This brochure offers decision-makers in the real estate and energy industries, as well as urban and municipal developers, a broad overview of the topics of decentralised energy generation and supply, and raises awareness of the goal of decarbonisation by 2050 at the latest. The advancing digitalization in the construction and …
one of the richest hordes of tropical rainforests in all of western Africa is in dire straits. The government of Nigeria's Cross River state is planning to grant logging concessions in five forest reserves of the state to a Lagos-based Chinese metal concern, the Western Metal Product Company ( wempco …
the wildlife bureaucracy of the ministry of environment and forests seems to have drawn the battle-lines with non-governmental organisations (ngos) over their conservation policies. Piqued by their continual attacks, the additional inspector-general (ig) of forests (wildlife), S C Dey, recently launched a diatribe against ngos working in the wildlife sector …
the Planning Commission has come down heavily upon non-governmental organisations (ngos). Henceforth, no funds would be provided to ngos by the Commission. The move came in the wake of controversies regarding misuse of grants given to some of these organisations. Simultaneously, the government is considering a proposal which calls for …
it is unbelievable but absolutely true that almost all the developmental activities for villages in the Himalaya are designed by planners who know virtually nothing about the village psych
debate and discussion, dialogue and the spirit of inquiry. These are the factors that are ushering in a gradual change in Saidapur village in Wardha district. The change is all about a new lifestyle that is kinder on the environment and the pocket. Motivated by Dharamitra, a Wardha-based non-governmental organisation …
The South Korean non-governmental organisation Citizen's Coalition for Economic Justice (ccej), recently launched the Green Family campaign. The campaign specifically aims at the reduction of domestic waste and the conservation of water and energy. Attempts are also being made to simultaneously change people's behavioural patterns and values through environmental education. …
Controversy reared its head once again on the East Coast Road (ECR), a 700-km-long highway being constructed from Madras to Kanyakumari. Activists of the ECR action committee (AC) were assaulted by miscreants at Kadapalkam village (40 km north of Pondicherry). The ECRAC is a group of non-governmental organisations demanding the …
THE NGO sector of Orissa has vehemently opposed the bureaucrats of the health and family welfare department of the state after they returned Rs 33 crore out of the Rs 60 crore grant for the 'blindness control programme' of the World Bank. The department said that it could not use …
THE rapidly evolving, inexpensive international communication afforded by the Internet is becoming increasingly important for non-profit groups. It has been instrumental in the organisation of campaigns against trans-national companies (TNCS) by environmental groups, as well as in providing a forum for information dissemination on subjects such as endangered tigers. Whereas …
THE Kani adivasis, living in the Agasthyar hills of southern Kerala, knew about jeevani for centuries. From this tiny medicinal plant Trichopus zeylnicus, they extracted Arogyapazha: a retroactive, immuno enhancing, anti-stress drug. Later, the drug was developed by the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute Palod, Thiruvananthapuram. Now, a reward …
CIVIL wars and ethnic conflicts spilling across national borders evoke varying responses. At times, even though assistance and funds may be readily available, it does not reach the needy due to lack of coordination and communication among non - governmental organisations (NGOS) working in the field. Jon Bennett, former director …
AS THE general elections approach, a number of independent initiatives to influence the mainstream political process are coming up. The overriding concern of most of these initiatives by the non -governmental organisations (NGOS) - who are generally opposed to the prevailing model of development, and want to redefine development in. …
BHOLA Ram Kumawat still makes the best wooden toys inUdaipur; but he may well be the craft"s last sentinel.Kumawatbelongs to a family of renowned toymakersbut his son drawshandcarts for a living and his wife is a domestic help. Says the70old manThere are no forests left now - no khirni (Wrightia …
The Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) was setup in 1957 to cover 10 village industries, besides khadi (cottage or handloom weaving). In 1987, its scope was expanded to 96 industries, as varied as jaggery-making and electronics. To help develop a village industry, the KVICoffers artisans an aid package including …
The Vaijnath Leather Complex (VlC) established in 1962 in Bardoli, Gujarat, was hailed as a model of governmeritj intervention to revive the village leather industry. "Its founding fathers had a vision of producing gold from garbage by integrated development of the rural leather industry," say Usufbhai Patel, executive manager of …
Two Delhi-based NGOs, Development Alternatives (DA) and the Centre for Technology Development (CTD), provide examples of fairly successful, contrasting modes of disseminating technology to artisans. DA believes that technology interventions succeed only if they are commercialised. "If a technology does not profit everyone, it is useless," says Ashok Khosla, president. …
