Ecology and Environment
Centre for Environment Education invites application for Project staff to work on "Nature education camps", Bangalore, apply by June 22, 2012
Posted on 06 Jun, 2012 11:03 AMContent courtesy: DevNet Jobs
Description: CEE India is an internationally acclaimed institution in the field of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). CEE, a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, works with stakeholder groups like Children, Youth, Communities and in-service professionals in urban and rural areas.
Job description:
CEE requires Project staff for our Southern Regional Cell to work on “Nature Education Camps” programme.
Himmothan Pariyojana's drinking water and sanitation (WATSAN) interventions in Uttarakhand
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 10:32 PMIn 2001, the Himmothan Pariyojana (HMP) programme was initiated to work on rural development issues in collaboration with the Government of Uttarakhand, as formalised by a 10-year MoU between the two in 2004.
WWF-India invite applications for Leader-Trees for life initiative, New Delhi, Apply by June 20, 2012
Posted on 28 May, 2012 09:41 PM
WWF-India started life as a wildlife conservation organization. It was founded in 1969 as a Charitable Public Trust, with the express objective of ensuring the conservation of the country's wildlife and wild habitats.
Description: We invite applications from motivated young individuals, with the understanding of the life and preservation of trees, their value and contribution to environment conservation.
Industries call for water conservation - Proactive disclosure on water use by industries will go a long way
Posted on 25 May, 2012 03:48 PMIndia’s rapidly growing economy is driving increased water usage across different sectors. Various estimates and projections indicate an increasing trend in water demand for agriculture, industrial and domestic uses in the coming decades.
Traditional water management systems - An overview of the Ahar-Pyne system in the South Bihar plains in India and the need for its revival - A paper from the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Posted on 23 May, 2012 04:45 PMThis paper published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge provides a brief overview of the the Ahar-Pyne system, a traditional water harvesting system still practised in the sout
Amateur weather monitoring in Kausani, Almora, Uttarakhand: A summary of David Hopkins' observations over the last two decades
Posted on 23 May, 2012 12:05 AMToday, this amateur weather station has an unbroken and reliable record of temperature and rainfall data for the area. Considering the difficulties involved in a sustained effort of this nature, this is a remarkable achievement.
Water quality of the Bhagirathi, Ganga in the Himalayan region: A study by NEERI
Posted on 19 May, 2012 05:00 PM
The Bhagirathi in its upper reaches, here seen near Dharali (Photo: Chicu Lokgariwar)
Soil health management under hill agroecosystem of North East India - A paper from the journal Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Posted on 19 May, 2012 03:33 PMThe paper published in the journal Applied and Environmental Soil Science discusses the need for a viable option for ecorestoration and maintenance of soil resources to sustain long-term soil productivity and improve food security for the region.
Water commercialization, a threat to human rights - A Gandhian prospect
Posted on 17 May, 2012 11:00 AMProviding usable water is one of the toughest challenges that most of the countries of the world are facing today. And in an era of liberalization and domination of capital centric policies commercialization of water is not a shocking step.
