Governance
Invite to the 'Go Green Photo Fest, 2014', ExcelEdge India, Hyderabad
Posted on 04 Dec, 2013 12:57 PMOrganisers
Objectives of the Fest
Vacancy for the post of 'Researcher', Centre for Environment and Food Security, Delhi
Posted on 03 Dec, 2013 10:17 AMOrganiser
Centre for Environment and Food Security
Job description
To carry out documentation and research on the best practices of the NREGS adopted and implemented in Andhra Pradesh (AP ) through following components:
Vacancies for the posts of 'Project Associate, Assistant & Manager', UNDP, New Delhi
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 12:50 PMFor more information on the UNDP, click here.
Request for Proposal for '“Identification, profiling & livelihood mapping of manual scavengers among high prevalence states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Gujarat', UNDP
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 12:03 PMFor more information on the UNDP, click here.
For further details on the proposal, click here or download it from below.
Invite to an International Conference on the 'Role of civil society in disaster management', Samutthan Foundation, India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 11:32 AMFor more information on the organisers, please click here.
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Invite to the 'CII Water Conclave 2013', Confederation of Indian Industry, Mumbai
Posted on 02 Dec, 2013 10:26 AMFor details on the organisers, please click here.
Are there greener pastures for pastoralists?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:34 PMPastoralist communities are those that depend primarily on livestock (domesticated animals in an agricultural setting) for their living. India has the world’s highest livestock population with 440 million livestock heads distributed over 100 million households (1) but in recent years, pastoralists have been facing threats to their way of life.
Small MP village inspires neighbours
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:31 PMThe 200 odd residents of Didakhedi, a sleepy village just 13 kms from Sehore town in Madhya Pradesh, never had adequate water. Two decades ago, most of the farming in the village was done during the monsoons. The village had no electricity and a lone diesel pump operated the shallow dug wells to irrigate some lands during the winter.
Development or displacement?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:30 PMSukal Singh is 50 years old and is the only earning person of his five-member family. Suresh Barman works as a labourer supporting a 13-member family. Bhagirat and Gorelal Bhavedi are rickshaw-pullers supporting a 7-member family each.
Think like a forest
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:28 PMHimalayan forests span a two-and-a-half thousand kilometer stretch and have a wide range of climates; they are beset by problems that need innovative solutions. Rajesh Thadani discussed these problems and possible solutions at the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organised in Kohima, September 2013.
Forest cover is declining