Adaptation to Climate Change: Policy, Economics and Governance

Ravi_D - 26-MAR-2010

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IISC-RCUK Lecture Series

The British Deputy High Commission and the Indian Institute of Science,
           Bangalore Invites you to the Centenary Lecture

                                 On
     Adaptation to Climate Change: Policy, Economics and Governance

By

                            Prof. Judith Rees
                        London School of Economics

                           Prof.P.P.Mujumdar
                           Will be the Chair

Time : 4.00pm
Date : 26th March, 2010
Venue: Faculty Hall, Main Building
Tea  : 5.00pm, Reception Hall

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DCE- DTU Controversy - An Alumnus' Perspective

shekhar_mittal - 15-MAR-2010

It has turned into a fortress. From the looks of it more than 300 cops have been deployed. In its almost 60 year history, that too in the middle of the internal examinations, for the first time  Delhi College of Engineering is witnessing a student strike!

Private Universities

murali772 - 13-MAR-2010

Amid protests and dharna from the opposition Congress and the JD(S), the Legislative Assembly on Friday adopted the Azim Premji University Bill, 2010, thus paving the way for the state’s first private university aimed at improving the quality of primary and higher education by providing training to teachers. The Alliance University Bill, 2010, another private university Bill, was also passed in the Assembly.

Both the Bills were adopted through the voice vote as the opposition parties staged a dharna in the well of the House, insisting on a joint select committee (JSC) of the house for a thorough deliberation on the Bill before getting it passed by the legislature. Opposition leader in the Assembly expressed fears that the passage of the Bill would open the floodgate for private universities in the absence of any set of regulations to govern them. Instead of placing a Bill for an individual university, the government should bring in a comprehensive private university Bill while listing out elaborate guidelines, they demanded.

Don’t teach English to your children in Class I

murali772 - 31-JAN-2010

Global research shows that children should learn reading and writing in their mother tongue first. Only after they can read fluently at a minimum of 45-60 words per minute can they absorb what they are reading. Such fluency is most easily achieved in the mother tongue. Once that is established, learning a second language becomes much easier.

Training for BBMP Corporate aspirants held on 27 Jan 2010 by Urban Research Center

psaram42 - 28-JAN-2010

 The Urban Research Center was founded by about 8 people and duly registered as a society on 31st Jan 2004. The main purpose of the center is supposed to be towards achieving good responsible governance both in Urban and rural context. It is stated briefly as

Bangalore gets a new helpline for proper RWH.

psaram42 - 19-NOV-2009

 The following news item appeared in today’s TOI.

Public works - workings and problems

silkboard - 8-NOV-2009

This is to understand and the criticize the way this whole public tendering and works process works. Not as sexy a topic as Roads, Flyovers or Airports, but this is where it all happens - execution matters most. Most corruption also happens here as this is the place where money changes hands. Citizen involvement (lack of it) plays here - as work must be checked for quality.

Innovate or perish - Library of innovative thoughts by Praja

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 4-NOV-2009

Dear all

Bangalore - Governance

silkboard - 16-OCT-2009

Namma Bengaluru's struggle to manage its growth is partly a result of its broken governance structure. Central area of city had a municipality, which was expanded to cover sorrounding areas much after chaos has crept in on the peripheries. Even after the expansion, certain critical areas like transportation and water are not directly controlled by the local government.

soma's view

soma - 7-OCT-2009

There are some schools operated illegally in bangalore under the tag of CBSE or ICSE .Bangalore authorities if analysied and posted in news papers ,will be very useful to the parents to select there schools for their kids ..........Also media can help us ..