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Toxics Link’s Environment & Health Public Lecture Series

Use renewable energy - Make your house energy-efficient

Over the last century, consumption of non-renewable sources of energy has caused more environmental damage than any other human activity. Electricity generated from fossil fuels such as coal and crude oil has led to high concentrations of harmful gases in the atmosphere. This led to many problems being faced today such as ozone depletion and global warming. Vehicular pollution has also been a major problem.

As a matter of fact, the recent world is going through a severe energy crisis. Under such circumstances alternative sources of energy can play a key role. These sources, such as the sun and wind, can never be exhausted and therefore are called renewable. They cause less emission and are available locally. They can reduce chemical, radioactive, and thermal pollution to a large extent.

The film “There Is No Energy Crisis, There is a Crisis of Ignorance” is directed by the Australian film maker Richard McCarthy and is produced by Jennifer Donovan, Founder of Earth Vision Productions and Ashley Gardner, Winner of Houston International Film and Video Festival. This film demands that after viewing this film the viewer will realize a fundamental paradigm shift in thinking, from a belief in energy scarcity to awareness of abundance.

Date: 29th August, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 6.30 PM
Venue: Conference Room 1, Indian International Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Panelists:

• Dr. A. K. Singhal, UICA, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, GOI
• Mr. Vinod Gupta, Founder partner of Space Design Consultants, B.Arch from School of Planning and Architecture and Ph.D. from IIT Delhi
• Mr. Shirish Garud, Professor, Senior Fellow and Area Convenor for Renewable Energy Technology Applications group at TERI

The discussion will be moderated by Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link

RSVP : Pragya Majumder, Debasmita Dasgupta
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The YP Foundation and Punj Lloyd are proud to invite you to: The YP’s 6th Anniversary Celebrations!

Celebrating 800 young people’s work across 6 years with Them Clones and The Raghu Dixit Project Live In Concert!

Also:

• In Photography. Exhibitions featuring 8 issues
• In Film. Our Work. By Babble Fish Productions
• In Literature. 6 Years of being The YP – The Bridge
• In Art.  Auctioning the paintings of Ashita Dhir
•  A Fundraiser. Pledge Support to Our Projects!

Date: August 24, 2008
Venue: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (Entry from Gate Number 3)
Time: 8.00 pm – 10.30pm

• Radio Partner: HIT 95 FM
• Media Partner: News X

Entry is free but by invite only. For passes contact: 9871928681 or theypfoundation@gmail.com

Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE’s) Environment Education Unit (EEU) conducts two-day training programmes for teachers, educators, development workers and people interested in environment education.

Participants are guided through the different modules of the Gobar Times Green Schools Programme (GTGSP), and trained on how they can implement the programme in their schools with the help of students. The training also includes interactive sessions and film presentations.

The training programme would include activities and discussions on following issues:

Water conservation, Rain water harvesting, Sanitation, Water recycle/reuse, Air Pollution, Commuting practices, Oxygen balance, Ventilation, Green Area, Biodiversity, Pesticide use, Afforestation, Energy conservation, Cleaner and renewable sources of energy, Waste segregation, Waste reuse/recycle, Waste disposal, Global Warming.

Course fee:

The course fee is Rs. 1000 for one participant and Rs. 1600 for two participants from the same institution. The amount needs to be paid by DD in favour of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi.

For more information, contact:

Gobar Times Green Schools Programme Teacher’s Training
Shankar Musafir/Ashish Shah
Phone: 011-29955125, 29956394
Email: eeu@cseindia.org

Following is a book review of the the much appreciated book “Trees of Delhi” - compiled by the well known Pradip Krishen - for the wo/man on the street in Delhi!

The Book Review by Mr. Rajesh Thadani, Executive Director, Center for Ecology, Development & Research (CEDAR), New Delhi is a published work from Conservation & Society - and is presented here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. The Online Journal can be accessed by clicking here. The Book Review can also be read here.

Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide
Pradip Krishen, Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India. 2006. 360 pp. INR 799(Paperback). ISBN 0-14-400070-9.

Pradip Krishen is not a taxonomist. Perhaps, that’s why his book makes taxonomy so interesting. The Trees of Delhi is a field guide written for the lay enthusiast that does not assume any prior understanding of plant taxonomy. The book is brilliantly presented and is a must have for anyone interested in Delhi’s flora. While relevant for all of north India, what makes this book particularly useful for Delhi are the details that Pradip has gone into, as he appears to have searched through the many nooks of the city for specimens of rare species.

When I first saw this book, I was struck by its visual appeal. It is the kind of book filled with beautiful pictures that you pick up to leaf through (no pun intended). As I browsed, I found many a familiar tree whose name I had not known. But a field guide must be easy to use in the field, and without giving it that trial, commenting on it would be akin to judging a standing sports car. So off I went book in hand, for a round in a residential area in south Delhi. The Trees of Delhi did not disappoint me, and as I zoomed through I was able to identify tree after tree while walking around at a surprisingly brisk pace.

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The Oceanic Group (TOG), a non profit society with special focus on awareness building on Environment & Health issues had launched an Interactive Seminar Series (Bimonthly) on Climate Change (CC) on 4 June 2007 in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre (IHC).

The seventh seminar is scheduled to take place on 5th August, 2008 at 6.15 pm at the Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre. Prof. Anand Patwardhan, Executive Director, Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), Ms. Alexis Ringwald, a Fulbright Scholar and author of the most recent report, India Renewable Energy Trends and Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar Alam, Centre for Ecological Audit, Social Inclusion and Governance (CEASIG) will be the Distinguished Speakers for the Seminar.

Date: 5 August, 2008
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, INDIA

A Status Paper on Renewable Energy and Climate Change will also be released on this occasion.
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The format of the programme has a Speaker and a Chairperson who moderates the programme and introduces the speaker. The Concluding Address elaborates on the future Action plan and is given by a distinguished person. This is followed by Discussion/ Q&A session. The programme would roughly be of 110 minutes.