Governance
News updates - 15th October, 2009
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 02:23 PMPicture from https://www.thehindu.com : (https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/14/images/2009101451490301.jpg) , drinking water being supplied by tanker in Bellary district
No fresh flood threat:
https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101353490400.htm
Several articles cover the post-mortem of the floods, triggered by CWC statements that their warning to the government of AP was ignored
PIL filed alleging negligence on the part of AP government
Rosaiah reacts:
https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/14/stories/2009101450460100.htm
https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101359070300.htm
Young Climate Savers programme:Teacher's manual on climate change and energy
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 01:52 PMIn realizing this vision, WWF-India has partnered with Tetra Pak in designing the Young Climate Savers programme, aimed at imparting education on climate change in 200 schools across 10 cities in India through teacher training workshops and mainstreaming climate issues in the academic curriculum.
Jal Bhagirathi Foundation looking for a Project Manager
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 12:58 PMJBF is selecting a team of Development Professionals having administrative and project management skills in direct implementation of grass root projects with specialization in Water, Environment or NRM for a very large multi-donor project supported by UNDP.
Proceedings of the consultation on Emerging Water Regulatory Frameworks and Related Reforms in Water Governance in Karnataka
Posted on 13 Oct, 2009 11:56 AMThe proceedings of the Consultation on “Emerging Water Regulatory Frameworks and Related Reforms in Water Governance in Karnataka” that was held on 02 September 2009 at Bangalore. Please do send us your comments.
In continuation with our efforts within Karnataka we have taken up two initiatives:
- Review of the ongoing reform processes in Urban Water Governance, with a special focus on the establishment of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Council.
- Preparation of a general reader on water governance in the form of a booklet with a special focus on regulatory reforms in Karnataka, available both in Karnataka and Kannada (targeted at non-academic audiences such as NGO's and CSO's).
Investor Forum 2009: 29 & 30 October 2009: Hotel Hyatt Regency, Mumbai
Posted on 13 Oct, 2009 10:37 AM
As you know that since 2006, NVI has been organizing an annual flagship event called “Investor Forum", that features information exchange and focused discussions on the issues affecting all stakeholders in the sustainability space and investor pitches by some of the most promising green businesses in India that are on look out for funding.
Assesment report in Mahbubnagar district
Posted on 12 Oct, 2009 11:18 PMAttached is an assesment report of the status in Mahbubnagar district created by a team of civil society representatives. The report makes reference to a networking effort of civil society organisations in order to co-ordinate their efforts, and the team promises to continue to survey the situation and make periodic reports.
"Water and The Laws in India": A book by Ramaswamy R Iyer
Posted on 12 Oct, 2009 03:16 PMWater is a complex subject that gives rise to many issues, and several of them have legal aspects. The book proceeds from various water-related problems and issues to the legal questions that arise in those contexts, examines the adequacy and appropriateness of the relevant existing laws, if any, and considers the changes and reforms that are needed. It seeks to cover the ground extensively. The book also briefly raises and explores the case for a constitutional declaration on water and an over-arching national water law. This compendious volume thus straddles two domains, viz.,
(i) water-resource policy, management, conservation, conflict-resolution, etc (in itself a multiple domain encompassing many concerns and disciplines); and
(ii) water law
Press release: 467 projects approved and 40 projects completed under JNNURM
Posted on 11 Oct, 2009 05:53 AMMinistry of Urban Development has approved 467 projects with total cost of Rs.50,340 crores under Urban Infrastructure Governance (UIG), Sub-Mission –I of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) so far.
Request for Proposal from the Department of Science and Technology
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 01:36 PMGovernment of India
Department of Science and Technology
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Request for Proposal from the Department of Science and Technology
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 01:36 PMGovernment of India
Department of Science and Technology
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST