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Development Solutions Branch (DSB) |
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A district level knowledge sharing workshop
for the UNDP – Access to Justice Programme held on 2 October 2012 was
attended by district level judges.
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Rabi crop trials have been initiated in 1100
hectares in Pahuj and Datia and demonstration of vegetable cultivation has
been initiated in 180 wadis.
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Solar energy based piped water supply system
has been installed in the tribal village of Govindnagar.
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Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA) |
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SPEED
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Rockefeller SPEED Partners Meeting was held on 15 October 2012 at DAWHQ
New Delhi with the presence of all the partners.
TARA Livelihood Academy
Technology Management Services
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A
clean Brick Workshop was successfully conducted at Rourkela in association
with Regional Industries Centre (RIC), Rourkela
VE-SuRE
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Innovation Systems
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Dr K
Vijayalakshmi, Vice President, Development Alternatives (DA) represented
DA in the side event organised by International Nitrogen Network (INN) at
the recently completed COP-11(01-19 October 2012) on Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) at Hyderabad. The event highlighted the
importance of efficient use of nitrogen in view of its relevance to food
security, pollution and ecosystem implications.
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An
awareness workshop on Accelerating Low Carbon Pathways for Climate Change
mitigation in India was organised by the Regional Industries Centre,
Rourkela in association with Development Alternatives and Shakti
Sustainable Energy Foundation, New Delhi. This workshop, organised on 12
October 2012 at Brahmani Club, Rourkela focused on promoting cleaner brick
production technologies in the state, especially fly ash brick technology.
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The
NRCDDP Portal was launched on 29 October 2012 at the Planning Commission
of India in the UN-JPC National Programme Steering Committee Meeting. Dr
Mihir Shah, Member, Planning Commission and Ms Lise Grande, UN Resident
Coordinator, India inaugurated and launched the first national online
knowledge repository on Decentralised District Planning. This is a
National Resource Cell on Decentralised District Planning (NRCDDP) portal
(www.nrcddp.org), which has been developed by DA as a current node of
NRCDDP.
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Communication Solutions
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Under the CDKN -Shubh Kal
project, a 3-day workshop on ‘Capacity Building of Community Reporters on
Climate Change’ was organised from 29 September to 1 October 2012 at
TARAgram Orchaa with the participation of the team of Radio Bundelkhand,
Lalit Lokwani and local journalists.
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World Wildlife Week
celebrations was organised on 11 October 2012 under the banner of the
CLEAN-India Programme at Sanjay Van (a city forest spread over 783 acres
near Neela Hauz in south Delhi) with the active participation of more than
100 students from five schools and about ten teachers.
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A Contract has been signed
with Forum for Organised Resource Conservation and Enhancement (FORCE), a
Delhi-based NGO, for the implementation of Water and Sanitation Project
(funded by Jochnick Foundation) in 60 schools in northern India.
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Under the RRS project, a
one-day workshop for 25 selected climate change agents, Anganwadi workers
and PRI members was organised on 30 October 2012 at TARAgram Orchaa. The
objective of the workshop was to sensitise the participants for 25
households based on climate friendly adaptation options.
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