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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)
Revival of swadeshi, vedic and traditional wisdom of water - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper highlights various ancient Indian texts which mention various ways to find, conserve, purify and harvest water.
DD Ozha
VN Mathur
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:36 AM

To highlight the value placed on water and to describe water supply systems, the authors quote from the Chandogyo-Upanishad, Yajurveda and other ancient Indian texts.

Idol immersion activities and their management in water bodies in India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper discusses the programme that was initiated to shift the venue of immersion of Hindu idols in the city of Bhopal.
Anirudhe Mukharjee
Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 11:07 PM

This paper begins with an analysis of the rationale for idol immersion in Hinduism. Some of the reasons given by the author include water being able to disintegrate idols, the idea of purity of water etc.
State of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries – An article from the Public Library of Science
This article in the Public Library of Science deals with the state of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries.
B S Ingole
K Venkataraman
LokaBharathi
M V M Wafar
S A Khan
Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 08:14 PM

The Indian Ocean extends over 30 per cent of the global ocean area and is rimmed by 36 littoral and 11 hinterland nations sustaining about 30 per cent of the world’s population. The landlocked character of the ocean along its northern boundary and the resultant seasonally reversing wind and sea surface circulation patterns are features unique to the Indian Ocean.
Non-compliance of dam agencies in construction of hydro-electric projects in Himachal Pradesh - A photo-essay by SANDRP
This photo essay by SANDRP shows the violations of environment norms by 4 large Hydro-electric projects in Himachal Pradesh, regarding muck disposal and freshwater flows in rivers.
Himanshu Thakkar
Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 03:02 PM

 

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State Forest Policy of Jammu and Kashmir (2010)
The State is richly endowed with diverse forest resources which play an important role in preserving the fragile ecosystem of the region and also serve as catchments for important Himalayan rivers.
Forest Department (Government of Jammu and Kashmir)
Posted on 12 Feb, 2011 08:33 PM

In the backdrop of the essential need for maintaining a healthy forest resource, the valid concern for its continued depletion and degradation, and, being aware of the close association between people and forests, the Forest Department (Government of Jammu and Kashmir), has recently adopted a Forest Policy.

Coastal Regulation Zone (2011) Notification, Island Protection Zone (2011) Notification and Traditional Coastal and Marine Fisherfolk (Protection of Rights) Act (2009) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
For the first time an Island Protection Zone Notification (2011) is being notified and published covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
Posted on 11 Feb, 2011 09:22 PM

The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 has been replaced recently in January 2011 by the latest CRZ notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune is looking for Research Associates/Assistants
Posted on 11 Feb, 2011 02:46 PM

SOPPECOMSociety for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune is looking for two Research Associates/Assistants for its work on water conflicts and right to water and sanitation as part of the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India.

Qualifications:

  • M. Phil./Post Graduate degree in a relevant discipline
  • Two to three years of research or work experience preferred
Watershed prioritisation atlas for Maharashtra
A resource database by MRSAC on 1:2,50,000 scale using GIS technique
Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC)
Water Conservation Department (Government of Maharashtra)
Posted on 09 Feb, 2011 07:34 AM

This document by the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC) presents the “Atlas on Watershed Prioritisation” using resources database on 1:2,50,000 scale adopting a
Agenda for Survival - A month long course on environment and development issues, Centre for Science and Environment, 1st - 30th June, 2011, Anil Agarwal Green College, New Delhi
Posted on 05 Feb, 2011 02:03 PM

Agenda for survivalOrganizer: Centre for Science and Environment(CSE)

Venue: Anil Agarwal Green College, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi

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Common concerns - Latha Jishnu reports on the IASC in Down to Earth
As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources
Latha Jishnu
Posted on 04 Feb, 2011 04:53 PM


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