Events

Workshop on Financial Management & Social Accountability for Non profit & Charitable organisations, Visthar, 2nd to 6th May, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 28 Jan, 2011 05:26 PM

Organizer: Visthar, Bangalore

Venue: Visthar, Bangalore

Description:

Visthar, Bangalore has been facilitating this workshop for the past three years and this has been well attended and well received among NGOs, Civil Service Orgnisations(CSOs) and other Charitable Orgnisations(COs).

Eradication of manual scavenging - Recent PIB Releases
Manual scavenging is a dehumanizing and degrading practice and rehabilitation of manual scavengers is an issue of human dignity Posted on 28 Jan, 2011 04:17 PM

 The Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik recently inaugurated the two-day Consultation Meeting on Eradication of Manual Scavenging and Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers.Speaking on the occasion, he called upon the States to work towards eradicating the shameful practice of manual scavenging by the end of the 11th plan. He regretted that despite various efforts made by the Central Government and the States, the practice of manual scavenging still exist in some parts of the country. The meeting was organized by the Ministries of Social Justice & Empowerment, Urban Poverty Alleviation and Urban Development.

Shri Wasnik said that we must address rehabilitation of manual scavengers to our utmost capacity.

Zero Waste Management Event on Sunday, Green Path ECO, 30th Jan 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 28 Jan, 2011 11:14 AM

The Green Path ECO Foundation

Organizer: The Green Path ECO Foundation

Venue: The Green Path ECO Hotel, Bangalore

Events:

  • Film show
  • Presentation 
  • Skit by children
  • Followed by discussion and hands on experience
National Conference on Contexual changes in Indian Slums – A Critical Analysis, 17th - 18th April 2011, Kadapa
Posted on 25 Jan, 2011 05:07 PM

VisionOrganizer: Voluntary Initiative Services In Our Neighbourhood

Venue: Kadapa

Description:

India's urban population is increasing at a much faster rate than its total population. India will have 41 percent of its population living in cities and towns by 2030 from the present 28 percent. According to Registrar General of India there are 81 million urban poor in India. Nearly 49,000 slums continue to blight the urban landscape forcing lakhs of people to live in pathetic conditions.

Annual International Water Convention, India Water Forum (IWF) 2011, 13th - 15th April 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 25 Jan, 2011 01:25 PM

India Water ForumOrganizer: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Theme:

  • Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
Conference on Waste Management in India, Indian Infrastructure, 9th-10th March, 2011, The Imperial, New Delhi
Posted on 25 Jan, 2011 01:06 PM

Indian InfrastructureOrganizer: Indian Infrastructure

Venue: The Imperial, New Delhi

Theme: Waste Management in India: Trends and Opportunities, Issues and Challenges

India Water Expo - 2011, 28th - 29th April 2011, Chennai
Posted on 25 Jan, 2011 10:22 AM

India Water ExpoClear Solution to Clean Water

Organizer: India Water Expo

Venue: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai

Short course on geostatistical analysis of environmental data, ICRISAT, 21st - 25th Feb 2011, Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 24 Jan, 2011 04:49 PM

Forwarded to the portal by: Dr.Yaduraju, ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsOrganizer: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Venue: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India

WaterEx World Expo 2011- World meet of the water management industry in India, Chemtech Foundation, 23rd Feb - 26th Feb 2011, Mumbai
Posted on 24 Jan, 2011 03:11 PM

WaterEx World Expo 2011Organizer: Chemtech Foundation

Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon, Mumbai

Training course on livelihood enhancement through sustainable natural resource management in drylands, ICAR, 17th Feb to 2nd Mar 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 24 Jan, 2011 12:33 PM

Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchOrganizer:  Indian Council for Agricultural Research

Venue: Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Santoshnagar, Hyderabad