Edited by Bharati Chaturvedi, Penguin Books India presents to the people of Delhi–and to anyone who knows Delhi to be her/his own–Finding Delhi: Loss and Renewal in the Megacity. The edited volume brings together voices that offer a kaleidoscope view of the morphing, knotted city even as it is simultaneously […]
Month: October 2010
The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) is a high level international forum that provides global leadership on energy efficiency by identifying and facilitating implementation of policies and programmes that yield high energy-efficiency gains. Founded in May 2009, IPEEC is a voluntary, ministerial level forum of developed and developing […]
The NGO Development Alternatives (DA) is working on a project dealing with provisioning of water and sanitation facilities to villages in Bundelkhand. For the purpose of this project, DA is looking for interested candidates with good writing and communication skills for a period of two months starting Novemeber, 2010. Students […]
Dola Banerjee, Bombayala Devi and Deepika Kumari who brought India the Gold in Archery at the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Ever since the CWG 2010, and even before that, the media, and through it all of us, are telling and sharing the scandals that revolved around the making of these […]
Memorable yet not so sweet, this October Delhi smell makes you pace up a little, for something tells you you shouldn’t be under its spell for long.
The 13 Tiger Range Countries (TRCc) viz. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam have finalized an ambitious global programme for restoring tiger populations in the wild. Representatives from the 13 countries came together at the two day workshop on “Consensus for Conservation”, […]
Images like these, shot from a smart phone, are being submitted aplenty on the Delhi Traffic Police’s Facebook Page, to register complaint about vehicles violating traffic rules! “Look! Polythene bags all over the tree and the wire fence…”, he shouted with excitement that was driven by a cause to make […]
Participants of the ‘Young Ecologist Talk & Interact’ conference at IISc, Bangalore Organised with an objective of serving as a friendly and inspiring platform for ecologists early in their careers, YETI or the Young Ecologist Talk & Interact conference recently concluded in Bangalore. The conference had invited participation from ecology […]
The Kisan Swaraj Yatra, that was initiated on 2nd October, 2010 is a journey undertaken by some to raise consciousness about the farmers who grow our food, the crisis they are facing and the impact on everyone’s health through our poisoned food and water systems. The bus Yatra, which started […]
The Delhi Greens Blog has remained the flagship project of the Delhi Greens organisation and continues to play a key role in disseminating green news and information and spreading environmental awareness among the masses. Filed under the Green Media Network initiative of the organisation, this Blog has been a ‘green […]
Set up in August 1992 under the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), the National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board (NAEB) is responsible for promoting afforestation,tree planting, ecological restoration and eco-development activities in the country. The Board carries out its activities with special attention to the degraded forest areas and lands […]
Snare and big cat skin: the story of India’s protected areas needs a drastic change The Chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta, and the Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh announced the Notification of the NGT yesterday. With this, the long endeavour to […]
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