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International Sustainability Conference Inaugurated
June 3, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri The First Annual International Conference on Society, Technology and Sustainable Development, ICSTSD 2011, organized by the Department of Social...
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Nanotechnology for Society and Sustainable Development
June 14, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Dr. Shantikumar Nair, Dean-Research of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Director of Amrita Center for Nanosciences delivered the key note address...
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What Houses and Sustainable Societies Are Made Of
June 3, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Homes provide one of the most fundamental needs of man: shelter. They protect us from the elements and are the center of daily existence. In...
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Traditional Indian Knowledge Perseveres
June 18, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Developed over thousands of years, traditional Indian knowledge prevailed through the ravages of time and survived countless invasions. Its...
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Meeting the Needs of All
June 5, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Dr. V. K. Damodaran, Vice-Chairman, Energy Management Centre, Kerala was invited to speak about renewable energy at the International Conference...
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Shifting to Sustainable Development
June 5, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri As nations around the world endeavor towards sustainable development that supports the marginalized and preserves natural resources, various...
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Liquid Waste Management @ Amrita
June 11, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri On the second afternoon of the International Conference on Society, Technology and Sustainable Development, Dr. M. Aravindakshan, Coordinator,...
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Contributing to the Solution
June 5, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri 73% of India’s current population of 1.21 billion does not have access to clean drinking water. An estimated 3 billion liters of sewage,...
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Education is the Key
June 18, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri “The fast paced rate of environmental degradation has made environmental protection a priority among contemporary global issues, putting immense...
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Environmental Governance – Globally and Locally
June 12, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri “You all know that environment is one of the very important pillars of sustainable development,” remarked Dr. Ram Bhooj, Program Specialist,...
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Offsetting Emissions and Conserving Water Bodies
June 5, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Industrialization is blamed for a major chunk of the current environmental problems. It is heartening therefore, when one sees industry experts...
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MSW Students Present at ICSTSD ’11
June 12, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Eminent scientists, scholars and academicians presented their research at the International Conference on Society, Technology and Sustainable...
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Disasters Caused by Nature or Poor Governance?
June 13, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Violent torrential rains hit mountain towns north of Rio, Brazil this past January, triggering massive floods and mudslides that caused...
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Food Security For Sustainable Development
June 12, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri According to Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, India is growing more food than ever before. Last year’s 4% growth target was surpassed coming in...
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A Summary Report of ICSTSD ’11
June 5, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri At the conclusion of ICSTSD ’11, Ms. Yamuna Sandrine Bonin, Research Scholar at Amrita Department of Social Work, shared a report of the historic...
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Amrita Sanjeevani Innovations Bring Change
June 17, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri Thousands of Amrita students have participated in the Amala Bharatam cleanliness drives to-date. Hundreds have helped sort and process the trash,...
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Sustainability for a Modern World
June 13, 2011 Dept of Social Work, Amritapuri A person once told Chancellor Amma he wanted to study sustainability and she replied, “The old way of life was sustainable.” In Kerala, it used...
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