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December 16, 2022
Healthy soil critical to human health and for achieving SDGs
Soil research must focus both on technology development and implementation
The ability of soils to support soil functions or services is decreasing (Image: Katrin Park/International Food Policy Research Institute)
November 25, 2022
Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India
These maps at the watershed scales have been made to not only ensure inclusion of different freshwater ecosystems, their connectivity and hydrological processes, but can also provide a spatial context for conservation decisions.
A stream at Anini, Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Roshni Arora)
November 16, 2022
Improving community resilience in ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in India
Adoption of hybrid solutions - grey and green structures appropriate for resilience building
Healthy wetland ecosystems help in reducing disaster risks and managing climate risks (Image: Pxhere)
October 30, 2022
Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam
This book by Dr. Mitul Baruah presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole. This is an excerpt from the book.
Floods are recurrent phenomena in Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)
October 6, 2022
Deteriorating landscapes and threatened ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir
Rapid urbanisation and faulty land use policies are rapidly destroying forests, grasslands and wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir, India and the ecosystem value services they provide. Can these valuable ecosystems be saved?
Deteriorating ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir, India (Image Source: tkohli at Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)
July 14, 2022
Ichamati: River of poetry is dying a slow death
The river is faced with the dual problem of flood plain encroachment and growing levels of water pollution
Illegal transverse check dams (Badhals) built on Ichamati near a village in Basirhat (Image: Prithviraj Nath @ TheWaterChronicles)
The war over blue gold
The water industry slowly shaping up, writes Tirthankar Nag.
Tirthankar Nag
Posted on 19 Sep, 2011 04:45 PM
Diamonds are expensive as they are rare, yet have very little use for our daily needs. On the other hand, fresh water which is essential to human existence is often thought of as a free or low priced commodity, mostly due to its abundance.
Green Yatra invites online volunteership and internship - Apply by January 7, 2012
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 09:58 PM

green yatra

Green Yatra is a registered non-profit trust dedicated to the protection and conservation of mother earth and it’s environment. It strives to maintain the integrity of the ecosystem for the benefit of all living creatures by introducing and adopting simple green lifestyle and eco-friendly ideas in daily lives. It is a movement for the preservation and improvement of nature, the planet, and its environment.

Clear the air on Sindhol - WIO urges Government of Odisha
Before asking public on Sindhol project, they do have a right to know the project details, demands Water Initiatives Odisha.
Water Initiatives Odisha
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 01:47 PM
  • Is the government really serious about the Project?  Water Initiatives Odisha(WIO) apprehends this to be a political game rather than a hydro power project, at least for now.
  • We urge upon the government to first clear the air on the project design and other related issues before moving any further.
  • The project is uncalled for without making a comprehensive analysis of water and energy scenario of the state; and if it displaces people and submerges agriculture land and forests

"Meeting urban water challenges is matter of political will and priorities, not about technical solutions"
A brief report by Parineeta Dandekar on the World Water Week 2011 in Stockholm.
Parineeta Dandekar
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 08:55 AM

Guest post by: Parineeta Dandekar

This year's World Water Week in Stockholm explored water and sanitation challenges faced by urban areas as well as the water, sanitation and equity challenges posed by urban areas. We take a look at some of the presentations and discussions that took place, especially with reference to India and South Asia.

 
"It would be wise to look at the world from a water lens than a CO2 lens"- Prof. Malin Falkenmark (Photo: Parineeta Dandekar)
"It would be wise to look at the world from a water lens than a CO2 lens"- Prof. Malin Falkenmark (Photo: Parineeta Dandekar)

Disaster management in India – A report by Ministry of Home Affairs
This report by the Ministry of Home Affairs on disaster management in India is the outcome of an in-house compilation and analysis of information relating to disasters and their management.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Posted on 09 Sep, 2011 05:28 PM

The perception about disaster and its management has undergone a change following the enactment of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The definition of disaster is now all encompassing, which includes not only the events emanating from natural and man-made causes, but even those events which are caused by accident or negligence.
Basanti and the Kosi: How one woman revitalized a watershed in Uttarakhand
Chicu writes about the river and a woman's tireless effort to protect it.
chicu
Posted on 07 Sep, 2011 03:22 PM

Guest post by: Chicu
CEPF-ATREE Western Ghats Program invites applications for the position of Research Assistants, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Posted on 07 Sep, 2011 02:04 PM

CEPF 

ATREE

Founded in 2000, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a global leader in enabling civil society to participate in and benefit from conserving some of the world’s most critical ecosystems. It provides grants for nongovernmental and private sector organizations to help protect biodiversity hotspots and earth’s most biologically rich yet threatened areas.

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment's (ATREE) mission is to promote socially just environmental conservation and sustainable development by generating rigorous interdisciplinary knowledge that engages actively with academia, policy makers, practitioners, activists, students and wider public audiences. 

WASH Institute invites applications for PG Diploma in Environmental Sanitation Science at Kodaikanal – Apply by September 2011
Posted on 06 Sep, 2011 01:19 PM

WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Institute, Kodaikanal is a non-profit training and development organization dedicated to providing practical solution to a wide range of water, sanitation, hygiene and environmental issues across South Asia. It is one of the few institutes in India offering both formal and non formal courses in water and sanitation throughout the year. It has launched two formal courses which are job oriented. The formal courses are affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. 

Forecasting agricultural output using space, agrometeorology and land based observations
Proceedings of the annual review meeting by India Meteorological Department in August 2011 at Pune -
India Meteorological Department
Posted on 03 Sep, 2011 06:29 PM

This document presents the proceedings of the annual review meeting by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on “Forecasting Agricultural Output Using Space, Agrometeorology and Land Based Observations” (FASAL) organized at YASHADA, Pune during 1-2 August 2011.

Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth – An approach to the twelfth five year plan – Draft report by Planning Commission
Water and environmental issues are also critical to sustained and high quality urbanization, the report says.
Planning Commission
Posted on 03 Sep, 2011 09:28 AM

This draft report by the Planning Commission, which presents an approach to the twelfth five year plan among other things outlines some of the challenges related to agriculture, natural resources management and water resources management.
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