In my lab I have seen the example of NATURE and its working mechanism its wounder to watch..... a small trunk of a tree was fitted in the tap to chock the water discharge... just see how amazing life find his own way......the show must go on......
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The Minamata Convention, as the treaty will be known after it is signed by the agreeing countries formally, will set rules limiting the supply of and trade in mercury and the use of mercury in products and industrial processes. It will also lay down measures to reduce emissions from artisanal and small-scale gold mining, as also from power plants and zinc metals production facilities (Zinc Smelter, Hindustan Zinc Limited). http://ning.it/14MEbng
Dear Friends,
United Nations has recognized the year 2013 as International Year for Water Cooperation. While water cooperation is especially significant for ensuring water security to billion plus population of South Asia, it is also important to ensure energy security owing to its role in production of electricity as well as mining and refining of energy fuels. Hence, it is important to explore the possibilities of water cooperation at and across different levels viz.,international, interstate and inter-sectoral.
With this perspective, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organising a workshop on ‘Water Cooperation for Energy Security’ on 21-22 March 2013 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The workshop aims to identify the issues leading to conflict in the region and explore the opportunities for collaboration at different levels.
Invited delegates include decision makers and representatives from academic institutes, multinational organizations, policy makers and think tanks, Non-Governmental Organizations from South Asia. The discussions will aim at identifying sustainable pathways for future cooperation, particularly in terms of understanding and advancing sustainable water governance solutions through shared vision and coordinated efforts.
We cordially invite you to participate in the workshop and share your experiences with us. Your presence and contribution in the workshop will add new perspective and further enhance the intellectual spread and content of the workshop. We look forward to your participation and would appreciate if you could send a line in confirmation to Meera at meera@teri.res.in.
Best regards,
Nathaniel B Dkhar
Dear All,
Please find attached an approach paper on Global Political Economy of Food & Options for Social Action in India 2013
Feel free to circulate, publish, translate, customize as required by local communities and conditions,
look forward to your valuable feedback, and hope as outlined in the paper, we shall soon, be cross-networked strongly irrespective of organizations, affiliation, profession, class, caste....as Food Matters after all, we live or die with Food..PE%20of%20Food%20Social%20Action%20India%202013.pdf
Raghunathan KC, Bangalore
Large qty of common salt being used in textile dyeing operations.While going for ZLD,The Salt are recovered through R.O.tHE Recovered salts are contatminated with other chemicals.Can any one suggest to free the salt from contamination so as to reuse.(1500-2000tons/day is generated )
One tonne of zinc metal produced ..co-produces approximately 3 kg of Cadmium metal. Presently Vedanta Resources have approximately one million tonnes of zinc capacity per annum...which means they should have 3 million kgs of Cadmium metal production per annum...but they don't have it..!!!! Now a big question arises..where does that quantity of cadmium metal bearing materials is being...disposed/dumped... Cadmium metal is a hazardous..it is a well known fact......So Cadmium is being dumped...all over the country...??? Who would be overseeing this...???
Relationship between global warming and development
Introduction: -
The global warming is continuous increasing or rising in the temperature due to high concentration of greenhouse gases. High concentrations of so-called ‘greenhouse gases’ in the atmosphere create a ‘heat-absorbing blanket’ that raises the temperature at the surface of the earth above what it would otherwise be. The Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) defines greenhouse gases as ‘those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation’. The relevant gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) hydro fluorocarbons, per fluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. The most important greenhouse gas is water vapor.
Global warming is closely related with development. Because now a day there is so many developmental issues are affected due to global warming. Main developmental issue which is mainly affected by global warming is food insecurity, due to decrease in the agricultural production, increase in health related problem, increase in natural calamities etc.
Agriculture and allied sectors are highly sensitive to global warming. It will also affect livelihoods and human well-being. Consequently, the interaction between agricultural performance and weather, which has been an important area of research since the last few decades, has gained momentum due to the awareness of the adverse effects of climate change and global worming on agriculture and livelihood. In the context of developing nations such as India, where agriculture continues to support the livelihoods of more than two-thirds of the population, a study of the nature and impact of climate change on agriculture and people’s livelihoods assumes importance.
Causes of global warming: -
Naturally occurring greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, ozone and nitrous oxide hold heat in the atmosphere creating a greenhouse effect and keep the earth warm enough to sustain life. Enhanced greenhouse effect or the abnormal increase of ‘greenhouse gases’ due to human activities like burning of solid waste, wood, fossil fuels like oil, natural gas and coal, deforestation and the release of hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs), per fluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) from industrial processes cause more than normal heat to be trapped in the atmosphere and cause global warming.
Impact of global warming on development: -
There are following impacts of global warming which have direct impacts on development and developmental issues: -
Extreme heat: -
Now a day raising the temperature is major problem for world. So many species of flora and fauna are extinct due to imbalance of the natural temperature. Each and every year world’s temperature is going up. High temperatures raise the levels of ozone and other pollutants in the air that exacerbate cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Urban air pollution causes about 1.2 million deaths every year. Extreme heat causes several diseases also. Extreme is problematic of the world.
Natural disasters and variable rainfall patterns: -
Natural disaster and fluctuation in rainfall patterns is also an impact of global warming. Globally, the number of reported weather-related natural disasters has more than tripled since the 1960s. Every year, these disasters result in over 60 000 deaths, mainly in developing countries.
Increasing sea levels and increasingly extreme weather events is a more problematic thing for the world. More than half of the world's population lives within 60 km of the sea. People may be forced to move, which in turn heightens the risk of a range of health effects, from mental disorders to communicable diseases. Now days more natural calamities are more often rather than earlier days. There are some examples like tsunami, Katrina, earth quack, draught and cyclones which affects more to community. From these natural disaster people losses their assets like house, land, crop, livelihood etc.
Second things is rainfall patterns, rainfall pattern is also change due to the global warming. Now monsoon is in late June-July while earlier its comes in last week of May to first week of June. Due to the variation of rainfall the pattern of agriculture is also changed. Now paddy and wheat’s production is changed. Other crops are also very badly affected by the change in rainfall pattern. Sevier draught condition is also coming very often. Due to draught farmers are not capable to irrigate their land resulting majority of crops are affected more due to less avaibility of water.
Rising temperatures and variable rainfall pattern are likely to decrease the production of staple foods in many of the poorest regions – by up to 50% by 2020 in some African countries. This will increase the prevalence of malnutrition and under nutrition, which currently cause 3.5 million deaths every year.
Floods are also increasingly by the intensity and frequency. More floods, frequent droughts and forest fires, decrease in agricultural and aquaculture productivity, displacement of coastal dwellers by sea level rise and intense tropical cyclones, and the degradation of mangroves may be some of the likely consequences of climate change and global warming in Asia.
Food insecurity: -
Food insecurity is the major concern for the world in today’s contexts. Food insecurity cause hunger at the world level. The main reason of food insecurity is continuous decreasing production of yield. In India, the projected impact of global warming on agriculture varies across regions because India has immense climatic/geographic diversity. In the arid regions, where the agricultural crops face the heat stress, even small changes in temperature (increase) will have a devastating effect (decline) on agricultural production. However, the same rate of increase in temperature in cooler places such as near the Himalayas could have a positive effect on agricultural production (World Bank, 2009).
Table A: Projected Impact of global warming on Selected Crops in India
(Using Ricardian Model)
Study | Temperature | Change % Change (Net Agricultural Revenue per ha.) |
Sanghi, Mendelsohn and Dinar, 1998
| 2oC | -3 to -6
|
Kumar and Parikh, 1998 | 2oC | -7 to -9
|
Kumar and Parikh, 2001 | 2oC | -8 |
Kumar and Parikh, 1998 | 3.5oC | -20 to -26 |
Sanghi, Mendelsohn and Dinar, 1998 | 3.5oC | -3 to -8 |
Source: World Bank (2009)
Table gives the details of the results obtained by various scholars using the Ricardian approach. This approach estimates the impact of climate change and global warming on agricultural land value. The Ricardian approach could provide valuable information on the economic effect of climate-induced agricultural changes. These studies suggest that an increase in temperature of 20 C to 3.50 C would result in a 3-26 per cent loss of net agricultural revenue.
Table B: Agronomic Assessment for Crops in India
Crop | Crop Region | Study | Scenario | Yield Change (%)
| Model |
Rice
| Northwest | Lal et al. 1998 | +2 0 C, Doubling CO2 | 0 | CERES-Rice |
Rice
| Northwest | Lal et al. 1998 | +2 0 C, Doubling CO2 | Water Shortage -20 | CERES-Rice
|
Wheat
| Northwest | Lal et al. 1998 | +30 C, Doubling CO2 | 0 | CERES-Wheat |
Soybean
| Madhya Pradesh
| Lal et al. 1999 | +3oC, Doubling CO2 ; - 10% daily rainfall |
-4 to 0 | CROPGRO |
Rice
| Kerala | Saseendran et al, 2000
| +1.5oC | -6 | CERES-Rice
|
Rice
| Parts of all India
| Aggarwal and Mall, 2002*
| Optimistic IPCC scenarios; +0.10 C, 416 ppm CO2; +0.40 C, 755 ppm CO2. Both at current crop management level**
| +3.5 to +4.3 (2010) +13.8 to 22.3 (2070)
| CERES-Rice
|
Rice
| Parts of all India
| Aggarwal and Mall, 2002*
| Pessimistic IPCC scenarios; +0.30 C, 397 ppm CO2; +0.20 C, , 605 ppm CO2. Both at current crop management level**
| +2.3 to +1.9 (2010) +3.6 to +9 (2070) | CERES-Rice
|
Rice
| Parts of all India
| Aggarwal and Mall, 2002*
| Optimistic IPCC scenario
| +5.1 to 7.4 (2010)+16.6 to +25.7 (2070)
| ORYZAIN
|
Rice
| Parts of all India
| Aggarwal and Mall, 2002*
| Pessimistic IPCC scenario
| +2.5 to +4.1 (2010) +6.1 to +16.8 (2070)
| ORYZAIN
|
Rice
| All India Karla et al., | 2007: DEFRA Study
| +10 C; No change in CO2
| -5 to -8 | CERES-Rice |
Maize
| All India
| World Bank, 2006
| Max. temp. +2°C; min. temp. +4°C; annual rainy days –5%; 550 ppm CO2
| +3 | EPIC |
Groundnut All
| All India
| World Bank, 2006
| Max. temp. +2°C; min. temp. +4°C; annual rainy days –5%; 550 ppm CO2; cumulative monsoon rainfall (Jun–Sept) –10%
| 0 | EPIC |
Sunflower
| All India
| World Bank, 2006
| Max. temp. +2°C; min. temp. +4°C; annual rainy days –5%; 550 ppm CO2
|
+10 | EPIC |
Source- World Bank
Table B gives the detail of climate change impact on different crops as indicated by various studies. It can be observed that in general an increase of 2oC in temperature would have a negative effect on crop production. Further, the World Bank (2009) projected that if rainfall is less, the negative impact is more pronounced. Lal et al., (1998) by using one scenario (+2oC in temperature and doubling of CO2) predicted that there will be no change in rice production in Northwest ern India. Apart from this, the study used another scenario (+2o C, doubling of CO2, water shortage) and projected that rice production will reduce by 20 per cent in Northwestern India. For wheat crop, the study (Lal et al. 1998) used higher scenario (+3oC, doubling CO2) and found that there would not be any change in wheat production in Northwestern India. Lal et al (1999) noted that in Madhya Pradesh soybean production would decline by up to 4 per cent with an increase of 3oC in temperature, doubling of CO2 and decline of 10 per cent in daily rainfall. However, in South Indian states such as Kerala, rice production is projected to decline by 6 per cent with 1.5oC increase in temperature (Saseendran et al, 2000).
Impact of global warming on health: -
Climate change poses a serious threat to human health. The World Health Organization estimates that since 2000 one million people have been killed directly or indirectly because of our warming planet. This is not including death from air pollution, which kills 800,000 people each year and is expected to worsen with global warming. While we must learn to adapt to the health impacts of global warming, the only preventative medicine we have is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and stop future climate change.
Global Warming and Development: -
Development is good but we have to think how? By globalization and modernization which produces more greenhouse gases in atmosphere. As we know greenhouse gases are main cause of global warming. Now day’s situation is like that each developing and developed country produce more and more energy which ultimate cause for global warming. It starts in 20th century which is followed by 21th century. Consumption and use of the more and more energy is not good for the flora and fauna. This is unethical for rest of the world. Like no other environmental issue, global warming threatens the well-being of both developed and developing countries. World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), energy--an issue intimately linked to global warming is prominent on the WSSD agenda. Emissions from fossil fuels are the main contributors to environmental and health problems at the local, regional, and global levels. Today, approximately 80 percent of all energy used in the world comes from burning of fossil fuels. The impacts of global warming are likely to hit developing countries hardest. In Africa, global warming threatens availability of fresh water, food security and productivity of natural resources. The solution of the global warming is use safe and eco-friendly form energy and source of energy.
Conclusion: -
Global warming is the major concern for the world. It is mainly caused by greenhouse gases. Concentration of greenhouse gases are continuously increasing so, global warming is also increasing. Now day’s different types of natural hazards, crop insecurities, and different types of health related and different environmental related problems are often due to global warming.
Development and global warming both are interlinked with each other. More industrialization cause more global warming. In present circumstances we have to use safe and eco-friendly use of energy to reduce the impact of global warming.
When Kevin Carter, a South African photojournalist, photographed a vulture stalking a dying child in Sudan in 1993, many expressed outrage. After all, vultures are looked upon as reviled, foul things, and Carter himself was reviled for having done nothing to help the child. Notwithstanding the outrage, the photographer went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for the picture in 1994. It bears saying that the combination of vulture and a child near death generated very strong and understandable reactions.
Traditionally, vultures have been looked upon as repellent creatures. However, their services to the ecosystem are only now being appreciated—and missed. With vulture populations in most places around the world declining precariously, it is ironical that this bird has engendered the interests of scientists and laymen alike, only now, when most species of the bird are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Vultures are classified as New World Vultures and Old World Vultures. The former are distributed in North, Central, and South America and belong to the family Cathartidae. Some examples include the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), and King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa). The Old World vultures belong to the family Accipitridae are found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. All vultures are carrion eaters except for the Palm Nut Vulture (Gyphohierax angolensis) which feeds principally on the fruit of the oil palm!
Nature has designed vultures in a manner appropriate to their function. These birds display remarkable tolerance to microorganisms (for example, the lethal Bacillus anthracis that causes anthrax) that are pathogenic to many other animals. Their digestive acid is strong enough to enable this. They are credited with reducing the occurrence of disease as they can eat diseased animals and prevent disease-causative organisms from spreading. Some vulture species locate their food using an acute sense of smell, while others use keen eyesight. A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head (devoid of feathers) so as to keep the head clean when feeding. New World Vultures are known to urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also serves as a cooling mechanism. Genders appear identical and it is impossible to visually distinguish males from females by sight alone. Vultures have been known to fly large distances (500–1,000 km in a day) and soar to amazing heights (there has been a case of a jet colliding with a vulture at 10,000 m). They mate for life, and most species lay only one egg per year.
There are nine vulture species found in India: Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), Long-billed Vulture (G. indicus), Slender-billed Vulture (G. tenuirostris), Egyptian Vulture, Indian Griffon Vulture, Himalayan Griffon, Cinereous Vulture, Red-headed Vulture and Bearded Vulture. The first three were the most common. Unfortunately, their populations have declined precariously since the 1990s—a whopping 97% of these three species has been lost. In India, Nepal and Pakistan, veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac has been cited as the main, and perhaps the only, cause of the population declines. It has been prescribed by veterinarians as a painkiller and for fever relief among domesticated cattle. Vultures are exposed to diclofenac when they feed from carcasses of livestock that die within a few days of treatment and contain residues of the drug. Given that up to 200 vultures have been sighted as feeding on a medium-sized carcass, one such poisoned carcass can kill a huge number of vultures. Their near-disappearance has tilted the equilibrium in favor of other scavengers like feral dogs that can carry rabies, and has led to an increase in disease vectors due to putrefying carcasses. It is tragic then that something as apparently benign as a painkiller has led to this avian scavenger’s near-extinction. It has been estimated that less than 0.8% of domesticated animal carcasses available to foraging vultures would need to contain a lethal dose of diclofenac to have caused the observed population declines.
Above: The Red-headed Vulture in Corbett National Park, India
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Curiously, their physical form and function have led to vultures having a place of pride in the cultural arena too. The ancient Egyptians considered the vulture to be a protecting and nurturing mother, and so their word for mother was also the word for a vulture, “Mwt.” For many centuries, the Zoroastrians of India, whose religion does not permit the burning or burial of their dead, have relied on a combination of sunlight and vultures for the task.
Once the causative agent was identified, the government devised a Recovery Plan: (a) identifying a safe alternative drug, (b) purging diclofenac from the environment, and (c) establishing a full-scale conservation breeding programme for future reintroduction once diclofenac had been removed. Some gains have been made. A safe alternative called meloxicam has been identified, and is becoming more widely used now that it is out of patent and can be manufactured more cheaply. A recent three-day vulture estimation exercise at the Panna Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) threw up some encouraging results, with some 1,700 vultures being counted within its periphery (however, newspaper reports do not provide an absolute percentage increase over the last-known count). Captive breeding centers in India run by the Bombay Natural History Society, with support from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK), have been able to rear 18 birds in 2011, almost double the number last year. Other vulture conservation programs in Assam and Gujarat have been reporting important advances through the education of veterinarians and livestock owners to avoid treatment of terminally ill livestock, or to bury or burn carcasses of recently treated animals.
However, there are some chinks in the armor. Diclofenac manufactured for human use is still being used illegally to treat cattle in India. Unfortunately, some of the vet medicine alternatives have not been tested for their safety to vultures and one drug in increasing use, ketoprofen, is already known to be toxic not just to these birds, but also to storks, cranes, and owls.
Above: Map of vulture distribution in and around India before their dramatic decline
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
The use of supplementary feeding stations with diclofenac-free carcasses, also called “vulture restaurants,” has been considered one of the most useful management techniques for recovering their populations. However, feeding stations are principally used by the non-breeding population. Vultures tend to occupy greater home ranges, cover greater distances each day and spend proportionately more time in the air during the late brooding and post-breeding seasons. Even when vulture attendance at restaurants is high, studies have shown that the predictable food source may not sufficiently attractive to deter birds from utilizing carcasses encountered elsewhere. Therefore, restaurants can reduce, but not eliminate, vulture mortality through diclofenac exposure. Some studies have also emphasized the importance of the diversity of prey in the vultures’ diet and its relationship to the birds’ breeding success.The jury is still out on the long-term effectiveness of these conservation activities. Consider this: Almost 25 years after North America's California Condor (a New World Vulture) went extinct in the wild and dwindled to just 27 birds in captivity, by 2011, breeding programs helped increase its numbers to 400, including 200 birds thriving in the wild. Clearly, there is hope.
A shortened version of this article first appeared in the March 15, 2013 version of Down to Earth magazine (http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/wing-and-prayer).
What are the effects of fluoride on environment and human beings, if it is present in less concentration in water? Please share your thoughts.. If you have any reference papers related to this topic please share with me. My Email ID is saurabhk.env@gmail.com.
Thank You!
As a part of TERI's “Ownership based and action oriented afforestation programme” an interesting quiz has been uploaded on MSRTC's website.
Interested candidates may take that quiz and send your entries to the mentioned address. Exciting prizes to be won and the last date to submit the entries is March 18, 2013.
The link to the the quiz: http://www.msrtccontent.in/Content/PDF/QUIZ_MSRTC.pdf
Not just by joining web sites and liking pages we can make difference. being educated is what it should reflect in our actions, it is really pathetic to see how students living in hostel waste water. They don't even look back and see whether they have turned off the tap or not and in addition to that I saw they were just throwing buckets of water on each other just for fun. Ironically earlier the same day they were blaming the management for irregular supply of water.
There are many guys who think different. As we all are friends over here it hurts more that while some want to conserve others feel everything that you don't have to buy comes for free. Me including my friends and other guys have turned off taps dozens of time. God only knows how much water might have been wasted by the time.
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important tool to inform decision- makers, regulators and stakeholders, about the possible environmental, social and economic costs of the proposed project. To be effective, it requires the active involvement of all concerned stakeholders.
There is a genuine need to develop the capacity of the state-level regulators and state level expert appraisal Committee (SEAC) to screen and scope the EIA process, to conduct transparent public consultations and to evaluate the EIA reports, especially after the new EIA notification. At the same time, there is a need among CBO, NGOs, academicians, and environment managers to review and interpret EIA report, as they are technical in nature.
Centre for Science and Environment recognises this need and has developed a hands-on five-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on EIA with specific reference to coal based power plant, cement, pharmaceutical, mining and others. After the programme, the participants shall have:
1. Exposure to all aspects of EIA, from its theory to the practical – such as better understanding regarding
- What data is required, how this data should be collected and interpreted, and significance of the data
- Effectiveness of the assessment methods
- What issues should be addressed in the Terms of Reference (TOR)
- Tools and thumb rules available to evaluate the environmental impact of projects]
2. Better understanding of the EIA process – from screening, scoping, data collection to impact assessment as well as the role of public consultation
3. Better understanding of the environmental and social impacts of the industrial and developmental projects
4. Better ability to review EIA reports and identify its strengths and weaknesses
5. Increased ability to play active role in post-EIA monitoring.
SCHEDULE
Course Duration:
Date: February 18-22, 2013
Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -110062
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily
Course fee: Rs 9,900 (For industry, environment consultants and regulators) 25% discounts for NGOs, academicians and students
Last Date for Applying: February 15, 2013
For Registration kindly contact: swati@cseindia.org
OPEN FOR:
NGOs, Regulatory Institutions (such as SPCB, state environment impact assessment authority, Environment Consultants, Students, decision makers and Industries
A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme.
COURSE CONTACT
Swati Singh Sambyal, Industry & Environment Unit
Industry & Environment Unit, Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281, |
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
E-mail: swati@cseindia.org
Dear friends Please Read This and some one willingly take campus ambassador responsibility to make it happen .It is a good opportunity for our both our University and for us to participate in a International Conference.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236), and will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012. The Rio+20 Conference is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document. Rio+20 is an historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all.
Asia's biggest education and outreach program about Rio+20 - The Rio+20 India Program begins on June 20, 2012 and registration closes on (extended) February 28, 2013. It is spearheaded by Indian Astrobiology Research Centre in association Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to promote the objectives of UNCSD 2012. The program is a tool to achieve the One Million Rios commitment which is accepted and listed on the United Nations Rio+20 website
http://www.iarc.res.in/rio/index.html
CEPT University, Ahmedabad is organizing a 3-day training course 'EIA for Coordinators/ Team leaders' on 21-23 March 2013. Faculty conducting the course includes Director, NEERI.
It is non-residential program. Registration fee is Rs 9,000 per participant.
The last date for registration is 28 February 2013.
For details, pl contact Prof Dr A K A Rathi at drakarathi@cept.ac.in
Can members of IEN suggest Effective methods for Increasing Rainfall and Rain-Harvesting in Latur? Suggest which all things should be analysed and studied for this?
School of Ecological Informatics at the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala (IIITM-K) is pleased to announce a summer school in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from 22- 26 April 2013.
The Program is opened for Working professionals/ Academicians/researchers and students in environment and allied sciences.
Sessions will be based on the guidelines of EIA, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India.
The participant will gain focused knowledge on all aspects of EIA. All sessions to be conducted by experienced professionals.
for details of the school and online registration, please visit,Last date for online registration 15 Feb 2013
For any queries:
Write to us at ei@iiitmk.ac.in
We solicit your help in reaching out to interested participants.
Regards,
This morning, I had the pleasure of attending a lecture given by Dr. Dilafruz Williams. Dr. Williams is founding director of the Leadership in Ecology, Culture, and Learning program and of the Learning Gardens Laboratory at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. She also co-founded the Environmental Middle School (grades 6-8) in 1995, which has now expanded to K-8 Sunnyside Environmental School in Portland Public Schools.
These successful initiatives have been designed with the goal of addressing the ecological and cultural underpinnings of education in K-12 schools and in higher education and build strong community-school-university partnerships. How successful? The Learning Gardens concept has now taken root in a number of primary schools across the US as well as six high schools, which is mind-boggling considering the untimely and ignominious death of environmental education (known in its erstwhile avatar as EVS) as a school subject for the ICSE Board.
As the name suggests, the Learning Gardens is designed to help children/students as well as their families and communities connect to their natural roots. Our connection with soil as a living medium has been tenuous for quite some time. The program helps students learn about science, social studies, and sustainability--all of it in a place as unexpected as a garden.
One thing hit home quite forcefully for me, namely, our (read "the urbanite's") complete disconnect with the earth in our everyday lives. Most of us understand the ecological importance of nature. We see nature as a scenic backdrop on most of our travels/trips out of town and not much else. Few of us stop to think where we get our food from (the earth), what happens to the water we use (if you live in Mumbai, it ends up more or less assaulting all the aquatic life (or what's left of it) in the Arabian Sea), or exactly where the garbage disappears once we have (hopefully) put it out for the garbage truck. (I must admit that I was completely clueless about all of these things while growing up. If I had had an environmental education before I embarked on my Master's degree, it would have been an eye-opener and would have contributed immeasurably to my understanding of nature as whole.)
Ask an average person where his/her food comes from, and the answer would probably be the supermarket (if you are in the US), the farmer in the gaon (if you are in India), or something more hilarious (and completely untrue, if your average Joe is British). What most of us do not realize is that the small-time farmer too is disappearing. Slowly, but surely, being taken over the big corporations in the name of convenience, scale, and supply chain management.
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Dear All,
Centre for Science and Environment has developed a hands-on three-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on hazardous waste with specific reference to characterization of hazardous waste, design of landfill, incinerator facilities and hazardous waste
manangement.
- Exposure to the status of hazardous waste in India
- Characterisation, recycle and reuse of hazardous waste
- Understanding of hazardous waste management governing laws in the country
- Better understanding of the environmental and social impacts of hazardous waste
- Design of a landfill site, incineration and best practices involved
- Good practices involved in the management of hazardous waste
- National and international best practices
Course Duration:
Date: January 28-30, 2013
Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -110062
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily
Course fee: Rs 8,000 (For industry, environment consultants and regulators) 25% discounts for NGOs, academicians and students
Last Date for Applying: January 20, 2013
For Registration kindly contact: swati@cseindia.org
OPEN FOR:
NGOs, Regulatory Institutions (such as SPCB, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority), Environment Consultants, Students, Decision Makers and Industries
A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme.
COURSE CONTACT
Swati Singh Sambyal, Industry & Environment Unit
Industry & Environment Unit, Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281, |
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
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Plz Tell me about the institutes which are analyzing methane with the help of gas chromatograph in India.
