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November 6, 2022
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
October 22, 2022
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh
MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
October 14, 2022
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Arthan organizes a fireside chat to highlight the need for more data talent for social impact
There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)
September 9, 2022
Creating jobs while managing air quality
Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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)
July 10, 2022
Slow onset climate-induced disasters leaving migrants at greater risk of human trafficking
People in India fleeing disasters like drought more likely to have experienced trafficking or modern slavery than those fleeing floods or cyclones
The country's climate change assessment suggests things are only going to get worse (Image: Saurav Karmakar, India Water Portal Flickr)
Applications invited for 'Research Fellows', Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat
An institute that delivers need based technological achievements in forests science leading towards conservation, protection, restoration and management of forest resources.
Posted on 02 Nov, 2013 02:07 PM

For further information on the Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), please click here.

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Applications invited for the post of 'Senior Social Scientist', The World Bank, New Delhi
An opening with the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), an international partnership to help the poor gain sustained access to water supply and sanitation services.
Posted on 02 Nov, 2013 01:49 PM

For more information on the organisation, The World Bank, please click here.
Vacancies for the posts of 'Scientist & others', Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun
Opportunities in an autonomous research organization that undertakes advance level of research in all aspects of geology and geodynamics of the Himalayas.
Posted on 02 Nov, 2013 01:30 PM

For more information on the organisation, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, please click here.

Details of the various vacancies may be viewed here.

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Applications invited for 'Global Water Forum Emerging Scholars Award', Global Water Forum
An opportunity for scholars & practitioners working in water-related fields to publish a short article presenting their research, projects, or opinions to a global audience.
Posted on 02 Nov, 2013 08:52 AM

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Have zones for renewable energy: MNRE
Policy Matters this week: MNRE devises zones for renewable energy production, Orissa bans fishing for Olive Ridley turtles' nesting and India and China sign agreement on trans-border rivers.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:55 AM

Ministry recommends dividing the country into renewable energy zones
Wind energy in go green zone Source: Wikipedia
Sikkim villagers revive lake dry for 25 years
News this week: Sikkim villagers revive lake, power production from Kudankulam nuclear plant begins and solar micro-grid project to come up in Bihar.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:42 AM

Sikkim village revives lake that lay dry for 25 years
Lake revival in Namthang Source: PIB
Vacancy for the post of 'Communications Associate', International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal
A project position to support effective communication within the SERVIR-Himalaya Initiative.
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 08:14 AM

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Applications invited for the post of 'Small Grants Officer', International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),Kathmandu, Nepal
The Small Grant Officer is expected to assist with the management and administration of a small grant programme in close coordination with the SERVIR Demand team.
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 08:01 AM

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Vacancy for the post of 'Faculty Member, Prakriti Karyashala', Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Karnataka
An opportunity to work with an organisation committed to strengthening, reviving or restoring, the process of ecological succession and the conservation of resources.
Posted on 31 Oct, 2013 03:17 PM

For more information on the organisation, Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), please click here.

Further details of the vacancy may be viewed here.
Applications invited for the post of 'Project Manager', SEEDS, Odisha
A non-profit voluntary organisation that is engaged in rebuilding Uttarakhand by constructing schools damaged in floods.
Posted on 31 Oct, 2013 02:47 PM

 For details on the organisation SEEDS, please click here. 

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