Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Antraal Theater Group presents “ Ek Aur Drornacharya” - a play written by Shankar Shesh, as a re-interpretation of the character of Drornacharya in the light of the modern education system. The  play tries to situate a protagonist, Prof. Arvind in the web of the allegiance that powers ... Full story

Penguin Books India and Resident Commissioner, Government of Arunachal Pradesh invite interested citizens to the book launch of 'Arunachal Pradesh - The Hidden Land', authored by Mamang Dai. Date: Friday, 8th January, 2010 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Arunachal Bhawan, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi The book will be released by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State ... Full story

The South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED) invites you for a Seminar and Dialogue on Sustainable Futures: Learning from Diverse Pro-People Traditions & Launch of Two Books Published by SADED. Date: January 5, 2010 Time: 10 am to 7.30 pm Venue: India International Centre (I IC) Annexe, Conference Room No. III, Lodhi Road, New Delhi For ... Full story

COME WITH YOUR PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE Hindustan Times - Brightest Young Climate Leaders (BYCL) 2010 is an exclusive national platform to select, felicitate and recognize the TOP 50 brightest young minds in India who have been involved with climate change ideas, initiatives or activities. The Brightest young climate leaders may be from the private or ... Full story

Toxics Link’s Environment & Health Public Lecture Series GM Food : Is India Ready? Film screening followed by panel discussion The genetically modified food controversy is a dispute over the relative advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified (GM) food crops and other uses of genetically-modified organisms in food production. The dispute involves biotechnology companies, governmental regulators, non-governmental ... Full story

River Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh - a dam in the pipeline... as is the case for rivers across the Himalayas Perspectives is a non-funded group of students and teachers working to create a space for debate and discussion in the University on issues of social, economic and ... Full story

As appropriately put by Yvo De Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, "the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) will be a ... Full story

On the eve of UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, a ‘Climate Bicycle Ride’ is being organised in Delhi on Sunday, 6th December at Ambedkar Nagar Terminal on BRT corridor; by the Delhi Cycling Club with support from Delhi Integrated Mass Transit System (DIMTS)'s NMT Cell ... Full story

Vijay Jardhari of the Been Bajao Andolan from Uttarakhand, was one among many to call for action for  'saving the climate' at Dastkar, the Nature Bazaar that recently concluded in the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi Image Credit: Konsam Nirmala Full story

Toxics Link’s Environment & Health Public Lecture Series The Final Tide Impact of Climate Change on Urbanscape: Sustainability Issue Climate change has long-since ceased to be a scientific curiosity, and is no longer just one of many environmental and regulatory concerns. As the United Nations Secretary General has said, it is the major, overriding ... Full story