On an assignment to produce videos promoting Cross River gorilla conservation to indigenous communities in Nigeria and Cameroon, I invited community members to join me. I followed decolonising and feminist methodologies to develop a form of participatory video production, 'Folk Filmmaking', in which participants present their own accounts of wildlife, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 22/07/2014 regarding encroachment of Kaliasot river, Madhya Pradesh. On 27th May, 2014 NGT had directed that the Respondents to stop any construction activity reported …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Subir Mario Chowfin V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 29/04/2014 on whether an area in question in Village-Manda Khal and Gadoli Khal, District Pauri is a deemed forest. The Tribunal has ordered that the hotmix …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India &Ors; dated 09/01/2014 regarding improvement of river Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/13-2014(CZ)(MApp)_9Jan2014.pdf
CSE in collaboration with Guthi, Kathmandu, Nepal organised a training workshop from on “New Media & Information Management Systems for Strategic Communication in Development” from 12-13 December 2013, at Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. This event concluded with the participants confident and committed in using social media strategically to manage information for …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohd. Mubeen Vs Anees Ahmed & Others dated 06/12/2013 regarding deforestation of private land, bearing Khasra No. 13 & 72, Raqba 6.529 hectares and 3.560 hectare respectively in the limits of Gram Chandanpura, Patwari, Halka No. 40, R.I. Mandal, Ratibarh, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhary Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/10/2013 in respect of NH-37 passing through Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat going through Kaziranga National Park which NGT states is not only violation of the conditions imposed by Ministry of Environment and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jyoti Mishra & Ors Vs MoEF & Ors, And Rayons-Enlightening Humanity & Anr Vs MoEF & Ors, AndInvertis University Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 05/08/2013 regarding dumping of the Municipal Solid Waste at the National Highway -24 from …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Rai Vs State of HP Ors dated 29/07/2013 regarding pollution to the river Beas and its tributaries.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. Mall Singh & Ors Vs Punjab PCB & Ors regarding violation of municipal waste rules by the Municipal Corporation of Bhatinda.
As part of a green initiative, a film festival conceived here to develop awareness about environment will travel to as many as 28 cities spread across six states in the country. “Kirloskar Vasundhara International Festival”, which was confined to the city for the last seven years, screening world famous films …
CSE in collaboration with TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP) organised a three day South Asian workshop on "New Media for Strategic Communication in Development” from from 5 to 7 June 2013, at Colombo, Sri Lanka. This workshop was modelled on a South Asian course that was conducted by CSE in New …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night held consultations with water resources minister PK Bansal on the Mullaperiyar dam – an old dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which has been reignited by a movie, Dam 999, and fresh cracks on the dam following two minor quakes in the region. …
Google’s Street View is heading down the Amazon to capture pictures of “some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world”, says its official blog. The Street View team will be floating downriver in Peru in partnership with the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), the non-profit conservation organisation that …
Due to its diverse, wondrous plants and unique topography, Western China has drawn great attention from explorers and naturalists from the Western World. Among them, Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 –1930), known as ‘Chinese’ Wilson, travelled to Western China five times from 1899 to 1918. He took more than 1,000 photos …
One might not expect every butcher in rural Greece to recognise Costas Lapavitsas. He is, after all, an economist, a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. His research interests include the evolution and function of the Japanese financial system—probably not staples of discussion among Greek …
Why a health film festival? I thought it would be a good idea to have the festival in Greece because Hippocrates, the father of medicine, was born there. Coincidentally, I found support from the mayor of the island where Hippocrates was born. The directors who have participated in the first …
Government officials in a south-west China village wanted to inform residents they were inspecting a new road. Instead, it appears they have become stars of what is being described as a contender for the worst-doctored photograph in Internet history. When a photo of three levitating officials inspecting a newly completed …
If you are doing nothing else this week, then watch Home, a brilliant film about uncertain future of life on the earth. With a mix of stunning photography and powerful words, the film delivers a stark message: we need to mend our ways. Watch it online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU"ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU. The film …
In a startling comparison between the state of glaciers in the Himalayan ranges in the last 50 years, glaciologists say nearly 65 per cent glaciers are melting due to global warming.
BBC will broadcast the death of 84-year-old cancer victim, Gerald, in the second episode of its new series Inside the Human Body, on May 12. Presenter Michael Mosley told the Radio Times it was important not to “shy away from talking about death and, when warranted, showing it”. Programme makers …
