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IGNOU opens admissions to three online courses, New Delhi - Apply by October 15, 2011
Posted on 30 Sep, 2011 08:54 PMDescription:
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has inivited applications for three online programmes on nutrition, the Himalayan ecosystem and management of the Ganges river.
Photo exhibit on water conservation - Delhi's might, Renuka's plight - JNU Art and Aesthetics School, Delhi, September 26 – October 2, 2011
Posted on 30 Sep, 2011 08:19 PMPhoto Exhibit: Delhi's might, Renuka's plight - 26th Sept-2nd Oct
Venue: Art & Aesthetics Gallery, JNU Campus, New Delhi
The School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU is one of the few places in India that offers post-graduate degree courses in the theoretical and critical study of the cinematic, visual and performing arts. Moreover, it is the only place in India where these disciplines are offered in an integrated programme that allows students to understand the individual arts in a broader context of history, sociology, politics, semiotics, gender and cultural studies apart from being able to integrate the study of one art form with the other arts. The three streams of study offered at the school are Visual Studies, Theatre & Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.
Green Conclave 2011 at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi on October 14, 2011
Posted on 25 Sep, 2011 07:36 PMOrganizers: Focal Point Media
Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi
The depletion in natural resources and fossil fuels have not just necessitated the need for renewables, but have also made them an inevitable part of the energy and clean technology sector. India, being a country where there is abundant sunshine, has been able to harness the power of the sun. With the National Solar Mission and government subsidies in the sector, things are now looking up for solar power.
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation invites for one-day workshop on rural water supply & sanitation, New Delhi, September 26, 2011
Posted on 25 Sep, 2011 07:32 PMOrganization: Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of India
Venue: Tagore Hall, New Delhi
A one day conference of the State Secretaries in charge of rural development, rural water supply and rural sanitation is to be held under the Chairmanship of Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, on Monday, September 26, 2011.
In the conference, new policy interventions for accelerating the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Indira Awas Yojna (IAY) and convergence between these schemes, MNREGS , and National Rural Livelihood Mission (Ajivika) will be discussed.
Water for Indian cities - Government practices and policy concerns - Issue Brief - Observer Research Foundation
Posted on 24 Sep, 2011 04:50 PMThe urban expansion in India has not been met by a similar expansion in infrastructure and basic services. This has severely affected the quality of urban life and economic growth.
Digital Empowerment Foundation invites applications for Manthan Award, New Delhi - December 1-2, 2011
Posted on 19 Sep, 2011 02:44 PMDigital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), is a Delhi based not-for-profit organization to find solutions to bridge the digital divide. The mission is to enable communities to be aware and conscious of the utility and necessity of using ICT for their upliftment and empowerment. That ICT is a great tool for development and empowerment is being realized by its various stakeholders.
Sambodhi Research & Management Institute invites applications for training on Monitoring & Evaluation, New Delhi
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 10:08 PMSambodhi Research and Management Institute is a leading research and advocacy organisation that works to promote and demystify areas of knowledge, which would contribute to social as well as organizational development. It offers aservices spanning:
CMS invites applications for empanelment of Water and Sanitation Consultants, Delhi – Apply by September 30, 2011
Posted on 12 Sep, 2011 12:15 AMContent Courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia.org
CMS is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to research-driven initiatives that enable policy makers to take informed decisions on development and social change to improve quality of life. It is widely recognized for the rigour of its study methodologies, the innovative approaches that it brings to research initiatives and for credibility of its findings.
Living Rivers, Dying Rivers - Fourth in the series of discussions at India International Centre - Rivers of the North East - September 23, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 11 Sep, 2011 11:36 PMThe fourth in the series of discussions titled "Living Rivers, Dying Rivers" that aims at understanding what has been happening to rivers across India and drawing appropriate lessons is scheduled to be held on September 23, 2011 at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The series is coordinated by Prof. Ramaswamy R. Iyer.
The present discussion focusses on "Rivers in the North-East". It comprises of presentations by Dr. Chandan Mahanta, Professor, IIT Guwahati and Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, Director and Saifuddin Kitchlew Chair at Centre for North East Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Managing Trustee at Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research.
Decentralized wastewater management – An overview of a community initiatives in New Delhi - Vigyan Vijay Foundation
Posted on 05 Sep, 2011 11:40 AMThis paper by Ajit Seshadri, Vigyan Vijay Foundation highlights the poor sanitation situation in India and argues that centralized approaches to wastewater treatment have had limited success and there is a need to make wastwater treatment people centric and effective through the use of decentralized systems such as DEWATS (Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems). DEWATS are locally organized and people driven systems that typically comprise a settler, anaerobic baffled tanks, filter beds of gravel and sand, and an open pond. The open pond or the polishing tank recreates a living environment for the wastewater to clean itself, naturally.