August 2016 Blog Posts (13)

Ever thought of living inside a Cargo Box ?! Well, there are people who build and live in cozy and elegant "eco-friendly" homes made from "Shipping Containers" !!! Check this out :

http://www.greeniesglobe.com/green-living-green-building.html…

Get a free E-booklet and know about the status of Cave and Cavings in India. 

Compiled & Written by

Dr. Jayant Biswas

Director, National Cave Research and Protection Organization, India.

Editor in chief, Ambient Science

Urgently Required Approved EIA Coordinator for already NABET Approved Consultancy. Please Send details on gdenvirotech@gmail.com

IRG Systems South Asia Pvt.Ltd. (IRGSSA), based out of New Delhi. is a professional management consulting organisation in the domain of    Environment,  Energy and Natural Resources since 2001 (www.irgssa.com)

IRGSSA requires a NABET’s approved Functional Area Expert for the Meteorology, Air Quality Modeling and  Prediction on the full time   or on empanelment basis. Essential  qualifications and experience is given…

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Laddakh Organic Farmers Foundation (LOFF), along with its two partners CENSFOOD and Kalilash Expedition is organizing a Three day Organic Festival from 26^th to 28^th of August to promote organics in the mountain region mainly cold desert areas. This festival will give an opportunity to the farmers to…

The "Valley of Flowers" is a spectacular meadow of colourful flowers located at Uttarakhand, India. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Although unknown to the modern world for centuries (until discovered in 1931) this remote speck of paradise surprisingly does find mention in the Hindu Mythology !

Know more at Environmental News…

We require a Socio-Economic(SE) as well as a Eco-Biodiversity(EB)expert to be empaneled with us or on a full time employment basis. This relates to NABET accreditation requirements.

Rakesh Shah

Anand Consultants-Ahmedabad.

rakeshcshah2003@yahoo.com

www.pollutioncontrol.co.in

Due to continuous high population growth and rapid economic development in urban areas, many public, private and informal sector service providers in cities in developing countries are unable to cope with increasing volumes of solid waste, especially in poor and low-income areas.



Regular and safe disposal of solid waste is the basis for hygiene and prevention of diseases and hence the foundation for any development activities oriented at poverty alleviation…

I need one Air modelling expert to do following

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• 3-month station meteorological data processing for model
• Plotting Wind rose diagrams
• Confirming emission inventory and stack height with the regulatory guidelines
• Dispersion modelling using AERMOD; one season meteorological data
• GLC Isopleths
• Model Summary Table(s)

DELIVERABLES/FORMAT

• Processed Meteorological Data Files –…

Environmental sanitation is a major public health issue in India. Recent interventional studies on environmental sanitation in India highlighted the importance of prioritizing control strategies. Environmental sanitation envisages promotion of health of the community by providing clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease. It depends on various factors that include hygiene status of the people, types of resources available, innovative and appropriate technologies according to the…

Decentralized treatment systems in India

India is the country with the highest number of people practicing open defecation. Around 600 million people in India defecate in the open which is more than the next 13 countries combined. India counts for 90% of the people in south Asia and 59% of the 1.1 billion people in the world who practice open defecation (Unicef, 2015). As can be seen from the image, almost 3/4th of Indian states have 50% or more…

Appropriate sanitation facilities are still a challenge in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. With regard to almost 950 million people defecating in the open, the question arises whether the existing treatment facilities are sufficient to provide for a healthy sanitation in the world. In developing countries (particularly, India) where cost is generally a very important parameter of judgment for choosing the appropriate system. This makes decentralized…