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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)
September 26, 2022
Dirty drains 'drain' health
This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
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)
August 19, 2022
Polluted water, hitchhiking microbes and the hidden threat of cholera in India
Better access to clean water coupled with health education to bring about changes in behaviour are critical to prevent exposure to dangerous cholera bacteria that lurk in untreated waters.
The hidden threat of cholera in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
July 20, 2022
Poisoned waters of Delhi
This study found a high concentration of trihalomethanes (THMs) in water treatment plants in Delhi that were associated with increased risk of cancer.
What's in your tap water (Image Source: India Water Portal)
July 5, 2022
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Studies reveal that children are the most vulnerable to the health risks associated with groundwater contamination due to nitrate and fluoride, highlighting the need for urgent remedial measures.
POisoned waters, dangerous outcomes (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Film: Konkanchi Mega Vaat (Mega 'Vaat' in the Konkan)
The proposed power projects in the Konkan region of Maharashtra have gravely affected people's livelihoods and their drinking water. Why aren't these plants being shut down?
Kurush Canteenwala
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 06:02 PM

24 power projects are being proposed in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which has the second highest biodiversity in India. The 9900 megawatt (MW) nuclear power project at Jaitapur is also included in this list of projects. If sanctioned, it could be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world.
Alphonso mango trees in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
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
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
Power hub becomes pollution hub
Korba, Chhattisgarh ranks 5th in the ‘critically polluted area’ category according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Why aren't thermal power companies following pollution control mandates?
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 14 Aug, 2013 06:32 PM

‘Fly-ash’ refers to fine particles of ash sent up by the burning of solid fuel-like coal. Typically, this is the residue of ash generated by thermal power companies. Due to its toxic nature, the government has mandated that fly-ash must be dumped in ash ponds, which are specially made on vacant lands.
CSEB power plant in Korba
Invitation for WASH For India Launch, Bengaluru
An event that will feature a presentation on India's sanitation crisis, WFI's innovative approach, & interactive brainstorms to get ideas from the participants
Posted on 13 Aug, 2013 03:14 PM

For more information on the event , please click here
Wash for India
Invitation to a bicycle pilgrimage cum awareness ride 'Bow To Bhavani' in the Nilgiri Mountain Range, Gubbi Labs, Bangalore
An adventure for the riders to get an Eco System perspective of one of the important rivers of South India, Kaveri, and its major tributary, Bhavani.
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 12:52 PM

 For registration and further details on this exciting event, please click here.

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The brochure and the trekking map can be viewed in the attachments below
Bhavani river
Invite to a Public talk on 'Uttarakhand Disaster: Can the nation learn any lessons ?', by Himanshu Thakkar, Environment Support Group, Bangalore
Himanshu Thakkar from SANDRP will discuss and try to answer some of the many questions that arise from the horrific Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 09:37 AM

For more information on the event please download the invitation for the talk from below.

 
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People
Invite for an International course on 'Farming, Natural home building and Self Sustainable Living', Krisit, Rajasthan, November 2013 - October 2014
A 12 month programme that will teach you to create and manage a 100%self-sustainable -profitable farm with a Vedic Vastu house
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 02:11 PM

For details on this very interesting course please click here
Applications invited for ' Ecovillage Design Education Course', Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI), Koraput, Orissa, September10-October 8, 2013
A holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:07 AM

For details on the sustainable training course please click here

You may also download the brochure for the course from below
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