Delhi

Organizers: CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre 

Venue: Hall No 8 – 11, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

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The ninth edition of the Green Building Congress 2011, Asia’s largest Green Building Conference & Exhibition, is scheduled to be held from 20th – 22nd October, 2011 at  Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. This event is organised by the Indian Green Building Congress (IGBC) which is part of the CII- Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII – Godrej GBC), a division of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Dainik Bhaskar Group has become the dominant newspaper publishing house with eight newspaper titles all across the northern, western and central states of the country. It has successfully entered into various other business ventures viz. FM Radio, BTL activities, SMS short codes and digital support.

IGNOU's Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IIVET) and Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) have introduced a certificate course in 'Citizen Journalism and Citizen Media Leaders'. This course is specifically designed and prepared by professionals and experts of IGNOU Peoples' University as an online program for a duration of three months. The course provides training in new media, citizen journalism and empowerment to old & new generation of citizens.

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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has inivited applications for three online programmes on nutrition, the Himalayan ecosystem and management of the Ganges river.

Photo Exhibit: Delhi's might, Renuka's plight - 26th Sept-2nd Oct


Venue: Art & Aesthetics Gallery, JNU Campus, New Delhi

The School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU is one of the few places in India that offers post-graduate degree courses in the theoretical and critical study of the cinematic, visual and performing arts. Moreover, it is the only place in India where these disciplines are offered in an integrated programme that allows students to understand the individual arts in a broader context of history, sociology, politics, semiotics, gender and cultural studies apart from being able to integrate the study of one art form with the other arts. The three streams of study offered at the school are Visual Studies, Theatre & Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.

Organizers: Focal Point Media

Venue:  Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi

The depletion in natural resources and fossil fuels have not just necessitated the need for renewables, but have also made them an inevitable part of the energy and clean technology sector. India, being a country where there is abundant sunshine, has been able to harness the power of the sun. With the National Solar Mission and government subsidies in the sector, things are now looking up for solar power.

Organization: Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of India 

Venue: Tagore Hall, New Delhi

A one day conference of the State Secretaries in charge of rural development, rural water supply and rural sanitation is to be held under the Chairmanship of Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, on Monday, September 26, 2011.

In the conference, new policy interventions for accelerating the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Indira Awas Yojna (IAY) and convergence between these schemes, MNREGS , and National Rural Livelihood Mission (Ajivika) will be discussed. 

The urban expansion in India has not been met by a similar expansion in infrastructure and basic services. This has severely affected the quality of urban life and economic growth.

Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), is a Delhi based not-for-profit organization to find solutions to bridge the digital divide. The mission is to enable communities to be aware and conscious of the utility and necessity of using ICT for their upliftment and empowerment. That ICT is a great tool for development and empowerment is being realized by its various stakeholders.

Sambodhi Research and Management Institute is a leading research and advocacy organisation that works to promote and demystify areas of knowledge, which would contribute to social as well as organizational development. It offers aservices spanning: