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There are 700 million cell phone connections in India, but only half this number of Indians have access to private toilets, says a UN study
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India hunts for a Rural Toilet Design, 1000 Euros up for grabs
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The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with this paper discusses standards for water fixtures. The paper also compares labeling and standards of water fixtures in other countries.Water use in buildings, accounts for a high percentage of overall water use in cities. With development and growth there has been an increasing demand for water in India. There has been a mismatch between supply and demand because of distribution losses, changing lifestyles etc leading to situations of conflict...
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We are one of the fastest growing grassroots’ NGO working to promote safe sanitation & drinking water practices among rural & tribal communities of a district in Tamilnadu.
Working with five most deserving villages of Namakkal district of Tamilnadu on promotion of safe sanitation & drinking water practices, personal hygiene, solid & liquid waste management’s, home hygiene and environmental sanitation. Prior promoting hardware of constructing toilets, we have pledged to...
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We intend to set up water testing laboratory for aquaculture for the parmeters like
Hardness
Alkalinity
Salanity
PH
Ammonia
Nitrogen
CO2
Microbial analysis of fish for consumption like V cholerae, V. Parahaemolyticus etc.
Please send quotations to mak.enviroengr@gmail.com or contact me at 9968277862Regards,
M A Khan
Programme Officer - FISHCOPFED,
New Delhi
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From:
Dr. N. Veerabhadra RaoExecutive DirectorDevelopment and Research Services Pvt. Ltd.Plot No. 4, Park Avenue Colony, AmeerpetHyderabad – 500 016Phone: 040-23744247 / 23744246Mobile Phone: 9391321908
Email: nvrao@drsindia.org / drshyd@yahoo.comThe Government of Karnataka proposes to institute “Media Awards on Sanitation” for supporting “Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)” in the state.
A proposal is to be developed encompassing the following aspects:
What can be the title of the award?...
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Content Courtesy: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
Call for proposals
ATREE, Bangalore invites project proposals on conservation from civil society organizations such as NGOs, community based organizations, academic organizations and individual researchers..Grant details
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)’s small Grants Programme recognizes that there is a wealth of information and expertise at small scales that can be drawn upon for...
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Highlights
Kochi: To Get Rs 100 Crore Modern Sewerage System
Punjab: Rs 53.58 Crore New Water Supply & Sewerage Project
Pune: To Construct 120 MLD Water Filtration Plant
Water.Org: Launches India WaterCredit Forum
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The Sankalp 2010 Awards and Investment Forum is an annual Intellecap initiative committed to catalyzing entrepreneurship in the social enterprise space. Sankalp actively facilitates collaboration between established and budding entrepreneurs, investors, thought leaders and sector stakeholders interested in contributing effectively towards this fledgling yet fast-growing industry.
With a strong focus on double bottomline (social and commercial) enterprises Sankalp, in its second edition, aims...
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By providing separate water meter to each flat at apartments, wastage of water which is being now observed can be avoided and WATER can very well be saved at each minute each day! PRESENT SITUATION. In all most all apartments, separate electric energy consumption meter is provided to each flat. Electric bill is being paid by the occupants according to the level of consumption with a min.clause. But, in almost all apartments, there are no separate water meters. What ever is the total water bill...
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I spent a few days in Varkala last week - a town and coastal resort in Kerala. As with Goa, the place is absolutely beautiful but it is rapidly becoming overrun by plastic water bottles. The smell of burning plastic fills the air every morning, and the cliffs running down to the beach are covered with discarded bottles and rubbish bags with no-where to go.
I wanted to check how many people saw this as a problem (locals generally are drinking tap/well water, so the garbage issue in these...
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Message from Mr.Rama Mohan Centre for World Solidarity
In response to my letter petition filed as PIL in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as WP(C) 36/2009 on 13.02.2009 requesting measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children falling in abandoned bore wells, the court has given certain safety measures / guidelines to all the States and UTs in India on 11.02.2010.
I am attaching the order for your reference and request you all to circulate widely among your friends,...
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Charter of All India Ganga Yamuna Panchayat submitted to Minister of Environment8-10 February 2010
In its concluding session on 10th February, the all India Ganga Yamuna Panchayat organized by Tarun Bharat Sangh and Manushi Sangathan presented a Charter of Demands to Minister of Environment, Mr Jairam Ramesh for the effective implementation of the New Ganga and Yamuna Action Plans. The Panchayat was inaugurated on February 8th by Shri Digvijay Singh, General Secretary, All India...
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While an interface between tradition and technology often leads to the surfacing of conflict-inducing fault lines, just sometimes the two integrate seamlessly to alter lifestyles of those who experience them.One such example is German technological assistance changing the lives of Baiga tribals of Dindori. Tribals of the Chhapra village, who still trade through the barter system, have achieved a great degree of self-sufficiency through the installation of the Hydraulic Ram or HydRam, as it is...
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The Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry will be receiving a delegation of Companies from Italy from 22nd to 27th February in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Delhi.
The companies will have expertise in the following areas:
Waste recycling services (chemicals and metals regeneration)
Design, production, commissioning and start up of turnkey flue gas treatment plants for industrial melting processes.
Design, production, commissioning and start up of turnkey plants for the...
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To adopt method invented by a Thane resident, who used rubber bands, pins, bottle cap to save 25 to 30 litres of water a day
Every time you flush, six litres of processed water goes down the toilet. Even though it may not be required. Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) intends to arrest this wastage of water by suggesting a small modification in the flush tank. It costs less than Rs 5, but could save 25 to 30 litres of water for every household.
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Senior Coordinator - Water Management Programme
Centre for Science and Environment
Location: New DelhiLast Date: January 18, 2010
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Programme Coordinators (Watershed)
Sir Syed Trust (SST)
Location: UP, RajasthanLast Date: January 15, 2010
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Coordinator, FNGO (Garhwal)
Manava Bharati, Uttarakhand Decentralised Watershed Development Project
Location: Dehradun (Uttrakhand)/ DivisionsLast Date: January 20, 2010
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Technical Coordinators for Health, Nutrition &...
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Courtesy Indian Express: Piyasree Dasgupta
On being asked his age, Kolebor Kalindi, a resident of Karru village in Baghmundi block of Purulia, fumbles for an answer. The 20-odd neighbours and relatives surrounding him do some loud thinking, and conclude that he cannot be more than 40. Kalindi, a farm labourer with a family of seven, looks older. His neighbours, Shombari Machchua, Gangadhar Hembram, Raghu Majhi, Bhojohori Kumar, don’t seem to know their ages either. More occupied with...
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Practical Action Consulting - Asia introduces the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) research programme.
We believe, given your important position in the development and environment management, policy, advocacy and research community in Asia that you may be interested in applying for the research programme.
You will find attached some background information about the programme, and importantly, the themes of research that it is focused on.Programme background:
The Ecosystems...
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Original article from Piyasree Dasgupta - The Indian Express
Kolkata: For 20 days after cyclone Aila hit his village in the Sunderbans in May 2009, Prashanta Singha and his family of ten took refuge in the local high school, waiting for the waters to recede. The cyclone had submerged a greater part of the K-Plot area in Achintanagar panchayat, under the Pathar Pratima block in Sunderbans.“We were at a loss. Not only were our crops destroyed, the sea water had entered our fields and...
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Venue: Management Strategies at College of Technology, Udaipur
Contact: shiloo592003@yahoo.co.uk
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Water, Environment and Media
Organisers: Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism and Mass Communication and Hindi India Water Portal
Venue: Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, Bhopal, M.P.
Date: 14th January 2010 at 9:00-4:00 PM
Contact: Minakshi Arora - water.community@gmail.com
Phone: +91 92507 25116
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Like majority of our rivers, Kosi too is a goddess - the daughter of Lord Shiva. Nicknamed `the sorrow of Bihar' by the male-dominated engineer-contractor -politician lobby, the river has been searching for its identity ever since. Ironically, most of what has been seen and written on the hydrological engineering imposed on the river has been by `men' only. Could women not have a different perspective? With this in view, we are planning to organise an all-women travel-cum-expediti on into the...
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Senior Coordinator in CSE, New Delhi - Water Management Programme Looking for a dynamic individual who can spearhead a team and give a holistic approach in dealing with water issues. Somebody who can take the research forward to the next level and give a new dimension to our work on policy research and networking. Job will involve travel, policy research & reporting, coordination of networking, and conducting targeted training programmes. Understanding of national and international policies...
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