Ecology and Environment
Groundwater management in a coastal aquifer in Krishna River Delta – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 10 May, 2011 08:03 AMGroundwater conditions in the multi-aquifer system in the delta, were studied through an integrated approach using hydrochemical, hydrogeological and isotopic techniques. This study was taken up because of the reported seawater intrusion into the groundwater system of this agriculturally rich region.
Sunderbans - A climate adaptation report by World Wildlife Fund India
Posted on 09 May, 2011 09:23 PM
Beginning in 2005, WWF-India has conducted dozens of personal interviews to record how climate change impacts people's lives here and now. These perceptions demanded that s
Ministry of Environment and Forests invites nominations for Indira Priyadarshini Vrikhshamitra Awards for the year 2011
Posted on 09 May, 2011 09:36 AM
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of India's environmental and forestry policies and programmes.
Nominations are invited for Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra (IPVM) Awards for the years 2011 from individuals and institutions that have done pioneering and exemplary work in the field of afforestation and wasteland development. Awards will be given to persons/institutions in seven categories that are listed below:
Polavaram fraud - The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forest land - Article from Down To Earth
Posted on 06 May, 2011 08:33 PMMost of the people threatened to be displaced cannot be relocated until their rights over forestland are recognized under the Forest Rights Act. How did the Andhra Pradesh government meet this immense challenge? It quietly told the Union environment and forests ministry that all claims have been settled.
The ministry gave forest clearance to the project last year. Now over 50 villages have written to the ministry, saying their forest rights have not been settled. Richard Mahapatra visited the villages and found the state had indeed lied.
Following similar complaints, the ministry had scrapped Vedanta’s proposal to mine Niyamgiri hills and withheld forest clearance to the POSCO steel plant in Odisha. Will it apply the same yardstick to Polavaram?
Residents of Teladibbalu did not know they had forest rights. The village is in the dam’s submergence zone and accessible only by boat. (Photo: G Srinivas).
Environment Policy - Department of Environment, Government of Kerala (2007)
Posted on 03 May, 2011 09:42 PMThis policy document by the Department of Environment, Government of Kerala highlights the need for conservation of natural resources in the state of Kerala, in the context of increasing exploitation of resources and deterioration of the environment in the state.
The policy aims at mainstreaming environmental concerns in all the developmental activities and argues that the most secure basis for conservation is to ensure that people dependent on resources obtain better livelihoods from conservation, rather than degradation of resources.
The Gharial - Our river guardian - A factsheet prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
Posted on 28 Apr, 2011 04:35 PMIt was found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Bhutan, but is now extinct in these countries. Today, it is seen in a few places in Nepal. In India the major population of Gharials is found in the Girwa and Chambal rivers. It faces many threats to its survival which include fishing, linking of rivers, large irrigation canals etc.
India's forests and REDD+ - A factsheet prepared by Ministry of Environment and Forests
Posted on 28 Apr, 2011 04:29 PMThe benefits of working with REDD and the need and benefits of getting more ambitious by accepting REDD+, which is about finding financial value for carbon stored in standing forests which therefore incentivises the positive elements of conservation is also elaborated here.
SPACE is looking for Programme Officer–Natural Resource Management, at Bhiwadi Dist.–Alwar, Rajasthan – Apply by 30th April 2011
Posted on 28 Apr, 2011 01:23 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Society for Promotion and Conservation of Environment (SPACE), a Chandigarh based professional group having competence and expertise in natural resource management, is one of the partner organization in this project to carry out the task of impact assessment of the project activities. Under the project, SPACE is looking for a Programme Officer - NRM to handle the day-to-day impact assessment activities in the project villages.
A structure for environment governance: A perspective on proposed National Environmental Protection Agency – A commentary in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 27 Apr, 2011 07:46 PMThis report on a round table held in November 2009 by a cross section of activists, policy analysts and academics deals with a move by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to restructure the environmental governance structure of the country through the proposed National Environmental Protection Agency.
Wagatech Pvt. Ltd. is looking for Technical cum Sales & Marketing executives
Posted on 27 Apr, 2011 01:58 PMWagatech offers creative solutions for Water and Gas industry. With its innovative leakage detection systems it facilitates conservation of vital resources like Water and Gas. Wagatech with its strategic partnership with vonRoll hydro, Switzerland shall bring in its global expertise and rich experience of managing most diverse utility networks on the planet to Indian subcontinent. Wagatech focuses on assisting municipal bodies, utility service providers as well as water distributing companies to plan, design and implement modern technologies and infrastructure, reduce transit losses in their distribution infrastructure and avoid possible damage to the public and private property due to leakages.