Need for resource-conscious landscaping
posted 8 years 4 months agoBright-eyed in the morning, I walk down the pavement for some fresh air. As I squish over greasy paper bags and forsaken Coke bottles, the stale smell of plastic bags strewn all over hits me. Stamping on them, I charge onto the already cramped road, jostle for space with other people, dodge honking cars, and reach the park breathless, dishevelled and foul. All this, for some fresh air!
Invitation to 'The Green Bazaar', The Alternative, Bangalore
posted 8 years 4 months agoFor more information on this event, please click here.
For further details, please see the brochure for 'The Green Bazaar' and the press release attached below.
The missing water bodies of Western Uttar Pradesh
posted 8 years 4 months agoTraditional water bodies such as bawdis and talabs have long since been an integral part of rural life in India providing water, fish and sometimes even just a venue for people to chit chat. The flat plains in Western Uttar Pradesh, where the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meet, is no exception.
The Water Catchers
posted 8 years 5 months ago'The Water Catchers’ is a story of an unlikely hero, an unassuming boy living in the concrete, water-deprived city of Mumbai. The boy named Chintu, has a simple wish - to find water in the village called Tintodan of his forefathers.
Invite to a book release 'Ecological and Environmental reporting in India- A handbook for media,NGOs and people', Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai
posted 8 years 6 months agoOrganisers
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Venue
BNHS, Hornbill House,
Dr Salik Ali Chowk
Shahid Bhagt Singh Marg
Mumbai-1
About the book
Celebrating Uttarakhand
posted 8 years 7 months agoThroughout history, the Uttarakhand Himalayas have been a source of timber and water to the rest of the nation. However, this has led to severe depletion of resources in the state. Today, the mountain communities find it hard to meet their basic needs of fodder, fuel and water.
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
posted 8 years 7 months agoUttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
Refugees of the Kosi embankments – A booklet by Dinesh Kumar Mishra
posted 8 years 10 months agoKosi, one of the most vibrant rivers of North Bihar begins its journey at a height of about 7000 m in the Himalayan range. After entering the plains, the bed of the Kosi widens drastically and it spreads over 6 to 10 km.
Water in India: Situation and prospects: Book release by UNICEF, FAO and SaciWaters
posted 8 years 10 months agoThe report released at UNDP, New Delhi on February 14, 2013 attempts to consolidate the significant amounts of information available on water and sanitation in India and also aims to examine the key current challenges in the sector; both the threats and opportunities for the water sector in India.
Dr Aidan Cronin, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, UNICEF gives a sneak preview to the report
Video courtesy: UNICEF