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Invitation to a bicycle pilgrimage cum awareness ride 'Bow To Bhavani' in the Nilgiri Mountain Range, Gubbi Labs, Bangalore
An adventure for the riders to get an Eco System perspective of one of the important rivers of South India, Kaveri, and its major tributary, Bhavani.
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 12:52 PM

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The brochure and the trekking map can be viewed in the attachments below
Bhavani river
Invite to a Public talk on 'Uttarakhand Disaster: Can the nation learn any lessons ?', by Himanshu Thakkar, Environment Support Group, Bangalore
Himanshu Thakkar from SANDRP will discuss and try to answer some of the many questions that arise from the horrific Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 09:37 AM

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South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People
Open Confusion: Charba and Coca Cola
The Uttarakhand State Government leased land to Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages but the villagers of Charba were completely in the dark about this. Why is there a lack of transparency?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:36 PM

Charba is a small village in Uttarakhand with a population of 10,000. It is located in the 'Vikas Nagar' area just beyond Dehradun - a section that the government has denoted an industrial area. This little village shot to fame when Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) decided to build a plant there.
Radha Behen addresses the villagers
Invite for an International course on 'Farming, Natural home building and Self Sustainable Living', Krisit, Rajasthan, November 2013 - October 2014
A 12 month programme that will teach you to create and manage a 100%self-sustainable -profitable farm with a Vedic Vastu house
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 02:11 PM

For details on this very interesting course please click here
Apply for online distance learning course on ' Water Safety Plans (WSPs)', The Water Institute
A course aimed at those in the water industry with management, engineering, or operational responsibilities, representing a new approach to managing risks of water system failure
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 11:48 AM

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Applications invited for ' Ecovillage Design Education Course', Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI), Koraput, Orissa, September10-October 8, 2013
A holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:07 AM

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Turtle relocation program or turtle poaching plan?
The turtle hatchery at Sarnath was created to reintroduce scavenger turtles into the Ganga to rid it of corpses. However, the seemingly smart program is far from successful. What happens next?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 09 Aug, 2013 12:23 PM

Rajkumar needs no urging to talk about Sundari. She is evidently a favourite of his. When we met, he regaled me with stories of her beauty, her smartness and her incredibly sweet nature. When he finally brought her out to meet me, I failed to see any signs of a winning personality or of towering intelligence. "Well," I rebuked myself, "you've only met her for two minutes.
Juvenile turtles at the Sarnath Sanctuary
Sowing the seeds of change
Self-sufficient farming gives women in rural Alipurduar in West Bengal food, health and confidence!
Usha Dewani
Posted on 07 Aug, 2013 07:53 PM

Till a few decades ago, most people in India grew vegetables and fruits in their own gardens. Then something changed. We shifted from 'farming for food' to 'farming for money'. The start of the ‘green revolution’ meant that production increased but so did the farmer's dependency on chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides.
Garden irrigated by a single pot of water
Seminar on 'Who is to blame for the Uttarakhand disaster', Uttarakhand Aapada Rahat Manch, New Delhi
A discussion by prominent speakers on the deluge and destruction that gripped Uttarakhand
Posted on 07 Aug, 2013 01:55 PM

Organiser details

Uttarakhan Aapada Rahat Manch

About the seminar

Discussion on the cause of the Uttarakhand disaster and how the rehabilitation process can be strenghthened

Panelists
Uttarakhand devastated
Waterless in Whitefield- Learn, discuss & find solutions to your water woes, Jagriti Theatre, Bangalore
How much water do you use? What can you do? Be empowered to take action- learn what we can do together to solve this crisis?
Posted on 07 Aug, 2013 12:24 PM

Hosted by

Jagriti Theatre

About the event

Water is a rapidly diminishing resource, the basis of life. 

Learn about Whitefield’s water usage and issues, discover solutions, and find out what you can do to help solve Whitefield’s water woes.
Jagriti Theatre
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