Archive for 2008

My exams concluded recently, and the whole process, apart from making me dizzy (!), led me to think about the issue which stares us in our face, yet gets unnoticed so easily: paper wastage. All of us are aware that the ultimate source of paper is the forest. There is a direct correlation ... Full story

Between April '07 and December '08, some big names like CitiBank, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, BNP had their over billion dollar portfolios degrade rapidly. There is a real and present danger of recession in the global economy. As ... Full story

We invite you for a talk on the Yamuna In Delhi by Vikram Soni, today (20 December, 2008) at 4 pm at Kashmere Gate. Date: December 20th, 2008 Time: 4 - 5 pm Venue: Kashmere Gate - the monument at Kashmere Gate Vikram Soni will be talking about the (economic) importance of river Yamuna's floodplains ... Full story

48c Public.Art.Ecology: Public Eco.Art in Delhi City 48c Public.Art.Ecology is a city wide festival wherein some 24 art projects themed on ecology have been installed in some 8 public spaces in the city. The festival has been on since December 12th and was launched by the Lt. Governor of Delhi at Max Mueller Bhawan. So far, thousands of citizens have been to the sites, experienced the ... Full story

All of you are invited to a Public Talk by Wildlife Biologist Faiyaz A. Khudsar (Park Manager, Yamuna Biodiversity Park) on "Parks and Urban Biodiversity" (with special emphasis on Delhi). The greens need their space, and that is why we gather to discuss the hows and whys. Date: 19th December, ... Full story

48c Public.Art.Ecology The Vulture Readings: Interaction and Reflections on Ecology and Extinctions. "It is true, we all seem to be going somewhere. Very fast, and quick. The question is where? All around us, there are extinctions, as things get blurred and we cannot see what we step on, all sacrificed for the sake of the journey. But where ... Full story

Established by the Civil Services Society in the Indian capital city of Delhi, Sanskriti has become one of the leading schools in the little over ten years of its establishment. The school recently won an award for its work with ragpickers and slum-children and has addressed its share of equity issues. Today, right in front ... Full story

The public art ecology related ‘conversations’ at the 48c Public.Art.Ecology Festival, of various artists, architects, art critiques, curators of museums and others was an amazing experience. I will highly recommend that you participate in what ever way you can in this public art festival celebrating the city of Delhi. The convergence of each and every one on ‘actions that would make a difference’ ... Full story

Toxics Link and India International Centre (IIC) invite all to the "Quotes from the Earth", a biannual environmental film festival. The festival, held since 2004, would showcase 20 exemplary works on celluloid, by some of country’s most renowned environmental filmmakers, that portray the global struggle against climate change, hunger, unclean water, polluted urban scapes and difficult survival. Categorized under 5 subheads namely Climate change and Energy Efficiency, ... Full story

0930 hours:  The festival goes to Sanskriti School, which has called for "Sanskriti 350" - an eco-clubs unite, called for by the school - to ensure a clean, bright future and to ensure a greater cooperation between schools and students to achieve the same. 1500 - 1600 hours: Pantomine ... Full story