Governance
Vacancies for various posts, Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP), Government of Uttarakhand
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 04:09 PMTo view more on the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), click here.
For details on the various vacancies open, click here.
The press advertisemnet for the openings and the application form can be downloaded from below.
Applications invited for 'Community Action Grants', RBC Blue Water Project
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:40 PMFor further information on the RBC Blue Water Project, click here.
Request for Proposal ' Survey of GSF Programme Outcomes in India', Global Sanitation Fund
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:14 PMFor details on the Global Sanitation Fund, India, click here.
You may view details of the request here.
Please see attachment below for details on the Request for Proposal.
Applications invited for 'International Climate Protection Fellowships', Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
Posted on 30 Nov, 2013 06:33 PMFor more information on the foundation, please click here.
To view further details on the fellowship offered, click here.
Registrations open for a course on 'Heritage Understanding', Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi, January 8-10, 2014
Posted on 30 Nov, 2013 10:11 AMFor more information on the organisers, Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), please click here.
To view further details on the course offered, click here.
To register for the same, download the form from below.
Call for papers ' Aquatech India Conference, 2014', Aquatech, May 6-8, 2014
Posted on 28 Nov, 2013 08:27 AMFor more information on Aquatech India, please click here.
To view further details on the abstracts to be submitted, click here.
Don't have toilet, can't contest polls
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:43 PMDon't have toilet, can't contest polls
Floods need not equate disasters
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 11:19 AMEvery year, we have about 76 disasters in the Himalayas, some 36,000 people are killed and over a million affected by disasters. The loss of life and damage does not need to occur. How people manage the situation can relieve the situation much better.
About a third of these disasters are from floods. In the Himalaya, there are two broad kinds of flooding:
Money alone won't do for the mountain states
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 11:14 AMCan we really address the special needs of mountain states by allocating them more money? Isn't it essential that we leave the 'one size fits all' approach and recognise the exclusive challenges and opportunities which mountain farmers face as compared to farmers in the plains?