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Society, Culture, Religion and History
3rd Jivan Vidya life-skills workshop, 1st to 6th May 2011, Sirsi, Karnataka
Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 10:56 AMOrganizer: Centre for Holistic Learning
Venue: Huthina Betta campus, Sirsi, Karnataka
Rainwater harvesting in Bangalore - Article from Countercurrents
Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 10:20 AMAnchor in one of the local papers said, residents of a locality in Bangalore are buying bottles of mineral water to bathe in! There is also a tanker mafia in the city that charges anywhere upwards of 500 rupees for a tanker of water. Most buildings need at least two tankers of water to manage in a day. That is how tough this summer is going to be. Then why?
India’s water sector: The performance and challenges – A presentation by Himanshu Thakker of SANDRP
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 11:44 PMThe sector is marked by large-scale water development projects like big dams.
National conference on “Contextual changes in Indian slums - A critical analysis” – VISION (NGOs Network), 29th – 30th May, 2011, Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 03:27 PMOrganizer: VISION (NGOs Network)
Venue: Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Topics:
- Urban Slums Networking – Transcending poverty with innovative water & environmental sanitation paradigm
- Indian Slums: Issues and challenges – Case studies and coping strategies
Farmers feel left out - Budget 2011-12 is more concerned about the consumer than the farmer - Down to Earth
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 09:43 AMHarvest of Grief: A film by Rasil Basu and Ekatra Production that explores the severe agricultural crisis in Punjab
Posted on 22 Mar, 2011 02:48 PM
Narmada: Land at last - Video Volunteers
Posted on 22 Mar, 2011 11:55 AMArticle and Video Courtesy: Video Volunteers
Estimating the investment requirements for urban infrastructure services – Report of the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC)
Posted on 22 Mar, 2011 09:13 AMThis report on Indian urban infrastructure and services is an outcome of the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) chaired by Isher Judge Ahluwalia set up by the Ministry of Urban Development in May, 2008 for estimating the investment requirement for urban infrastructure services. It is an inevitable outcome of the faster rates of growth to which the economy has now transited. Indeed, urbanisation is itself a process that will support growth. The Committee has made recommendations on how to deal with these challenges of urbanisation.
The Committee has held several meetings with officials from the Government of India, state governments and local governments and also met with academicians and other stakeholders such as Asian Development Bank with interest and expertise in Indian urban issues.
The report argues that the challenge of managing urbanisation will have to be addressed through a combination of increased investment, strengthening the framework for governance and financing, and a comprehensive capacity building programme at all levels of government. The Committee has projected very large investment requirements for providing public services to specified norms and also supporting the growth process. The challenge of financing these investments is inextricably linked with the challenge of governing the cities and towns of India.