Government Programmes

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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)
July 7, 2022
Slum land rights: A necessity for success of PMAY
PMAY needs policy commitment to rehabilitate slums in small and medium cities of Gujarat
Need for legal framework for land rights in small and medium cities of Gujarat under PMAY (Image: Homes in the City)
May 25, 2022
One water, one data
Enabling a culture of data sharing between programs and reuse of data
Participatory programs such as JJM require a large amount of village-level information on water (Image: Arpit Deomurar, FES)
March 15, 2022
Mumbai sets a mitigation goal to achieve net-zero by 2050
World Resources Institute (WRI) India and the C40 Cities network develop Mumbai’s first-ever Climate Action Plan
The MCAP adopts a scientific evidence-based planning approach to mobilize resources and move from planning to implementation of strategic projects (Image: Deepak Gupta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)
February 28, 2022
Budgetary trends for drinking water in Gujarat: Special focus on tribal communities
Gujarat aims to achieve 100 per cent saturation in tap water connection for every household by October 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission
The SCALE project implemented in villages in semi arid regions enabled ultra-poor groups in project villages improve their access to drinking water (Image: European Union, Flickr Commons)
February 10, 2022
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Budget for sanitation sees a decline
Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)
Training programme for engineers ’ Design & implementation of DEWATS', Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore, December 2- 6, 2013
A residential training programme that aims to introduce and impart engineering skills to professionals for designing and implementing decentralised wastewater treatment systems.
Posted on 21 Aug, 2013 10:53 AM

For more information on the programme please contact capacitybuilding@cddindia.org

To register for the trainig programme, please click here.

For more details, you may refer to the brochure here.
Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society
Invite to International Conference & Exhibition, Green Building Congress 2013, Indian Green Building Council, Chennai
An effort by IGBC to spearhead the green building movement in the country.
Posted on 20 Aug, 2013 01:20 PM

For more details on the conference, please click here.

Registration form and the brochure are attached below for your reference.

For further information and support, please feel free to contact
Green Building Congress 2013
Call for Abstracts, Geospatial World Forum 2014, May 5-9, 2014
An opportunity to present technology trends, case studies, research work and technical papers to the global audience.
Posted on 20 Aug, 2013 01:17 PM

For more information on the conference, please click here.

For details on Abstract submission, click here.
Are Olive Ridley turtles nearing extinction in Orissa?
Sea turtles have survived for 66 million years but are dying more incidental deaths now thanks to mechanized fishing. Community-based conservation programmes are the answer to preserving the species.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 11:00 PM

Sea turtles, a globally endangered species, have been around since even before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Olive Ridley sea turtles; Source: The Hindu
Invitation to workshop 'Advancing Energy Access in South Asia', Energy Access Practitioners Network, Patna
A forum to bring together practitioners, investors and experts working to deliver decentralized energy solutions across South Asia
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 08:04 AM

For further information on the workshop please click here
Advancing Energy Access in South Asia
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Voices from the Waters is a film festival to raise awareness about various water issues, by engaging in a process of learning and debate.
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PM

For further details on the invite, please click here

You may download the poster for the festival from below

 
Voices from the Waters 2013
Angioplasty for groundwater or a heart attack waiting to happen?
The Maharashtra Govt plans to invest Rs. 800 crore to extend the 'Shirpur Model' of groundwater recharge across the state. Is it recharge or withdrawal that this model promotes?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Harshvardhan Dhawan
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 10:38 AM

“What is in a name? That which we call a rose, would smell as sweet by any other”, goes the line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There is quite a lot in a name, Juliet, especially if attaching the wrong terminology to a process is used to appropriate public funds - Rs. 800 crores, in fact.
Shirpur, Maharashtra of the 'Shirpur Model' fame
Invitation to 3rd Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change, Delhi Greens, Delhi
A summit to bring together the youth from across India and engage, inspire and train them to address the various urban environmental challenges in the wake of climate change
Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 10:59 AM

For further details of the summit, please click here
Applications invited for UN-Water Best Practices Award, United Nations University
An award to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices
Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 08:24 AM

Further details of the announcement can be gathered from the link here
Applications invited for online Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) programme, Takshashila Institution
A programme that aims to equip dynamic Indians with knowledge, skills and exposure to public policy.
Posted on 14 Aug, 2013 06:52 PM

For more information on the 12 week online programme, please click here

To register for the same, click here
Takshashila Institution
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