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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)
December 6, 2019
Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga
A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
December 2, 2019
Water stewardship approach to minimizing risks for businesses
Water stewardship is an approach predicated on the concept that water is a shared resource and so water risks are also shared risks that everyone in a catchment will face
Picture credit: Romit Sen
December 2, 2019
Wind energy development and policy in India
A study highlights the barriers to harnessing India's potential for wind energy.
Windmills in Karnataka, India. Picture credit: India Water Portal
November 18, 2019
Free septic tank cleaning in Delhi; CM attempts to reduce sewer deaths
Policy matters this week
Image credit: Sharada Prasad
November 14, 2019
Climate change may reduce water available to cool power plants
A study finds that India may run out of water to cool power plants in the near future.
Tuticorin power plant in Tamil Nadu (Image: Ram Kumar, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 2.0)
Call for Abstracts, National Seminar on recent researches in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University,Raipur, February 24-26, 2014
A symposium to provide a suitable platform to geoscientists, industrialists and environment managers to debate issues and reach to a viable solution.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 09:52 AM

For details on the organisers, please click here.

For more information on the seminar and the submission of papers, see the attachment below.
Invitation for Certificate course 'Understanding Groundwater', ACWADAM, Pune, January 6-21, 2014
An initiative to strengthen Civil Society capabilities in groundwater management, using the watershed management platform.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 09:16 AM

For details on the training programme on groundwater training, please click here.

For further information on course, please see attachement below.
Cyclone Phailin finally wanes
News this week: Cyclone Phailin wanes, Chandrapur power plant pollutes city and Central Railways save power worth Rs. 5 crore.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 15 Oct, 2013 12:26 PM

Cyclone Phailin finally wanes
Phailin over the Bay of Bengal (Wikimedia)
110 countries pledge to phase out mercury
Policy Matters this week: 110 countries sign Minamata convention, railways to have bio-toilets and Water Bill to include sewerage charges in Ahmedabad.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 15 Oct, 2013 09:10 AM

110 countries sign Minamata convention to ban mercury
No more mercury thermometers (Wikimedia)
Invite to seminar on e-waste management ' E -waste: Sustainability & management', The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Hyderabad
A programme that intends to provide an overview of proper management of e - waste, as per the best practices; as well as insight regulatory requirements.
Posted on 13 Oct, 2013 04:43 PM

For more information on the organisers, please click here.

For more details, you may download the brochure from below .
ASSOCHAM
Applications invited for the post of 'Senior Research Associate',Landesa, New Delhi
Landesa helps India’s 15 million poor, rural, landless families obtain ownership of a small plot of land and the opportunity to build a better future.
Posted on 10 Oct, 2013 02:31 PM

Further details on the organisation, Landesa, may be viewed here.

For more information on the vacancy, click here.
Applications invited for Advanced Training Programme 'Green Buildings Ratings System', Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Chennai, October 22-23, 2013
A programme to cover various approaches and strategies, to create a sustainable built environment, and to include sharing of illustration and successful case studies of projects across the country.
Posted on 09 Oct, 2013 11:42 AM

For more information on the International Conference & Exhibition on Green Buildings, of which this training programme is a part, please click here.
World's biggest solar power plant to come up in Rajasthan
Policy matters this week: At 4000 MW, Rajasthan will soon have the world's biggest solar power plant, NGT slaps a fine on the Environment Ministry and the UN tells POSCO to halt operations in Odisha.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 07 Oct, 2013 08:15 AM

Rajasthan to have world's biggest solar plant
Powered by the sun (Source: Wikipedia)
Applications invited for the post of ' State Coordinator-Water Quality Monitoring ', IPE Global, Patna
A leading international development sector consultancy firm that partners with development agencies to provide innovative solutions and support to address the global challenges of development.
Posted on 30 Sep, 2013 10:01 AM

For details on the vacancy, please click here.

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Government allows shale gas exploration
Policy Matters this week - Government allows shale gas exploration, companies to be ranked for corporate social responsibility and the government relaxes penalties for hydropower companies.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 30 Sep, 2013 06:00 AM

Government allows shale gas exploration
Shale gas exploration in Alaska Source: Wikipedia
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