Delhi GreensDelhi GreensAn effort to highlight the green spaces, flora and fauna of Delhi, India and sensitise people about the pressing environmental and social issues in and around the capital city. DelhiGreens also seeks to promote public participation in making those de Articles
Sambodhi Training: Basic & Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS
2008-04-14 21:12:00 Sambodhi - an initiative catering to research and allied service needs of the social sector for design and development of state-of-art knowledge ware products and provision of knowledge-based services is organising a training programme for trainers! Programme title: Basic & Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS Duration: From 22th to 25th April 2008 Venue: New Delhi The training is aimed at ... More About: Training , Workshop
?Role of Urban Birds?, IWC?s Monthly Online Chat
2008-04-14 18:34:00 Chat on 18th April 2008 Log in to IndianWildlifeclub.com for an online chat on “Role of Urban Birds ” between 7.30 PM (IST) and 8.30 PM (IST) on 18th March 2008. The chat will be moderated by Dr. M Shah Hussain, who is is the Scientist Incharge of Aravalli Biodiversity Park, New Delhi. He is attched to the Center ... More About: Chat , Events , Online
?Agenda for Survival?, CSE?s summer certificate course
2008-04-14 18:06:00 AGENDA FOR SURVIVAL: A summer certificate course by the Center for Science & Environment (CSE) on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India and to explore the complexities underlying the environment-development debate in India. The Center for Science & Environment (CSE) will be carrying out an intensive two-month summer course on the policies, politics ... More About: Summer , Agenda , Survival
Cycling Ride for better health and Environment
2008-04-05 07:46:00 Message from the Delhi Cycling Club for all cycling enthusiasts in the city. As you are aware that cities around the world would be celebrating the WORLD HEALTH DAY on 7th April and this year the major focus area would be health impact of Climate Change and growing air pollution. We at the Delhi Cycling Club have decided to ... More About: Health , Environment , Ride
Tibet: Petition to end the violence
2008-03-29 05:29:00 After decades of repression, the Tibet an people are crying out to the world for change. The Olympic spotlight is now on China, and Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama is calling to end all riots and violence through restraint and dialogue. China’s hardliners are lashing out publicly at the Dalai Lama - but many Chinese leaders believe ... More About: Violence , Petition
Youth protest against Indo-US Nuclear deal
2008-03-28 19:34:00 “We?re on our 8th day of fasting,? said one of the students from Calicut University, Kerela. ?We don?t want nuclear to be a part of our future.? Several students including Abdul Rehman, Saji Mathew, Ramziya Rehmat, Tomy Jecob, Krupa and Divya, inspired by one of their Professors came all the way from Kerela up to ... More About: Nuclear , Youth , Deal , Protest , Indo
Proceedings: TOG Seminar on CSR and CC
2008-03-24 18:20:00 Govind Singh govind@delhigreens.org The Oceanic Group, a not-for-profit society organised a seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Climate Change (CC) last month. Mr. J.K. Dadoo, Secretary, Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi and Chairperson of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) chaired the seminar while Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director-General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Mr. Ramesh ... More About: Seminar
World Water Day and Holi Greetings!
2008-03-22 19:03:00 THE VIGYAN VIJAY FOUNDATION World Water Day - 22nd March 2008 On this 22nd day of March, 2008, Delhi Greens and the Vigyan Vijay Foundation wish everyone a clean and fresh World Water Day! Water saving tips in Communities: Use 4 R s ? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recharge Close the taps tightly after use & arrest all leaks Don?t let the ... More About: Festivals
Black Kite!
2008-03-20 05:22:00 A Black Kite ’shot’ by the morning sun by Mr. Anil Lyall at Maurice Nagar, Delhi!
Petition: Save Niyamgiri Mountain and its Tribal Community
2008-03-20 05:04:00 Niyamgiri Hills, named after the Niyamraja, the main deity of the Donagria Kondhs, are one of last untouched wildernesses of Orissa. Rising to a height of more than four thousand feet, it is the source of Vamshadhara river as well as major tributaries of Nagaveli rivers. Niyamgiris form a distinct phytogeographical zone because of its ... More About: Community , Petition , Save , Mountain , Tribal
Invitation: Book discussion at NMML
2008-03-18 18:02:00 Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (Teen Murti Bhawan) invites all interested citizens to a discussion on Nandini Bhattacharyya-Panda’s book “Appropriation and Invention of Tradition: The East India Company and Hindu Law in Early Colonial India” at Teen Murti Bhawan on 20th March 2008 at 1600 Hours. Download Invitation More About: Events , Book , Discussion
Biogas Fuels Big Ambitions
2008-03-17 08:44:00 “Give us things that will help us run engines with local resources. Diesel and petrol prices are killing us farmers,? said Ram Karan. I sat listening intently to him at his farm on the very fringes of Ranthambore National Park. The majority of farmers here who do not have access to electricity spend anywhere between ... More About: India , Fuels , Biogas
?GM Foods and Biodiversity?, IWC?s Monthly Online Chat
2008-03-17 05:59:00 Chat on 18th March 2008 Log in to IndianWildlifeclub.com for an online chat on “Genetically Modified Crops and Biodiversity” between 7.30 PM (IST) and 8.30 PM (IST) on 18th March 2008. The chat will be moderated by Ms Saraswati Kavula, who is is a documentary Film Maker from Andhra Pradesh. Click Here to reach the chat room on the ... More About: Chat , Events , World , Greens , Online
Whither the Wilderness
2008-03-10 19:40:00 After having retired from advertising and marketing field, Mohan Pai is now working to generate awareness and sensitivity towards wildlife and environment. Based in Bangalore, he has also authored several books, viz. The Western Ghats, Mahadayi/Mandovi River Valley, Flight of the Gods - Hindu Temples & Shrines of Goa and The Elderly (published in 2002). Whither the Wilderness There was ... More About: India , Greens
Women and Environment
2008-03-08 20:45:00 International Women ’s Day Greetings! There is a direct and critical relationship between women and the environment. It is a relationship that draws its strength not from biology ? that is, not because women are born female ? but from gender, and the socially created roles and responsibilities that continue to fall to women in households, communities and ... More About: Environment , Festivals
Urban Communities and Solid Waste Management
2008-03-06 04:42:00 Govind Singh govind@delhigreens.org An improvement in quality of life followed by an increase in resource consumption has had several unintended negative impacts on our urban environment. One of the outcomes of this increased resource consumption pattern is the large amount of waste generated from the various urban centers everyday. Such is the magnitude of this waste that ... More About: Management , Urban , Waste , Communities , Solid
Delhi
2008-03-04 21:31:00 Following is an excerpt from Delhi a novel by the prolific writer Khushwant Singh, written almost twenty years back. I have seen the city I helped to build and which Lutyens designed for two centuries become ruined in twenty years. We built magnificent buildings which will last for many centuries; they build shapeless, multi-storeyed offices and ...
BIG Bird Day Celebrated in Delhi!
2008-03-02 20:22:00 Govind Singh govind@delhigreens.org Sunday, 24th of February, 2008 was a day of great pride and happiness for birders across Delhi . In collaboration with the School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi (SES, DU), WWF-India, and the Department of Environment, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, DelhiBird : the Northern India Bird Network celebrated the BIG BIRD DAY! Armed with binoculars ... More About: Events , Big Bird
Dare to Drive?
2008-02-29 12:18:00 Following is an interesting image taken by Mr. Rajesh Lalwani of BlogWorks, en route to Gurgaon. According to Mr. Lalwani, Given the driving etiquette in our very cultured metros, the day is not far when this would be a real warning, I think :). At the same time, given the LARGE number of vehicles (including the newer, cheaper ones) that are ... More About: Drive , Dare
Invitation: TOG Seminar on CSR and Climate Change
2008-02-27 05:05:00 The Oceanic Group (TOG), a non-profit society dedicated towards awareness building on Environment & Health issues had launched a Bimonthly Interactive Seminar Series on Climate Change (CC) on 4th June, 2007, in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre (IHC). The presentations at the seminars are to be edited and compiled in the form of a book to ... More About: Events
Parivartan Training on ?Institution Development for Enterprise Promotion?
2008-02-26 22:26:00 Parivartan - a not-for-profit society working towards development of individual and institutional capacities in various thematic areas for development project management is launching new a training programme titled, ?Institution Development for Enterprise Promotion ? . This programme is designed for personnel in development agencies and projects; and development professionals involved in market related livelihood interventions. Parivartan?s initiatives are ... More About: Training , Workshop
China Looks to the Sun
2008-02-26 10:07:00 Kartikeya Singh kartikeya@delhigreens.org ?I really like Tagore?s poem about the sun,? said Liang Xu, an independent investment consultant and my new found Chinese friend. ?Let my love, like sunlight, surround you and yet give you illumined freedom.? He put such emotion into the recitation of this verse that I sat speechless in the back of the cab: ... More About: China , World , Greens
BIG BIRD DAY SUNDAY!
2008-02-21 21:02:00 DelhiBird , in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi, WWF-India, the School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi and several other environment related institutions and organisations, is celebrating 24th February, 2008 as the BIG BIRD DAY! The plan is to have a few teams start at different places in and around Delhi and ... More About: Events , Sunday , Big Bird
Nilgai at JNU!
2008-02-21 19:41:00 Legend has it, that if a person spots a Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in JNU, he either stays there for long or keeps returning!
Sambodhi: Training on ?Qualitative Analytics for Participatory Monitoring a
2008-02-21 19:21:00 Sambodhi - an initiative catering to research and allied service needs of the social sector for design and development of state-of-art knowledge ware products and provision of knowledge-based services is organising a training programme for trainers! Programme title: ‘Qualitative Analytics for Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation’ Duration: 3 days, From 5th to 7th March 2008 Venue: New Delhi The training has ... More About: Training , Workshop
Ban the Bulb - Gandhigiri, Greenpeace style!
2008-02-21 17:52:00 Greenpeace’s Ban the Bulb campaign has been around for sometime now. The demand for a complete ban on incandecent light bulbs and a switchover to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) has had mixed reactions so far. Though, there is no denying that since 95% of the energy used by an incandescent bulb is wasted as heat making it ... More About: Style , Greenpeace
?Taking responsibility for One?s Carbon emissions?, IWC?s Monthly Online Ch
2008-02-16 13:52:00 Chat on 18th February 2008 Log in to IndianWildlifeclub.com for an online chat on “Taking Responsibility for One?s Carbon Emissions ” between 7.30 PM (IST) and 8.30 PM (IST) on 18th January 2008. The chat will be moderated by Dr. Emmanuel D?Silva, who has has been working among indigenous people in Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh for over a ... More About: Events , Online
Losar Greetings from the FriendsofTibet!
2008-02-10 16:02:00 Friends of Tibet is a people’s movement to keep alive the issue of Tibet through direct action. Aiming at ending China’s occupation of Tibet and the suffering of the Tibetan people, Friends of Tibet supports the continued struggle of the Tibetan people for independence. On the auspicious occasion of the Tibetan New Year, Friends of Tibet sends ... More About: Events , Festivals , Losar
Share a Meal!
2008-02-08 21:09:00 A squirrel at the Holistic Canteen, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. For those who have a habit of picking up their plates to lunch in the small amphitheatre behind the canteen, it is common to share a part of their meal with these agile mischief makers! More About: Share , Meal
International Conference on Himalayan Rivers and Climate Change
More articles from this author:2008-02-08 20:38:00 International Conference on Himalayan Rivers and Climate Change India International Center, New Delhi The main objective of the conference is to take stock of the current & future threats to Himalayan Rivers & the lives of billion people dependent on them. The conference will also develop partnership of civil society at Asian level for the ... More About: International , Events 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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