Bangalore Urban and Rural District

SVARAJ is looking for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Officer for the (IUWRM) program in Doddaballapur, Bangalore
Posted on 11 Jan, 2011 02:47 PM

Svaraj – the society for Voluntary Action Revitalisation and Justice – is a small but well known national development voluntary organisation. head quartered in Bangalore.  Our vision – a just society in a just environment. Our programmes include strengthening food, water and livelihood security through fair and just management and protection of our ecosystem, responding to needs of disaster affected families and providing vital physiotherapy care for people with disabilities; research and policy analysis, communications and promoting individual philanthropy.

Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society is organising a training on citywide sanitation planning, February 21-25, 2011 in Bangalore
Posted on 06 Jan, 2011 11:21 AM

Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society Organizer: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

Venue: Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS), Bangalore

Certificate Course in Introduction to Geospatial Tools for Conservation, ATREE, Bangalore
Posted on 27 Dec, 2010 12:52 PM

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)Organizer: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

Topics:

  • Basics of GIS/RS data structure and analysis
  • Cartographic principles
  • Basic principles of remote sensing
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Spatial data sources
  • GPS theory
  • Field data collection and processing

Venue: Bangalore

Description:

This intensive course will provide participants with an opportunity to learn the basic principles of remote sensing, geographical information systems and GPS. The course will also provide rigorous, individualized hands-on training in GIS/RS techniques using state-of-the art software.

Water management lessons from the Nandi foothills - SRI technique involves less water
There was a time when one associated the Nandi foothills with the river Arkavathi and a lush green as far as the eye could see. Today, the foothills are populated with eucalyptus plantations. Posted on 27 Dec, 2010 11:10 AM


Role models farmer couple Radhamma and Krishnappa have grown paddy in a region where groundwater levels have depletedThis has resulted in a depletion of groundwater resources. There is a scarcity of drinking water too, in the region.

Lake 2010: Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change, Bangalore
Posted on 14 Dec, 2010 10:51 AM

Lake 2010: Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change

Theme: Wetlands Conservation and Management

Centre for Education and Documentation (CED) is looking for a Researcher based in Bangalore
Posted on 06 Dec, 2010 06:03 PM

Content and Image Courtesy: Centre for Education and Documentation (CED)

Centre for Education and Documentation (CED)

CED is registered Public Trust, all of whose activities are its information centres, now in Bombay and Bangalore.

Workshop cum training programme on organic terrace gardening, VIttal Mallaya Scientific Research Foundation, 18th Dec 2010, Bangalore
Posted on 26 Nov, 2010 12:20 PM

Every individual will have an instinct gene to love nature and plants. That encourages having greeneries around, that forces to show concerns for environment and ecology and that urges to look for safe and functional vegetables, fruits and so on. Sometimes, this gene gets masked by certain extraneous factors which need to be unmasked to draw everyone’s attention.

Re-Imagining the World-Class City', IIHS, Bengaluru
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 03:37 PM

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)Organizer: Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Venue: Tharangavana, D/5, 12th Cross, Rajamahal Vilas Extension, Bengaluru – 560 080

Description:

This week-long initiative will bring together theoretical debates and existing practices, enabling an interdisciplinary exploration of the systems, processes and values that drive the development of cities. The Institute will be conducted by an inter-disciplinary Indian and international faculty of academics and practitioners for the selected 40 applicants. Applicants should either have completed or be currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters programme in any discipline. The Institute is also open to professionals from relevant fields.

Workshop on "How to write a research paper" on Nov 19th, 2010 @ Probiosys- Centre for Excellence, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Nov, 2010 12:31 PM

Writing a good research paper is a challenge, but it is very vital for students & researchers looking forward to publish their results.

People contemplating to make R&D as a career need skills to write good Research papers. This workshop is designed to impart skills to students and researchers to write better research papers.

 

A story telling and discussion on rivers, peoples and dams, Ants Crafting Traditions, Bangalore
Posted on 14 Oct, 2010 03:39 PM

The Ants Crafting TraditionsOrgnizer: The Ants Crafting Traditions

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