13th ISCBC International Conference on Interplay of Chemical and Biological Sciences: Impact on Health and Environment (ISCBC- 2009)

The 13^th ISCBC International Conference on "Interplay of Chemical and Biological Sciences: Impact on Health and Environment" being organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi during 26^th February to 1^st March 2009, Delhi University, Delhi. The main aim of the Conference is to bring academicians and scientists working in diverse scientific areas on a common platform to discuss the recent developments in chemical and biological sciences in better understanding of life processes for solving health and environmental problems.

For more details please see the website: http://www.iscbindia.org/conference.html

 

3rd Thermal Power India 2009

3rd Thermal Power India 2009 will be held at New Delhi, India, February 19- 20, 2009. This conference & exhibition series focusses on issues in the power generation industry covering coal, gas & oil power generation. The Thermal Power India series offers a unique platform to learn, discuss and exchange experience about the major structural, technical, managerial & regulatory changes and business opportunities in the power generation segment amongst various stakeholders.

For more information please see the website: http://www.bharatbook.com/general/seminar.asp

National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Participatory Watershed Management Project

The Seminar will be held at the Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamilnadu, India, 5 to 6 February 2009. It is organized by Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram. Objectives of the Seminar are: • To review the past and present development in watershed management approach, • To disseminate the recent technologies in watershed management especially soil and water conservation, Dry land farming, livestock management ,new technologies such as precision farming, validated ITKs as well as in alternate land use systems among farming communities, • To identify the problems and find out Solutions in watershed management research and project implementation, • To bring out technical bulletin with recommendations for the benefit of Academicians, Researchers, NGO's and policy makers on watershed based projects.

For more information please see the website: http://www.ruraluniv.ac.in

4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture

4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture Innovations for improving efficiency, equity and environment will be jointly organized by ICAR and NAAS during 4-7 February 2009 New Delhi, India. ICARDA, RWC,FAO, IFAD, ISSS and ISAE co- sponsors. The themes are: (1) Resource Productivity and Efficiency- Soil and  residue management, Input management : water, nutrients, seed, agro-chemicals, Diversified farming systems, Irrigated systems, Mechanization and energy management, Genetic strategies, Indigenous knowledge and practices (2) Institutional Innovations and Policies - Participatory approaches and partnerships, Integrated approach for technology development and dissemination,   Capacity building, Enabling policies (3)Environment - Climate change, Biodiversity, Environmental services (4)  Impact assessment and equity issues - Impact of conservation agriculture, Equity issues (employment, drudgery, regional disparities, etc), Common property resources. 

For more details please see the website: http://www.icar.org.in

 

 

International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society (WEES- 2009)

The conference will be held at NASC complex, ICAR, New Delhi, INDIA, January 12 to 16, 2009. The themes are: Water and environment, Water hazards, Water for energy, Water for other uses (Irrigation, Industry, Rural development, Ecosystem and forestry), Water for society. 

More information about this event please see the website: http://wees2009.com

 

6th International Conference on “Good Urban Governance for Making Cities Work”

The 6th International Conference on "Good Urban Governance for Making Cities Work" is being organized in Mumbai, co-terminus with the 6th International Exhibition on Municipal Services, Urban Development and Public Works from 29 to 31 January, 2009. The event is being organized in collaboration with Government of India Ministries of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Information Technology, All India Council of Mayors, National Institute of Urban Affairs, Association of Municipalities and Development Authorities, All India Institute of Local self Government, Government of Maharashtra, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, leading local, provincial, national and international agencies and organisations dealing with Urban Development, Management and Governance. The objectives of the conference are as follows: * To evolve City Development and Management strategies considering problems faced and further prospects to make cities work in the context of the new initiatives under JNNURM and other programs, * To introduce policy-related reform agenda for improved urban governance, * To share technological options for various utility services, which are sustainable and environment-friendly for integrated water management, integrated waste management and holistic transportation options, * To evolve strategies for improving the financial management of Local Bodies, including better accounting systems, expanding resource base of local bodies and accessing capital market for resource mobilization, * To explore various partnership models for planning, developing and maintaining of housing and city utilities / services, * To establish efficient E-Governance systems to provide access to information and services to citizens in a user friendly manner, * To take stock of all "best practices" in the area of Urban Development, management and Governance for adoption / adaption by cities.

For more information about the conference please see the website: http://www.fairfest.com

International Conference on Energy Engineering ICEE 2009

The International Conference on Energy Engineering ICEE 2009 will be held in the Auditorium Complex of Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, INDIA, 7 to 9 January 2009. The conference will be organized jointly by the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College. This conference will provide a unique platform for world-wide academia, engineers, industrialists, scientists and the governmental decision-makers to discuss on the advances in energy engineering and its allied fields. The themes for deliberations during the conference include newer developments in conventional energy sources, alternate energy sources and their utilization, analyses of energy systems, clean energy and bio-fuels, energy transformation and transmission, energy-consuming devices, energy instrumentation and environmental impacts.
For more details please see the website: http://www.icee2009.pec.edu/

 

National Seminar on Rural Energy Management: Strategies and Policy Options

The Seminar will be held at the Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamilnadu, India, 30 to 31 January 2009. It is organized by Department of Economics, Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul District. Tamilnadu. The objectives of the seminar are : • To sensitize the participants about the seriousness of energy issues in general, rural energy issues in particular; • To design sustainable and appropriate rural energy mix for evolving the integrated rural energy plan; • To find out different energy sources and their relevance in energy end-use economic sectors like agriculture, industry, household, transport, commercial, social and service sectors; and • To motivate the young students and budding researchers to undertake research on rural energy issues, problems, and strategies. The Key themes are: Households Sector's Energy Consumption, Agriculture sector, Industrial sector, Transport sector, Commercial and Service sector, Alternative Energy.

 For more information please see the website: http://www.ruraluniv.ac.in

Conference on the Role of New Technologies in Sustainable Development: The Case of Kerala

Conference on The Role of New Technologies in Sustainable Development: The Case of Kerala at Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, January 27-28, 2009 Organized by Centre for Development Studies-Thiruvananthapuram, India and other academic institutions in Kerala and McGill university, Montreal, Canada sponsored by IDRC and DFAIT, Canada

For the detailed conference programme click here: http://www.cds.edu/

National Conference on Aerobic Digestion and Renewable Energy through Microbes (ADREM) 2009

The conference will be held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) – Pilani, Goa Campus, Goa during 13th – 15th January 2009. The conference will focus on research and development in the field of energy through microbes. Topics of the conference are: Biogas, Biofuel, Microbial fuel cell, Electron transfer processes, Novel Bioreactor system and process scale up, Sustainable development, Governmental Regulations.

For more information please see the website: http://www.bits-goa.ac.in/adrem2009 

National Conference on Effect of Climatic Change & Sustainable Resource Management (ECCSRM)

The conference will be held at the University Auditorium Hall 1, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, 22nd and 23rd January 2009. The objective of the conference is to provide a forum to the academicians, working professionals, scientists, environmentalists, research scholars and NGOs for sharing the knowledge, experience and inventories on this global environmental issue pertaining to climatic change. The conference topics are: (a) Climate change and its impacts (b) Numerical and Statistical modeling techniques in predicting climatic change (c) Effect of Climate change on biotic and abiotic systems (d) Nuclear Power in protecting climatic change (e) Effect of climate change on water resources, agriculture, food security and environment (f) Climate change and society (g) Extreme weather events, floods, droughts, cyclones (h) Mitigation and Adaptation.

 For more details about the conference please see the website : http://www.srmist.ac.in

Conservation of Biodiversity in Protected Areas - Opportunities and Challenges

The seminar will be held at the Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 23 to 24 January 2009. Conquest of forests and waste lands in the name of development has left few areas in the peninsula of India free from intrusion by man. The proposed National seminar aims at: (a) Creation of awareness among the general public about the need for biodiversity conservation, (b) Co- ordination of various government departments like Transport, Public Works, Irrigation, Fisheries , Agriculture, Veterinary, Tobacco board etc. for the protection of forests and wild life (c) Facilitating trans-boundary meetings with forest officials from the neighbouring states to reduce poaching and other encroachments (d) Facilitating people's participation in the formulation and enforcement of the policies and strategies of forest department. The major thematic areas for submission of papers are: (1)Biodiversity conservation, (2)Man-Animal conflict, (3)Environmental Impact Assessment, (4)Joint Forest Management, (5)Revival of sick ecosystems, (6)Forest fragmentation, (7)Principles of classifying endangered species, (8)Endemic & keystone species, (9)Impact of natural calamities on biodiversity, (10)Soil conservation, (11)Threats to biodiversity hotspots, (12)Conservation of herbal traditions, (13)Conservation of aquatic fauna, (14)Biodiversity for human welfare, (15)Education and training needs in biodiversity conservation.

For more details please see the website: http://www.christuniversity.in

International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009

International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009 will be held at the Barli Institute, Indore, India during 14 - 16 January 2009. The conference aims to share new technologies, concepts and strategies of using the sun as a main energy supply for food processing with a focus primarily on solar food processing for income generation and economic feasibility.

 For more details about the conference please see the website http://www.solarfood2009.org/