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Environment Systems Branch (ESB) |
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On 21st
May 2005, the Climate Change Centre of ESB presented its work
"Linking Climate Adaptation" at an International Conferecne on
Climate Change(SB 22) at Bonn, Germany. The Side Event was organised
by the Institute of Development Studies, London. The presentation
can be downloaded from the webcast and videos of the official UNFCCC
website : www.unfccc.meta-fusion.com/sb22/templ/ply_sbi.php.
DA in
collaboration with a Canada based organization, Centre for
Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), is
conducting a 4 day Training programme on Household Biosand
Filter during 8th – 11th June 2005, at TARAgram,
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. The course will also comprise of
instructions for hands-on construction of all components of the
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Institutions Systems Branch (ISB) |
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Poorest Areas Civil Society
(PACS) Programme
In the
first phase of implementation, the MEAL process in all the six PACS
states has been completed. In order to collate, analyse and
synthesize the data available at the state level, a MEAL synthesis
process was conducted to assess the progress and efficacy of the
PACS programme and to formulate forward strategy of PACS.
A Project
Management workshop for the new partners was conducted at TARA gram,
Jhansi on 28th – 29th April 05. This is a capacity building exercise
that is regularly conducted for the new PACS partners to orient
them.
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Technology Systems Branch
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SA Regional Knowledge Platform, with support from Development
Alternatives and Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)
organized a one day consultation workshop on "Multiplication of
Impact in Rural Habitat Initiatives – effective policy
instruments". The workshop was organized on May 5th , 2005
at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. It was attended by delegates
representing the government, NGOs, corporates, media and the civil
society. The workshop was organized in continuation to the study on
rural habitat initiatives in different parts of the world, carried
out by the Building and Social Housing Foundation, UK with DA.
The
participants at the workshop unanimously articulated the need to
have a separate policy addressing rural habitats. Mr. Wajahat
Habibullah, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India
chaired a panel discussion at the end of the workshop, which
discussed issues ranging from a need for having a separate rural
habitat policy to the need of a public private partnership in
providing a sustainable solution to the rural housing problem.
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TARAhaat |
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Microsoft
Unlimited Potential :
The total registration under the programme reached 270 girls for
various IT courses. The break-up of the registration in different
Territory Offices is:
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Bathinda - 48
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Ludhiana - 148
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Sangrur & Amritsar - 8
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Jhansi - 62 l
Pataudi - 4 Career Development Centre : A stall was put up at
the Career Vision Fair in Ludhiana. The focus of the stall was the
IELTS Workshop from 18-22nd May, 2005. The total registrations for
the workshop were 320. |
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Technology and Action for Rural
Advancement (TARA) |
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TARA is promoting fly ash
technology (FaL-G) throughout India, right from Himachal Pradesh to
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu in collaboration with different institutions
like District Trade and Industry Centre (DTIC) and Science and
Entrepreneurship Development. Its BALRAM compressed earth block
machine is being extensively used in Orissa. q |
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