Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
Money alone won't do for the mountain states
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 11:14 AMCan we really address the special needs of mountain states by allocating them more money? Isn't it essential that we leave the 'one size fits all' approach and recognise the exclusive challenges and opportunities which mountain farmers face as compared to farmers in the plains?
Applications invited for a special grants programme on sustainable river basin management 'Life for Rivers', World Wide Fund for Nature
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:10 AMFor more information on the World Wide Fund for Nature, India, please click here.
To view details on the special grants programme, click here or download the brochure from below.
Athirapilly falls under threat
Posted on 23 Nov, 2013 07:54 AMAthirappilly falls is situated 70 km from Kochi city in Kerala's Thrissur district. The 80 ft high falls is a part of the Chalakudy River and originates in the upper reaches of the Sholayar ranges in the Western Ghats. Lush greenery and little streams that cover the winding route up and down to the falls exhilarate and intimidate all at once.
Applications invited for the post of ' Research Associates and Project Associates', Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Posted on 20 Nov, 2013 07:40 AMFor more information on Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, please click here.
For more on the vacancy , click here.
Opening for position of 'Junior Research Fellow (JRF)', Indian Centre for Climate and Societal Impacts Research (ICCSIR), Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
Posted on 20 Nov, 2013 07:07 AMFor more information on the Indian Centre for Climate and Societal Impacts Research (ICCSIR), please click here.
To view details on the vacancy, click here.
Applications invited for the post of 'Research Assistant', Centre for Wildlife Studies, Multiple states
Posted on 20 Nov, 2013 06:52 AMTo know more on the Centre for Wildlife Studies, click here and here.
For information on the vacancy, please click here.
Can we build an alternative society?
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:11 PMRiverside apartments are in great demand these days. This has led to a surge in the number of apartments built along rivers that flow through urban areas. These same 'premium' apartments are encroaching on the river's channel and are therefore most vulnerable to the floods that they help create by constricting the river. This harm extends beyond the apartments in question.
A little green in Delhi’s growing grey
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:01 PMDelhi 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.
Join the campaign 'Take Poo to the Loo', UNICEF India,
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 01:13 PMTo take the pledge for a poo free country, click here.
To join the campaign on Facebook, click here.
To follow the campaign updates on Twitter, click here.
Call for Proposal 'Study on Environmental Sustainability and Human Development', United Nations Development Programme
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 07:42 PMFor more information on the UNDP, please click here.
For eligibility criteria, click here.