sanctuaries and the UN appreciates Odisha's disaster management efforts.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 29 Dec, 2013 06:54 PM

New Environment Minister brings in new polices

Environment Minister Moily (Source: Livenewz)

How do rural India's toilets measure up?

The Total Sanitation Campaign now called the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is the country's flagship programme for improving rural sanitation, with a spend of Rs. 7000 crore every year. How is it faring?

Accountability Initiative

Arghyam

Posted on 28 Dec, 2013 12:21 AM

India's rural sanitation programme- Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was started in 1999, with a goal of eradicating open defecation. Renamed to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in April 2012, the focus and approach of this programme was supposed to undergo a paradigm shift.

Toilets constructed under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

Applications invited for 'sandwich' PhD position on 'Climate Policy, Conflicts and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia', SaciWATERs

Applications are for candidates from Bangladesh, India, or Nepal, willing to do field research primarily in their own country.

Posted on 24 Dec, 2013 05:57 PM

For more information on SaciWATERs, please click here.

To apply for the same, click here.

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Coca Cola plant in UP lowers groundwater level

Policy matters this week: Coca Cola plant in Mehdiganj lowers groundwater level, Haryana plans water misuse bill and Punjab makes water recycling compulsory for water consuming industries.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 08:41 PM

Coca Cola plant in Mehdiganj lowers groundwater level

1 dam, 2 projects, many fools?

Two different hydroelectric projects on a single dam built on the Nethravathi hide under the guise of a mini-hydel project and blatantly flout green norms. Is this another scam?

Parineeta Dandekar

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 05:49 PM

I was looking for Greenko’s 24.75 MW Perla Mini Hydel Project at Perla village near Bantwal, Mangalore. One would think that you wouldn't really have to search for a hydel project site given its size and scale but the villagers at Perla were puzzled when I asked them to take me there as the Project Design Document had noted the project location as Perla village.

AMR dam across Netravathi (Source: Jerry Pinto)

Batting for the environment

Jaideep Hardikar, recipient of 2013 Prem Bhatia Award for excellence in environmental reporting, talks about his journey and how failure pushed him to take the road less traveled.

Makarand Purohit

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 04:46 PM

By his own account, Jaideep Hardikar, is simply a chronicler of the times around him. His foray into writing and reporting was neither easy nor his first choice. Like many children of his time, he dreamt of being a cricketer but stumbled into journalism and in it, found his true calling.

Jaideep Hardikar, 2013 Prem Bhatia Award recipient

Digital tools as a catalyst for change

The Manthan Award 2013, commemorated NGOs who used Information & Communications Technology (ICT) tools to deliver their stories to a wider audience.

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 04:39 PM

Can a mobile or an internet connection improve the visibility and prospects of an organization? Will it help create exposure and result in further outreach?