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Indian Summer Program Inspiring Reflective Exploration(InSPIRE), 6th July - 12th August, 2011
Posted on 16 Feb, 2011 12:54 PMInSPIRE is a 5-week long summer immersion program in India that aims to facilitate the process of both internal and external exploration for young Indians/South Asians drawn to the land of their heritage.
The short duration and middle-of-summer dates allow participants from quarter, semester and trimester system universities the flexibility to schedule other activities before or after the program, such as volunteering with an Indian NGO, visiting relatives in India or getting a job.
Management training programme on “Collaboration for Sustainable Livelihoods of Forest Communities”, 24th to 26th February 2011, Secunderabad
Posted on 16 Feb, 2011 11:46 AM
Organizer: Center for People's Forestry
Venue: Center for People's Forestry, Secunderabad
Call for papers, Sixth Biennial Conference, The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), 20th - 22nd October, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 16 Feb, 2011 11:28 AMNature, Economy and Society - Understanding the Linkages
Organizer: Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
Venue: Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Begumpet, Hyderabad
Topics:
- Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services for Life and Human Well-being
- Accounting for Nature including indices, macro and micro approaches
Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR) Youth Fellowship - 2011-12 - Apply by March 31, 2011
Posted on 16 Feb, 2011 10:40 AMPartners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR) invites you, the Youth of Mumbai, to take on an exploratory journey of research to examine your city, dig deep into its culture, question what you think needs changing, and simply… indulge your curiosity!
Work camp at Van Vadi, a forest-farm near Mumbai, 26th - 28th February 2011, Karjat, Maharashtra
Posted on 15 Feb, 2011 11:11 AMVenue: Van Vadi, Vaara, Taluka Karjat, District Raigarh, Maharashtra
Description:
The Earth Building workshop at Van Vadi in December 2010, attended by about 30, was greatly appreciated by all. Half the participants stayed on for the shram utsav (work camp) following the workshop. Over the next week, we cobbled one small store room cum changing room to half height. The work that remains: adding rafters and a clay tile roof; adding a wooden (or grill) door that can be locked and final plastering, finishing, sculpting, add-ons, etc.
Campaign planning against the US Water Trade Mission to India, 15th February, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:58 PM
The Americans are coming for our water. Stop the water Terrorists!
Organizer: The Right to Water Campaign Karnataka
Venue: SCM House, off Mission Road, Bangalore
World Aqua Congress 2011, 16th - 18th November 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:49 PMOrganizer: Aqua Foundation
Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Topics:
- Adaptive water management
- Managing Change & Measuring performance of Water Management
National seminar on forest resources: Diversity, Utilization and Conservation, University of Agricultural Sciences, 9th - 11th March, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:42 PMOrganizer: University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK
Venue: Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru
Topics:
- Forest bio-resources - Diversity and Documentation
- Forest bio-resources - NTFPs, Medicinal plants and livelihood
Activists arrested while protesting against dams on the river Mandakini - Press release by the MATU Jan Sangathan
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:17 PM
National level training program on “On farm Training on System of Rice Intensification (SRI)” - 15th - 16th March 2011, Rukka, Ranchi
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 01:55 PMOrganizer: Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (KGVK)
Venue: Neori Vikas, Rukka, Ranchi, Jharkhand