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Karnataka Jnana Aayoga invites applications for Jnana Fellowship – 2011 at Karnataka – Apply by July 13, 2011
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 11:51 AM
Karnataka Jnana Aayoga is a high powered commission constituted in September 2008 by Sri B. S. Yeddyurappa, the Honourable chief minister of Karnataka. The Commission is independent of the Government and works with and for the Government in policy making and implementation.
Talk by Dr. Veena Srinivasan on 'An integrated framework for analysis of water supply in a developing world city', ATREE, July 6, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 05 Jul, 2011 12:15 PM
Organizer: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
Venue: Auditorium, ATREE, Bangalore
Description:
Dr. Veena Srinivasan, researcher at the Pacific Institute, and an adjunct fellow at ATREE, will be presenting a talk on 'An integrated framework for analysis of water supply in a developing world city'.
An openwell as a source of water in Bangalore city
Posted on 27 Jun, 2011 04:48 PMHere is a 7 household apartment in Cooke town, which is east-ish Bangalore and close to the Ulsoor lake. The apartment had a well in its site, but still did not build infrastructure to use the well water.
Five years of special economic zones in India' - lecture by Dr. Partho Sarothi Ray, National Institute of Advanced Studies, June 27, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 05:11 PM
Organizer: National Institute of Advanced Studies
Venue: Lecture Hall, NIAS, IISc Campus, Bangalore
Description:
Five years have passed since the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government passed the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in 2005. Altogether there are around 1200 SEZs in different phases of development today. Analyzing the development and distribution of SEZs in different parts of India in the last five years gives us some ideas about the political geography of special economic zones in India.
This talk will draw on this analysis and the personal experience of the speaker in struggles against various SEZs in India including the proposed POSCO SEZ in Orissa which has received a very strong farmers’ resistance.
Student Conference on Conservation Science – Bangalore 2011, September 14 – 16, 2011, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 12:13 PM
Organizer: Student Conference on Conservation Science, IISc
Venue: JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Description:
The Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) – Bangalore brings together young researchers in conservation science to facilitate interaction, encourage exchange of research ideas and methods, and help build contacts and capacity. SCCS-Bangalore focuses on attracting students primarily from countries in South and South-east Asia.
‘Public spending and its effectiveness: Selected studies from Karnataka’ - One day seminar on health, education, water and local self-government, CBPS, 25th June, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 02:09 PM
Organizer: Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS)
Venue: White House, The Hotel Capitol, Raj bhavan Road, Bangalore
Topics:
- Health
- Education
- Drinking water
- Decentralisation
Exhibition of "Dakshina Pinakini River Mapping and Landscape Survey"- An artistic intervention, 23rd - 26th May, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 26 May, 2011 01:23 PMVenue: Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasthurba road, Bengaluru
Collaborated by: Subramani J, Ravikumar S M Halli & Shivaprasad S
Description:
The study focuses on Bangalore, highlighting its important rivers, lakes and its very lavish natural resources and how it is getting damaged due to its excessive urban growth and ignorance of the people. We started our documentation from Nandi hills to Hosur was our destination. Here we filmed and photographed various aspects of this river, the agricultural landscape and the urban scape. These documentations are archival materials, which have been focused during the process of research. Like how the death of a river takes place, where it used to begin and rebirth of the river due to the excess development of Broad Bangalore’s urban area.
Short course on Re-Imagining the 'World-Class' city, Indian Institute for Human Settlement, 14th - 18th June, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 25 May, 2011 03:44 PM
Organizer: Indian Institute for Human Settlement (IIHS)
Venue: Bangalore
The 6th round New India fellowship – The New India Foundation – Apply by 31st July, 2011
Posted on 24 May, 2011 01:02 PM
The New India Foundation, based in Bangalore, uniquely matches public-spirited philanthropy with ground-breaking and relevant scholarship. In the six decades since Independence, there has been a large body of work produced by Indian historians and social scientists.
The core activities of the New India Foundation are the New India Fellowships, awarded to scholars and writers working on different aspects of the history of independent India. The duration of the fellowships is twelve months. Each year, mixes of young and experienced candidates are selected.
Workshop on Organic Farming and Livelihood Options – Karnataka Regional Organisation for Social Service (KROSS), 24th – 26th May, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 23 May, 2011 06:13 PM
Organizer: Karnataka Regional Organisation for Social Service (KROSS)
Venue: KROSS Training Centre, Bengaluru
Topics:
- Agriculture sector in India and Karnataka
- Background and need for Organic Farming
- Methods in Organic Farming
- Field visit to Kirugaval, Maddur