Events

What we must do to save the rivers of Maharashtra - A seminar cum panel discussion, National Womens Organization, Pune, January 30, 2013

Posted on 28 Dec, 2012 10:43 AM

Organizers

National Womens Organization and Gandhi National Memorial Society

Venue

Gandhi National Memorial,
Agakhan Palace, Nagar Road, Pune - 411006

Objective

Land grab is emerging as the country's most pressing development challenge - New research released at a conference organised by SPWD and RRI at New Delhi in December 2012

Control over land and natural resources has recently become a subject of heated debate in India, and is, today, one of the central fault lines of Indian politics. New research released on December 18, 2012 on the eve of an international conference on land and forest rights by the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), New Delhi and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), Washington predicts massive resource takeover spurring conflict in 130 districts of India. The research indicates that India is a leader among land-grabbing emerging nations. Not only are rights flouted at home but Indian firms risk some mistakes abroad.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 27 Dec, 2012 02:37 PM

press conference

India Utility Knowledge and Networking (I-U-KAN) Conference 2013, New Delhi, 12th Feb 2013

Posted on 26 Dec, 2012 03:11 PM

Venue

Hotel Le Meridien
Windsor Place, New Delhi 110001

Blue revolution: A paradigm shift - National conference on water, sanitation and recycling, MACCIA, Mumbai, January 16, 2013

Posted on 25 Dec, 2012 12:32 PM

Organizers

Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA)

Exploring linkages between the agricultural sector and the environment - Report on the Kerala Environment Congress organised by the Centre for Environment and Development at Thiruvananthapuram, between 16 -18 August 2012

The focal theme of the 8th Kerala Environment Congress was Agriculture and Environment. The congress aimed at providing a platform for scientists, researchers, students and members of the community to deliberate on the issues pertaining to the agricultural sector and their impacts on the environment.

Aarti Kelkar-Khambete

Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 05:27 PM

The Congress was jointly organised by Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Thiruvananthapuram and the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram

Inauguration of the conference

Around 350 participants including eminent scientists, agricultural experts and students participated in the event. The conference was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Oommen Chandy. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister, highlighted that development and environment were linked and that the approach to the cause of agriculture and environment needed to be realistic since the state could not neglect both development and environment. He also pointed out that Kerala was one state having a very high reputation in preserving and protecting the forest cover, which was much higher than the national average in the state. This was possible due to the will and awareness of the people of Kerala. He emphasised the need for a more realistic approach to deal with issues related to the agriculture and environment.

KEC inauguration

Inaugural speech by the Chief Minister of Kerala

Understanding climate change: Working together to meet the challenge, Divecha Centre for Climate Change and Grantham Institute for Climate Change, IISc Bangalore, January 11, 2013

Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 09:23 AM

Master's training course on sustainable agriculture - Theory and practice, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, January 29 to February 2, 2013

Posted on 23 Dec, 2012 10:18 AM

Venue

Caramel Campus, Kondapur Village, Ghatakesar Mandal, Rangareddy District, Andhra Pradesh

2-week certificate course in Community-Based Microfinance (CBMF), APMAS, Coady International Institute, Hyderabad, February 11-23, 2013 - Apply by January 5, 2013

Posted on 23 Dec, 2012 09:57 AM

Venue

National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME)
Yousufguda, Hyderabad - 500 045

Hackers stay up day and night at the Pune Sanitation Hackathon in December 2012, to develop innovative software solutions that address challenges facing the sanitation sector in India

More than 100 participants hacked on for over 2 days in Pune to develop projects to address challenges facing the sanitation sector as part of the 'Sanitation Hackathon' that was held simultaneously in 13 cities across the world. The hackathon was hosted by Infosys between the 30th of November and the 2nd of December

Seetha Gopalakrishnan

Posted on 20 Dec, 2012 09:35 PM

A big hello to all from Sanitation Hackathon Pune