Rivers
Whispers of Silence - Exhibition and Seminar, WGHF, October 25-26, 2011, Thrissur
Posted on 25 Oct, 2011 07:17 PMOrganization: Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation (WGHF)
Venue: Sahithya Academic Hall, Thrissur
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The Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation (WGHF) is organizing a two day workshop on right of the forest, river and tribe during 25th and 26th October 2011 at Sahithya Academic Hall, Thrissur. This is being organized as part of the inaugural session of our one year long campaign.
The need for a sound flood management policy and not another dam
Posted on 24 Oct, 2011 12:58 AMArticle Courtesy : Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO)
Author : Ranjan Panda
These large structural engineering solutions not only are obsolete but undermine the importance of ‘integrated flood management’. Time we grow up and design ways to live with floods again.
National Conference on River Ganga Basin Management: Issues and Challenges, Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, BHU, January 9-11, 2012, Varanasi
Posted on 18 Oct, 2011 12:26 PMOrganizer: Centre for Environmental Science and Technology
Venue: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Orissa, Bihar and Sikkim assess the damage done by floods and the earthquake - News Roundup (01 to 15 October 2011)
Posted on 12 Oct, 2011 02:13 AMThe work of repair and rehabilitation begins now. Assessments are being done of the assistance –and funds- needed in these two states.
Sikkim is beginning to assess the full extent of the damage caused by the 18th September earthquake. In addition to the loss of life, livelihoods have been severely impacted. The earthquake is also raising questions about the safety of the many dams planned on the Teesta.
Life and times of a river and its people - Yamuna Katha, October 11-15, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 10 Oct, 2011 08:21 PM
Organizers: Yamuna Katha
Venue: Delhi
Yamuna Katha is a collaborative effort to understand how the river-city-dyad has formed over the years and what has been the relationship between the river, the people, the flora and the fauna. Yamuna Katha brings to a common zone, representatives of various stakeholders who are directly or indirectly connected with the river for a collaborative exchange.
WWF invites applications for Senior Programme Officer – Coordinator, Delhi - Apply by October 10, 2011
Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 07:41 PMContent courtesy – DevNetJobsIndia
WWF-India has been working to promote harmony between human beings and nature for more than four decades.
Man-made floods in Orissa in September 2011- Key issues raised by Water Initiatives Orissa
Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 10:24 AMOrissa was hit by two spates of flood in September 2011, the first one being caused by heavy rains in the Mahanadi catchment and release of huge discharges from Hirakud dam. The second one was caused by heavy rains and flooding of Brahmani, Baitarani and Budhabalanga rivers. These floods point to the loopholes in river basin planning and management and calls for urgent attention of planners and policy makers.
Floods in Orissa wreck havoc and an earthquake in Sikkim leads to a trail of destruction - A comprehensive compilation of recent floods and disaster-related news articles
Posted on 01 Oct, 2011 10:04 AMA look at the news in the month of September 2011, indicates that the month has experienced a range of events such as heavy floods in different parts of the country with Orissa being the worst affected state, a major earthquake in the North East with Sikkim being the most affected, reports of flash floods and landslides in various parts of the country as well as reports of heavy rainfall in different parts of the country with indications that the rainfall may further subside in the coming week.
Photo exhibit on water conservation - Delhi's might, Renuka's plight - JNU Art and Aesthetics School, Delhi, September 26 – October 2, 2011
Posted on 30 Sep, 2011 08:19 PMPhoto Exhibit: Delhi's might, Renuka's plight - 26th Sept-2nd Oct
Venue: Art & Aesthetics Gallery, JNU Campus, New Delhi
The School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU is one of the few places in India that offers post-graduate degree courses in the theoretical and critical study of the cinematic, visual and performing arts. Moreover, it is the only place in India where these disciplines are offered in an integrated programme that allows students to understand the individual arts in a broader context of history, sociology, politics, semiotics, gender and cultural studies apart from being able to integrate the study of one art form with the other arts. The three streams of study offered at the school are Visual Studies, Theatre & Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.
Different designs, same management: A note from Water Initiatives Odisha on Rengali dam and flood management
Posted on 28 Sep, 2011 09:57 AMWater Initiatives Odisha, brings out a special note on this issue in response to the latest spell of the flood disaster in northern Odisha Rivers.