Ecology and Environment
Karnataka's water resources: Excerpts from the Karnataka State of the Environment Report
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 02:48 PMIt deals with the (a) inequities in sectoral distribution and inadequacy in availability of water (b) inefficiency in use of water in domestic and agricultural sector (c) depleting ground water resource (d) inadequate treatment of watersheds (e) deteriorating surface and groundwater quality (f) degradation of traditional and community owned tanks and (g) siltation in river basins and command a
APFEJ: Invites nominations for international green pen awards
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 07:04 AMImage & Content Courtesy: Sri Lanka Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum (SLEJF)
The Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists(APFEJ) invites nominations for INTERNATIONAL GREEN PEN AWARDS.
The International Green Pen Award is presented each year at the APFEJ Annual World Congress for environmental journalists who have made a significant contribution in promoting environmental journalism.
The last date for receipt of nominations is August 31, 2009 Entries (including photocopies) must be submitted in the surface mail by August 31,2009 and sent to: Dharman Wickremaratne, Director, Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists(APFEJ), P.O.Box 26, 434/3 Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. E-mail: ejournalists@gmail.com.
The website of the ENVIS Center for Kerala
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:01 PMThe website of the ENVIS Center for Kerala:
Click here
It has a Status of the Environment report:
Click here
There is also a report on water-related diseases:
Preparation of guidelines for drinking water protection in Abadasa taluka in Kutch district of Gujarat
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 01:07 PMThe report prepared by Arid Communities and Technologies (ACT) Kutch, Gujarat on behalf of Sahajeevan Trust aims to prepare a guideline for groundwater legislation to protect drinking water sources in the taluka.
Modelling saline water intrusion in Bardez taluk of Goa
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 10:14 AMThis papers models the saline water intrusion in the Bardez taluk of Goa.
The study is replete with hydrogeological maps and data. These include topographic contours, soil, landuse, rainfall, geology, location of observation wells etc.
The Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 03:11 PMThe Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site.
Chapter on water resources from the Chhattisgarh State of the Environment Report
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 02:14 PMThe chapter on Water Resources from the Chhatisgarh State of the Environment Report, 2004 begins with a discussion of the problems in the State like (a) limited irrigation potential created (b) unbalanced irrigable land to cultivable land ratio in districts (c) low budget for maintenance of created irrigation facilities and (d) over-dependence on paddy cultivation.
Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment: A report from ENVIS
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:00 PMThe Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment Report is available at the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) cell of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) here.
Rapid assessment of the flood situation at Tilak Tajpur Panchayat in Sitamarhi, Bihar
Posted on 04 Aug, 2009 09:30 AMQueries, request for information & additional clarifications can be sought via the comments section.
Download here: Rapid assessment report - Tilak Tajpur Panchayat
Vacancy: CSE needs programme coordinators/ senior researchers
Posted on 30 Jul, 2009 11:43 AMForwarded to the Portal by: WES-Net India Desk Image & Content Courtesy: CSE
CSE needs programme coordinators/senior researchers. To research, write, advocate and coordinate activities for environmental change
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an established policy research institution based in New Delhi, is expanding its work on aspects of industrial pollution, domestic sewage, water management, green urbanization. We need colleagues with knowledge of environmental issues or pollution science or engineering or journalism combined with passion and commitment. Our teams are small but focused on the need to bring policy and practice change. So you will have to work in a collegiate environment and under pressure of deadlines.