Full Coverage: Knowledge

31.01.2008 Want to solve real-life water problems of today? Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment’s short course on the theory, practice and policies of urban rainwater harvesting for working professionals offers expert advice and hands-on lessons in planning and designing systems. Register now for the March 17-21 course.

29.01.2008 Street names and buildings in India once linked people to their local culture, geography and livelihoods. To deal with this loss of identity and regain the richness of its architectural landscape, India needs to research and document traditional houses in villages and old towns, writes architectural consultant Kiran Keswani.

28.01.2008 Sambodhi, a leading research and training organisation, will hold an international workshop on designing development projects from February 18-23 at New Delhi, India. The programme will help development professionals improve their understanding of all relevant factors in planning a successful project.

18.01.2008 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, invites applications for a five-day refresher workshop from February 12-16 on how to use the environment to eradicate poverty in rural India. By drawing lessons from village experiences, the workshop aims to devise a framework for sustainable villages.

11.01.2008 The United Nations Secretary-General emphasised the role of international community in overcoming the digital divide at a recent UNGAID meeting at Nevada. The need is to reverse the lack of access to information and communication technology (ICT) that separates poor communities from affluent ones in developing nations.