Oceans and Coasts
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PMFor further details on the invite, please click here
You may download the poster for the festival from below
Seawater entering coastal towns in Goa causes big problems
Posted on 01 Jul, 2013 03:18 PMIndia waterportal’s data finder has over 300 datasets. A non-data or non-analytics person can feel overwhelmed trying to pull out important information and understand it. A data story will help do just that.
Even climate change discriminates between women and men!
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 04:15 AMWe await a future that could be hotter and drier because of climate change. This is increasingly recognized as a global concern and available data suggests that it is increasing the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards in South Asia.
Water management - Mounting challenges and responses - A report on the three day seminar jointly organised by KSCSTE and C Achutha Menon Foundation, Trivandrum from the 21st to the 23rd December 2012
Posted on 14 Mar, 2013 10:12 PMThis three day national seminar was jointly organised by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram, and the C Achutha Menon Foundation (AMF), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and included presentations and discussions on a range of water related themes such as water scarcity, water conservation, commercialisation of water, water conflicts and water management.
The seminar aimed at creating awareness and triggering a dialogue among scientists, academicians, researchers, activists, as well as lay people on the emerging challenges related to water resources, water quality and water conservation in the state of Kerala. The seminar was inaugurated by Shri V M Sudheeran, Ex MP and former speaker, while Dr Rajasekaran Pillai, Executive Vice President KSCSTE, delivered the keynote address with the felicitation by Shri M P Achuthan, MP.
The seminar included discussions under five different themes related to water issues that included water scarcity, water conservation, commercialisation of water, water as an new area for conflicts and water management.
The three day seminar on water management at the Achuta Menon Foundation, Trivandrum, Kerala
Mumbai to get India's longest 'water metro' - Updates from the Resource and Information Network for the Coasts' March 2013 newsletter
Posted on 01 Mar, 2013 10:29 PM
The March edition of the TRINet has the following highlights:
Tamil Nadu government allocates Rs.100 crore to strengthen water resources across the state- Newsletter from 'The Resource and Information Network for the Coasts (TRINET)', February 2013
Posted on 04 Feb, 2013 01:26 PM
The February edition of the TRINet has the following highlights:
The city corporation of Madurai decides to power all the parks with solar energy.
An albatross weighed down: A video on an environmental tragedy in the middle of the Pacific
Posted on 24 Jan, 2013 10:39 AMSand mining – An unexamined threat to water security
Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 08:12 PMSand is a resource whose economic value belies the crucial role it plays in our lives. The process of development in India has so far not taken into account the environmental and social consequences of indiscriminate sand mining.
Powerless by choice: Updates from the Eco - Earth Care Optimised magazine's January 2013 issue
Posted on 01 Jan, 2013 05:54 PMPowerless by choice
Exploring linkages between the agricultural sector and the environment - Report on the Kerala Environment Congress organised by the Centre for Environment and Development at Thiruvananthapuram, between 16 -18 August 2012
Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 05:27 PMThe Congress was jointly organised by Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Thiruvananthapuram and the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram
Inauguration of the conference
Around 350 participants including eminent scientists, agricultural experts and students participated in the event. The conference was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Oommen Chandy. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister, highlighted that development and environment were linked and that the approach to the cause of agriculture and environment needed to be realistic since the state could not neglect both development and environment. He also pointed out that Kerala was one state having a very high reputation in preserving and protecting the forest cover, which was much higher than the national average in the state. This was possible due to the will and awareness of the people of Kerala. He emphasised the need for a more realistic approach to deal with issues related to the agriculture and environment.
Inaugural speech by the Chief Minister of Kerala