Political
CEE invites applications for various positions based at Pune
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 05:28 PMCentre for Environment Education (CEE), was established in August 1984 as a centre of excellence supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. CEE, a national institution with its headquarters in Ahmedabad, has a mandate to promote environmental awareness nationwide.
Goa youth convention on environment and development, Centre for Environment Education, July 19 – 20, 2011, Goa
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 04:36 PMOrganizer: Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Goa
Venue: Goa International Centre in Dona Paula, Goa
Description:
The event will be organised by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Goa, in association with the Goa Golden Jubilee Development Council and supported by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Goa and the Goa International Centre, Dona Paula.
Save and grow - A policymaker’s guide to the sustainable intensification of smallholder crop production - FAO (2011)
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 12:48 PMA comparison of PureIt and Swach water purifier brands - Guest post by Mrinalini Goswami
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 11:59 AMGuest post by: Mrinalini Goswami
Both the purifiers already have identified their space in the niche of household water treatment establishing themselves as competitive technologies. Brief highlights of both the purifiers are compiled in the table below:
Why India's 'growth' focus is ignoring the food access question - Article from Infochange India
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 11:41 AMArticle and Image courtesy: Infochange India
Author: Rahul Goswami
Celebrating the fact that per capita agricultural income is increasing faster than overall per capita income, the government is targeting 4% growth in agriculture in the Twelfth Plan period. But this is a rosy view that does not stand up to scrutiny.
Corporate Disaster Recovery Network bags PC Quest Best IT Implementation Award 2011 for maximum social impact - Article from PC Quest
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 10:45 AMArticle and Image courtesy: PC Quest
Auhtor: Shumpy Saini
An online portal that provides the right aid and resources to the right people at the right time when disaster strikes.
With a belief that those who serve people in need shouldn't have to sacrifice on the tools they use, Aidmatrix Foundation came up with CDRN. It's an online portal that helps bring people together with the use of applications for supply-chain management, volunteer management and fund raising. People can enter their needs, donations, products or supplies into the CDRN system, which is in turn accessed by a nationwide network of relief agencies, corporates, state Governments, federations, and PSUs. It allows donors to provide discounted pricing offers as well as donations directly to various relief agencies by viewing needs posted on the system.
"No full stops for this rainman" - Interview with Shree Padre, farmer, water journalist and rainwater harvesting "evangelist" based in Kerala (2007)
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 10:41 AMAuthor: Namitha Dipak, Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan
Shree Padre, farmer, water journalist, and rainwater harvesting “evangelist” based in Kerala, India
Invitation to inaugural session of OFAI-Consultation on effective implementation of Organic Farming Policy in M.P, July 18 – 19, 2011, Bhopal
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 10:29 AMOrganizers:
- Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI)
- Madhya Pradesh’s Organic Farming Association (MPOFA)
Venue: State Institute of Agriculture Extension Training (SIAET), Barkhedi Kala, Bhopal
Prospects and policy challenges in the Twelfth Plan - A comment on the risks in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 08:57 AMDr. Y Venugopal Reddy begins by stating that the article offers a comprehensive, succinct and summary overview of the subject and is very useful as reference material. However, there is, a vital element that is missing in the analysis, namely, a discussion of the risks to the economy and economic agents. An enumeration and discussion of the many risks must be taken into account while framing the Twelfth Plan.
Prospects and policy challenges in the Twelfth Plan: A special article by Montek Singh Ahluwalia in EPW
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 08:55 AMThe year 2011-12 is the last year of the Eleventh Plan and this is therefore an appropriate time to review what has been achieved with a view to identify weaknesses in the strategy that need to be corrected, and also identify new challenges that may require new initiatives. The paper is presented in the hope of spurring a broader discussion on these issues.