March 2013 Blog Posts (20)

Dear Friends,

We are planning to take up in the next academic year an “Environment Awareness Program” for schools (ISCE & SSLC) in and around Bangalore.  I would need your help if you could point me to a readymade curriculum that can be used.  In case you know of anyone please do let me know.   Much appreciated.  DP Daniel

I am graduate in Biotechnology and pursuing Post Graduation in Environmental Sciences , I am not getting the concept of , WHY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PG DEGREE IS NOT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR INDIAN FOREST SERVICE? as they are closely related to this field. 

Training Programme on Urban and Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Challenges, Options and Solutions

The fast growing economy, rapid industrialisation and growing urban population in India along with increasing wastewater generation are reasons for concern and reiterate the need for appropriate water management practices. Centre for Science and…

CSE’s short-term EIA training programme UNDERSTANDING EIA: FROM SCREENING TO DECISION MAKING

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…

Dear all,

we are looking for water experts for conducting water Audits or water related studies for different industrial sectors , who are working as free lancers or are able to work on project basis from our behalf.

If Interested please contact the undersigned.

Regards,
Ruchika Sharma

09953935506

We GSFC ,kosamba,dist surat,manufacture Nylon Filament Yarn going to expansion of product. In which category as well as section (Industry) NFY fall for EIA? Pl suggest me.Thanks.

Dear friends please find attached the Agenda for the Workshop on ‘Water Cooperation for Energy Security’ 21- 22 March 2013Agenda_WWD%20event_TERI.pdf

Dear All,

Small clarification is required from you.

We are planning to construct small Hydro Electric Plant in Karnataka State, during the survey came to know that land belongs to both sides of the river is Forest Land.

In this case, "River Bed or watercourse Land" belongs to forest land or Revenue land. 

If you have any related information or Notification please provide me for reference.

Regards

Gopi Krushna N

Here is the link to an excellent program

http://nsfoundation.co.in/india_youth_fund.html 

Mobilizing the present, accelerating the future!



UN-Habitat in collaboration with the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation (NSF) brings to India the Indian window of the global Urban Youth…

How life works ?.... plants know better than us watch the pic... its really great opportunity for me to to see and investigate this entire process of regeneration in the lab of NATURAL ENVIRONMENT............these pic are taken by me just out side my room in Sultanpur... I become fan of SUCCESSION... and hatsoff to the great scientist who have give this explanation..Clement... Now think this succession and relate this to the universe and expansion…

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......…

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…

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…

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…

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…