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September 1, 2021
Study calls for securing water sustainability in Chennai
Best practices for holistic urban water management in Chennai Metropolitan Area
These bright plastic jugs are ubiquitous in Chennai and Tamil Nadu. (Image: McKay Savage, Flickr Commons; CC BY 2.0)
December 26, 2019
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
December 11, 2019
Locals reject social impact assessment report of Luhri II hydropower project
News this week
Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)
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 4, 2019
In wake of climate change, prioritise and invest in water security and clean drinking water
To adapt well & build resilience, climate change strategies need to factor in efforts towards water security, writes Vanita Suneja, Regional Advocacy Manager (South Asia), WaterAid.
Image credit: WaterAid/Prashanth Vishwanathan
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
A little green in Delhi’s growing grey
Sunder Nursery's trees, plants, birds and monuments aim to educate and inform Delhi's residents and visitors about their natural and cultural heritage.
Deepika
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:01 PM

Delhi claims that it is one of the world's ‘green cosmopolitans’ because of the 20% of green cover it has. However, the fact is that 200 full-grown trees die every year because of storms, water scarcity, disease and old age. A large number of New Delhi's neglected avenue trees are 80-100 years old, planted at the time the British built the capital.
Restored monument in Sunder Nursery
Call for Proposal 'Study on Environmental Sustainability and Human Development', United Nations Development Programme
To undertake a study to assess the potential impact of environmental degradation & climate change on human development, and to promote integration of environment sustainability.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 07:42 PM

For more information on the UNDP, please click here.

For eligibility criteria, click here.
Applications invited for Media Fellowships on 'Urbanscapes: how sustainable are our cities ? ', Centre for Science and Environment
What are the essentials which need to be taken care of while accommodating the modern demands of designing and retrofitting our urban space?
Posted on 12 Nov, 2013 05:19 PM

For more information on Centre for Science and Environment, please click here.

For further details on the Fellowship, click here.
UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems
Policy matters this week: UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems, committee to explore wider use of Mangal turbines and 6500 fish ponds coming up in Meghalaya.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 08:17 AM

UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems
Mangal turbine Source: mangalturbine.com
Call for proposals ' Reinvent the Toilet Challenge – India', Ministry of Science and Technology
A challenge that seeks to support the development of innovative, new sanitation technologies, products, and services.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 03:22 PM

For more information on the opportunity, please click here.

To read a blog on the Grand Challenges grant opportunity, click here.
Applications invited for various job openings, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, Bangalore
Opportunity to work with a society that aims to promote better environment especially for less privileged, disadvantaged and marginalised groups.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 02:32 PM

For more information on the organisation, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, please click here and here.

The openings are for the following vacancies:
Invitation to a story writing competition 'World Toilet Day Blogging Competition', Splashdirect
Tell a funny or the most disgusting bathroom story, the more graphic the better!
Posted on 06 Nov, 2013 11:06 AM

For more information on the event and to submit your story click here.

To view the 'Guide to World Toilet Day', please click here.
Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir
News this week: Gujarat government puts environment activists under house arrest, Goa's mining zone highly polluted and Assam's rice bowl turns into wasteland due to siltation.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AM

Gujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river
Sardar Sarovar Dam Source: Geolocation
To benefit people or to beautify places?
Raipur in Chhattisgarh, once had approximately 130 lakes. That number stands at 37 today. Restoration efforts are visibly limited to their beautification and not their benefit to the people.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 03 Nov, 2013 02:13 PM

The population of Raipur has increased over the years and with it, the demand for land. Encroachment along with the unplanned construction of residential colonies, independent houses, commericial complexes and industrial structures have resulted in 93 lakes disappearing. Even the 37 lakes that are in existence are highly polluted; the water isn't fit for drinking or bathing.
Budha Talab - the largest pond in Raipur
Have zones for renewable energy: MNRE
Policy Matters this week: MNRE devises zones for renewable energy production, Orissa bans fishing for Olive Ridley turtles' nesting and India and China sign agreement on trans-border rivers.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:55 AM

Ministry recommends dividing the country into renewable energy zones
Wind energy in go green zone Source: Wikipedia
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