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Are we serious about Rainwater Harvesting?
For enough has been said and written about the benefits of rainwater harvesting but I still fail to see any serious takers for it. While the benefits of rainwater harvesting are proclaimed every year from every rooftop (pun intended), the percentage
Read more…Treatment of contaminated crude oil sample with cowdung
Hi all,
Contaminated crude soil having Hydrocarbon can be treated using cowdung? Any one have experience of the same. If not , what are the available economic technologies available?
What should be the Oil and grease in PPM after bioremidation of con
Read more…Environment and forest ministry to demarcate no-go areas for mining within a month
NEW DELHI: The Union environment and forests ministry (MoEF) will demarcate the no-go areas for mining within a month. However, this time around, they have been rechristened as "inviolate areas". ......... Check it outhere...
Read more…Green tribunal runs court from a guest house
News which self explains the commitment of environmental protection... Have a quick look....
Read more…Budget 2012-13 - How Much Green ?
Dear Members:
We have an expectation from the Govt. of India that some justified amount shall be allocated for various environmental protection & conservation measures in comparison to last year keeping various environmental challenges ahead into mind
Public Consultation on Aquifer Recharge Using Treated Sewage
The Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, New Delhi, has
entrusted NEERI to undertake a feasibility study on Artificial Groundwater Recharge
using treated municipal wastewater. Artificial Groundwater Recharge is a process of
augmenting the n
About Carbon Credits?
Good Morning!Namaskar for every one on the board.Can we share the concept of Carbon Footprints,Carbon Credit etc....
Read more…Take initiative to conserve this beautiful creature on World Sparrow Day - 20 March,2012
Dear Members,
Donate few minutes in reading ........ Create awareness among communities ..... Shayad we can help to save this beautiful creature.......
The house sparrow was once the most common bird in the world, but in the past few years, this bird
Read more…Norms for Import
Dear All,
If anyone want to import some material is it mandatory/ necessary to take prior approval from MoEF or CPCB?
IF YES Kindly advise the about the authority and process.
Thanks and regards,
Dr. Sandeep Sohani.
Read more…ENVIRONMENTAL DECAY AND FARMERS SUICIDE
During recent few decades we witness frequent news of suicides of farmers. It all started from Vidarbha and now spreading almost all over the country. It is usually assumed that the reasons are economic and because the farmers failed to pa back loan
Read more…my problem
I can not add any reply or comment.It does not get transmitted.can you help
Dr b n das
Read more…Private consultant or NGO?
In your opinion, which entity has contributed most positively to environmental concerns in India: the private environmental consultant, the environmental NGO, both or neither? Is there anyone who would choose "the Indian government" as an answer?
If p
Read more…Desertfication and soil degradation in our country
Desertification and loss of top soil is increasing in menancing proportion in our country due to soil erosion loss of green cover torrential rains or long absensce of rain due to climatic change long dry periods heavy wind during summmer salinity du
Read more…Permissions required for setting up a new Diesel Generator
Dear Environs,Can any one help me out what are the permissions required for installing new D. G set in a hospital.Is there any permissions need to be taken from Andhra Pradesh pollution Control board.Since the Hospital already using one D.G Set.
Read more…Does mphil degree add weightage to our qualification?
Does mphil degree add a weightage to our qualification or not? I have completed my msc. in environmental science. Should i go for mphil in environmental management? In today's time is it valuable or not? Pls guide me
Read more…New Amphibian family find in India
Read more…A new family of caecilians, the most enigmatic branch of the amphibians, has been discovered in northeastern India.
The animals, which at first glance resemble worms, live in forest soil and are most closely related to an African group of caecilians
NGOs to discuss massive green clearances to projects
Over 100 NGOs from across India will come together on one platform with government and industry representatives this week to discuss the issue of large number of environment and forest clearances issued in the last few years.
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Read more…Kamal Bawa wins award for sustainability work
Here's another piece of good news for environmentalist. Do you know Kamal Bawa? Would love to have first person account for his work.
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WASHINGTON: Kamal Bawa, an Indian-born professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is the 2012
State Level Seminar on Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environment Management
P.G. Department of Environmental Science, KTHM College, Nashik (M.S.)
is organizing a two day State Level Seminar on ‘“Application of RS &
GIS at various level of Environment Management” on 29th Feb and 1
March 2012. Through this seminar an attempt will