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Third National Research Conference on Climate Change

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISC), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), under the banner Indian Climate Research Network (ICRN), are organizing the Third National Research Conference on Climate Change, to be held at IISC Bangalore on November 3-4, 2012.

The conference will cover topics related to the scientific, technical, economic and policy aspects of climate change in South Asian countries. This event, the third in the series, intends to nurture and enhance a dedicated network of climate researchers.

This series aims to further develop the capacity of climate research and action in India by:

a. Developing an arena for promoting interaction among researchers, analysts, and practitioners;
b. Enhancing understanding of the current state of activities and research capabilities and thereby identifying key lacunae;
c. Deepening and broadening engagement on the climate issue with a particular focus on smaller academic institutions, NGOs, and younger scholars;
d. Strengthening a sense of ‘community’ among researchers;
e. Exploring ways to more effectively link climate research and action programmes

We invite abstracts from faculty, students, civil society organisations and practitioners in the areas of climate science, impacts, mitigation and adaptation, and climate policy and politics. Abstracts should provide evidence of independent research and be of direct relevance to the Indian context. Selected abstracts will receive a slot for presentation and poster session. There will also be panel discussions involving invited speakers from a range of backgrounds. Submissions should include title, author affiliation(s), contact details and an abstract of up to 200 words, giving an overview of: Context, Methodology, Results and Implications.

Researchers from all over South Asia are invited to send in abstracts.
Submissions should be sent to icrn@icrn.in by September 14, 2012.

Abstract submission deadline: September 14, 2012
Acceptance notification: October 1, 2012

(Note: Please indicate if financial support will be needed for attending the conference. Limited funding is available for travel and local expenses)

Contact:

Indrajit Bose
Email: indrajit@cseindia.org
Tel: +91 11 40616000

Uthra Radhakrishnan
Email: uthra@cseindia.org
Tel: +91 11 29955124

Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) and Jagurih Group are organizing International Round-table workshop on "Clean-technology and India's Vision" . The major themes of the workshop are Solar energy, Energy Efficiency, Building Efficiency / Green Building , Solar cells space technology and Biomass. The Workshop has been slated on September 7th, 2012 at Paharpur Business Center, New Delhi.

It's a great opportunity for Students and Youngsters who envisions a career in Energy Management, Environmental Sustainability and Green Economics . This is the first time in India that a round-table workshop is happening with it's major thematic purpose for Solar cell space technology and it's winding applications. 

as per scheduled I of hazardous waste mangement rules 2008 

which hazardous wastes a service station generates

1. is the ETP sludge of service station hazardous in nature ??

2. does some hazardous waste is generated from paint booth

As im currently working in Gujarat,used to see huge demand for EHS professionals here.

There are so many chemical companies in Ankleshwar , especially dahej is an upcoming SEZ with more foreign investments.

Chemical/ Env. engineers can very well migrate here to kick start their career.

Dear Candidate, 

Greetings from ASCO!!!! 

We have an urgent opening for the position profile for climate change 

Company Name: Shree Cement Ltd Beawar District-Ajmer (Rajasthan) 

Job Description: Climate Change 

CDM ( Clean Development Management) Activities 
2. Benchmarking Activities 
3. Liaison with CSI (Cement Sustainability Initiatives) activities ( CO2 calculation, Technical presentation, Preparation of Technical notes Award Questions etc.) 

Candidate Profile: 
Excellent Communication in English 
2. M.Tech in Environment OR BE/B.Tech-Chemical/Mechanical, NCBM Diploma 
3. Deals with FICCI, CII, TERI, CMA, CSI etc 
4. 
E Exp-02 to 04 yrs 

Salary range : Negotiable 

If Interested Please send your Updated resume along with details which is mandatory in proceed your resume Further..... 

1. Current CTC: 
2. Expected CTC: 
3. Total Experience: 
4.Current Organization: 
5. Current Location: 


If interested then revert me back with your updated CV ASAP. 


Thanks & Regard, 
Mona Varshney 
ASCO HR Consultancy Services 
New Delhi 
E-mail: ascohr@yahoo.com 
Contact No.- 09266621429 

Dear members,

We are planning to conduct Environment Summit at Raipur the capital city of Chhattisgarh. The topics for the summit are : Eco and sustainable tourism, Waste management, Energy conservation.

Looking for renowned speakers and participants for the event. If any one interested pls contact us at

waefindia@gmail.com

regards,

Arif khan

Environmental Awareness videos

1. I want to create a resource centre in my organisation   basic environment awareness related to industry .

         

2.  I want  to take environment awareness training for  nearby by community and school children's . ( If its in tamil . it will easy for the students to understand)


3. Environment documentary films  


Please share me about the details of the same

nature_rajesh@yahoo.com

Please share me is there any colour code for waste bins .
If not in India is there any international regulation.

( I want to classify each waste in a separate bin . Eg : Paper , plastic )
From some professionals share that Yellow colour bin is for recyclables . Is there any reference

nature_rajesh@ yahooc.om

Dear Team

Please share about the different types of innovative tools , Software's   which can be used for Environmental Management in an Industry

Eg :In coming  Chemical management of Industries

nature_rajesh@Yahoo.com

 Dear Team

I s there any legal regulation with demands periodic revision  of MSDS ( Material Safety Data sheet )  .
Because , Practically , I see MSDS with different dates .

Pls comment

To save water

We are taking trails for water -less urnail cubes ( instead of water flushing )  .
Actually, flushing is not required every time.

( Approx . 1.5 Litres of water is used for every flush)

But for urinal cubes .only less water is needed
( Only at the early morning and evening cleaning of the urinals is required..)

Like to know, whether this a good one. or is there any health & hygeine, or environmental issues related to this

We generally receive rainfall in heavy showers followed by dry spells. When it rains heavily the soil is not able to absorb water at the rate of rainfall. As a result most of the rain drains away, leaving very little for storage & the recharge of groundwater. This makes most parts of India experience lack of water even for domestic usage. Thus it does not matter how much rain we get, if we don’t harvest it.

Susanta Biswas has just completed a documentary titled “Jol Dharo – Jol Bharo (Preserve Water, Reserve Water)” [Bengali, English, Hindi & Santali. 11 mints. Produced by Government of West Bengal in cooperation with Department of Water Resources Investigation and Development] on the Government of West Bengal pioneering project to preserve rain water with a focus on the activities of State Water Investigation Directorate in this regard. To preserve rain water and other natural water available on the earth’s surface by carefully controlling the respective resources, Govt. of West Bengal has initiated the project. And initiatives are being taken to establish appropriate storage tanks and check-dams of various capacities in different areas at the state, in implementing its goal.

The documentary dealt with this  issue of water resource management in water-scarce region in West Bengal, an eastern region state of India where the majority of rural population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Thus lack of adequate water resource has inducted high level of uncertainty and insecurity in the mind of the local inhabitant. The Jol Dharo – Jol Bharo (Preserve Water, Reserve Water) initiative of Government of West Bengal tries to provide a replicable framework as a solution to this ecological inequality in the face of looming impacts of climate change.

To watch the documentary please click on the following link:

Jol Dharo, Jal Bharo (Preserve Water, Reserve Water)

No, this post is not about the Bollywood film star Salman Khan or his new movie "Ek tha Tiger" (There was a Tiger). Although, the caption would be befitting for Salman considering that he is a serial offender in cases of 'going shirtless'.

This post is also not about villages and electricity in villages, the theme of my research. This post is based on a city called Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi.

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Hi,

I am looking out for a "Environment Collection Specialist" for Tetrapak India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, who will help set up and regularize the collection infrastructure for post consumer cartons.

The candidate will aid in facilitating collection and recycling of customers’ filler and reel waste.

The profile will involve working closely with waste collection agencies/NGOs and the waste trade (scavengers, junk shop dealers etc.), driving them to accept post-consumer cartons as a collectible material, providing them with facilities that will make it easier for them to collect and hand over material, provide them technical and economic information, sharing experiences from other regions/areas where cartons are collected and recycled and generally promoting carton recycling.

Desired profile

-          Below 27 years of age

-          Post graduate degree in the Social Sector

-          Passionate about the environment and wanting to work with the community to make a difference.

-          Knowledge of informal chain of waste sector preferred

-          Some work experience (1 year atleast)

-          Ability to communicate effectively in local languages (esp. Tamil) other than English

-          Can work with ease and comfortably with people up and down the hierarchy i.e. can interact with collection agencies/NGOs (often senior people) at the same time with junk shop dealers etc.

-          Hardworking, and with the ability to drive the agenda without constant supervision or deadlines

-          Good presentation skills will be an added advantage.

-          Able to travel freely (This is a field job, not a desk job)

Thanks

Manisha

manisha_singh@kellyocg.com

Soil characteristic of the area ( cost escalation).

Vegetation cover

River basin area near the site.

Quality of runoff water.

Geology of the area ( cost escalation)

Hydrogeology of the area ( it should be up to the concerned authority to be well aquainted and should have related data ).

Ground water condition in weathered aquifer & underlying fractured zone( This data the concerened department should have)

Geophysical survey report.

As we are very much aware that every body is out to draw water but no body is interested in recharging, even those who go for it do it due to some pressures in such a scenario cost escalation and different hassles are detrimental to the very essence of water preservation . I welcome readers comments on this issue .

Dear all,

very good morning,

 As one of my collegue needs  the process and methodology of ecological survey (like for preparation of EIA)what are the procedures invoved in the assesing in the environmetal aspect and pls share the survey format and other format which is related. please help me out in this regard.

thank you

Dear Members,

As mentioned in the subject we are looking for a CDM Consultant / Consulting Agency who would be interested in looking at the feasibility of a CDM project for fuel convert from fo to bio mass

Please contact the undersigned if you are interested .

The authorities in Haryana will be conducting the important public hearing on the environmental impacts of the proposed Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant (GNPP) on 17th July 2012.

As per the rules, local people should be given the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report 1 month prior to the public hearing. But the people of 6 panchayats in Fatehabad districts who will be affected by this project have not received copies of the EIA.

Check out the India Environment Portal for Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report of this controversial upcoming Gorakhpur nuclear plant in Fatehabad, Haryana . Download, Share and Comment