Bangalore

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India Urban Space started as a platform for advocating a spatial focus for planning, and issues related to environment, infrastructure creation, service provision, poverty alleviation and urban governance. Now it has grown as an organization which is actively helping to achieve this objective through pilot projects and larger interfaces and partnerships amongst wider set of stakeholders including market players. We undertake pilot projects in the chosen focus areas that target the gaps in the present planning process and then deliver, advocate and practice the appropriate standards, methodologies and approaches in urban planning.

Organizer: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

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

Topics:

• Introduction to CBS: Necessities and problems
• Basics and coherence of waste, sanitation, health and development 
• Participatory planning methods: Tools and techniques of community involvement
• Roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders

Considering the health, environment, and even the convenience, organic terrace gardens complement well with today’s urban living. Apart from safe and fresh vegetables, the advantages in terms of physical exercise, clean air, happiness of mingling with nature and the resultant satisfaction is enormous. It is the need and the responsibility of every urban dweller to know, practice and promote urban farming especially terrace gardens for our own benefit and for the benefit of the society to which s/he owes.

Arghyam, a leading national charitable foundation has dedicated itself to the cause of the poorest citizens through the cause of water. Setup with a private endowment from writer and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani, Arghyam’s mission is “Safe, sustainable water for all”.

For more than 5 years now, Arghyam has been driving and supporting programs in rainwater harvesting, groundwater management, drinking water and sanitation programs, water quality management etc. by working closely with diverse multiple stakeholders, primarily in the civil society and government space.

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment(ATREE) invites application from highly motivated students with a Master’s degree in any branch of the social or natural sciences. Students will undergo intensive course work and will be expected to undertake independent research on any environmental topic under a multi-disciplinary dissertation committee. Candidates will be selected for interview on the basis of their academic record, letters of recommendation, statement of research interests and career goals, and prior research experience, if any. This will be a full time programme.

The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) is an unique Indian institution conducting multidisciplinary research in areas that bridge the gap between the natural and engineering sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts. A limited number of research scholarships are available in the Institute for bright and committed postgraduate students interested in pursuing independent research across disciplines towards a doctoral degree.

Organizer: ThoughtWorks Technologies

Venue: ThoughtWorks Technologies, Koramangala, Bangalore

Organizer: The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies (TIIGS)

Venue: GeoVidyaa Centre, Army Public School, Bangalore

Topics:

• Basics of latitude and longitude

Organizer: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre

Venue: Royal Orchid Central, Bangalore

Organizer:

• AgroParisTech University, France