Trees, pavements, markets, people…everything has been ‘uprooted’ or ‘transplanted’ for the CWG 2010 I am in this Monday market in my East Delhi neighbourhood buying vegetables and suddenly all the trader shopkeepers of informal stalls start wrapping up their goods and merchandise on display. I heard a few complains about […]
Month: April 2010
EMPower was initiated in 2005 by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Social Development together with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). New Delhi witnessed the EMPower Workshop on large scale solar power in Asia on April 26 & 27, 2010 at the […]
Earth to Moon: One of the cartoons that made it to the final round of the British Council cartoon contest on climate change (by Aditya Bhardwaj, Ahmedabad) British Council India invites applications for the 2010 International Climate Champions programme. 70 International Climate Champions in India and Sri Lanka with a […]
Here’s another tree dechoking success story we present as a model for the citizens of Delhi. After reading the blog posts, Trees Dechoked: GK-I Residents Show the Way Against Concretization, students of B.Tech (Biotechnology) at GGSIP University took upon themselves to save trees from concretization and old rusted tree guards […]
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional association, highlighted commendable work achieved by its members around the globe to help preserve the planet. We all agreed to what Pedro Ray, IEEE president and chief executive officer said, “Science […]
Development Alternatives, a non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods is organising a Training Workshop on ‘Developing Training Approaches and Methods’ at its Madhya Pradesh located Tara Livelihood Academy. Objectives of the Training: “To impart the necessary knowledge and skills to conceive, design the Training Strategies and suitable […]
A research project on generating energy from walking, at the IIT-D Tech Fest The famous quote which says, ‘necessity is the mother of all inventions’ has been the driving force behind many engineering innovations and studies. The Open House 2010 hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi on April […]
Flying past, rolling on the roads, flying above them on major roads in Delhi are parachute shaped tiny seeds of “Saptaparni” going the way the wind will take them. The flowers of this tree are not so prominent. Then there are small round seeds coated in soft cotton balls seeds […]
Recently during a general discussion with my colleague, he said something that drove me to ponder upon a good thought and the result clearly became this post. “We are not doing anything on Earth Day this year, and I believe it suits our work interest driven organization”. When asked why […]
The scorching 40+ heat of the Delhi summer evidently leads to a tremendous load on the city’s energy supply. This is especially because the rising standard of living over the past few years, coupled with more intense summers has led to a tremendous shift from water coolers to ACs across […]
Toxics Link, Sage Publications and Oxford Bookstore cordially invite you to the launch of the first graphic novel on environment in India, “Our Toxic World” – A guide to hazardous substances in our everyday lives. The book will be launched by the well known documentary film maker Krishnendu Bose. Date: […]
The Co-ordination Committee in Defense of Animals call upon all who believe in the sanctity, dignity and inviolability of life in all its forms and manifestations to a peaceful assemblage at Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street (New Delhi), on 24 April 2010 (Saturday) at 4.30 pm to express concern for the […]
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