Environment Protection

Role of civil society in sanitation improvement - A case-study from the work of Parivartan in Uttar Pradesh (2010)

This presentation prepared by the founders of Parivartan, a Kanpur based NGO, deals with the organisation's efforts to improve the sanitation system of the town by involving local citizenry.Read More

Captain SC Tripathi, the founder of Parivartan explains that his organisation is based on a 'collective' model where in all aspects from ideation to implementation is a collective effort. This model seemed appropriate considering the different problems that Kanpur was facing ranging from sanitation issues to drainage, power outages etc. Added to this was political and official apathy, indifference and cynicism of citizenry.

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Role of civil society in sanitation - A case-study from the work of Parivartan in Uttar Pradesh (2010)	34.61 MB

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Kanpur, UP, India
Latitude: 26.457904, Longitude: 80.320663

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Content Type: Case Studies
Category: Biomedical Waste, Domestic Sewage, Domestic Waste, Drainage Structures, Drainage System, Drains, Effluent Disposal, Effluent Treatment, Environment Protection, Environmental Improvement of Urban Slums, Environmental Pollution, Excreta, Faecal Pollution, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Municipal-Household Waste, Municipalities, Noise Pollution, Sanitation and Hygiene, Sanitation and Hygiene Education, Sewage Disposal, Sewage Treatment, Social Mobilisation, Social Responsibility, Solid Waste, Solid Waste Management, Solid Wastes, Urban Development, Urban Local Bodies, Urban Planning, Urban Poor, Urban Sanitation, Urbanisation, Waste Collection, Waste Crisis, Waste Disposal, Waste Generation, Waste Management, Waste Transport
Associated People / Organizations: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, Jal Sansthan, KESCO, Kanpur Development Authority (KDA), Kanpur Nagar Nigam, Merchant’s Chamber of UP, Nagar Nigam, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) UP, Torrent Power
Author: Parivartan, Captain SC Tripathi
Source: City Managers Association Karnataka (CMAK)
Location / Time: Uttar Pradesh, kanpur, 2010
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Special Tags: General

Mapping ecologically sensitive, significant and salient areas of Western Ghats: Proposed protocols and methodology by Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel of the MoEF - An article from Current Science

This article in Current Science proposes protocols and methodology for mapping ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) along the Western Ghats. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India (GOI) had been asked to identify ESAs along the Western Ghats, and to suggest how to manage them. The concept of ESAs has been extensively discussed in the literature. Several ESAs have been set up in India over the last 22 years under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, and a GOI committee under the chairmanship of Pranob Sen has proposed certain criteria for identification of ESAs.

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Location

Tirunelveli, TN, India
Latitude: 8.733000, Longitude: 77.700000

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Content Type: Research
Category: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Rich Areas, Desertification Sensitivity, Ecological Mapping, Ecological Salience, Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs), Ecologically Sensitive Ecosystems, Ecology, Endangered Species, Endemism, Environment, Environment Protection, Environment Protection Act (EPA), Habitats, Hydrology, Linkage Corridors
Associated People / Organizations: Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
Author: Zoological Survey of India, University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, S Narendra Prasad, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, R J Ranjit Daniels, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), M S R Murthy, Madhav Gadgil, K N Ganeshaiah, K A Subramanian, Institute Francais de Pondicherry, Deccan Regional Station, C S Jha, Care Earth Trust, B R Ramesh, Agharkar Research Institute
Source: Current Science
Location / Time: Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), Karnataka, Tambaraparani, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli, Western Ghats, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert
Special Tags: General

Policy statement on environmental protection and conservation of resources - Department of Environment (Government of West Bengal) (1995)

This document provides the details of the policy statement on environmental protection and conservation of resources by the Government of West Bengal in the light of the environmental concerns emerging because of a large number of developmental projects starting in the state in the near future.Read More

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Policy Statement - Environmental Protection and Conservation of Resources - Department of Environment - Government of West Bengal (1995)	77.13 KB

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Content Type: Policies & Laws
Category: Air Pollution, Conservation, Development, Drinking Water, Environment, Environment Protection, Health, Irrigation, Noise Pollution, Waste Management, Water Bodies, Water Management, Water Pollution, Watersheds
Author: Department of Environment (Government of West Bengal)
Source: Department of Environment (Government of West Bengal)
Location / Time: India, West Bengal, 2010
Difficulty Level: Expert
Special Tags: General

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