NEWS FROM CED

NEWS FROM CED: April 2006

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SCHOLARSHIP
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CED outreach scholarship enables Students & Activists to take a few months break from their routine to do documentation and information packages at CED. MSW Students can also do it in their holidays.

THE TOPICS
* New Economics, Fair Trade, Developing Local economies and Markets.
* Habitat Approach to Disasters and Reconstruction.
* Long Term Perspectives among NGOs and Civil Society Organisations.

Last date for applications is 15 May, 2006. Check out this link on our website.

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DOSSIER
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Clippings on aspects of the Localisation, Fair Trade, Local Markets issues and the political economy of market access for rural small-scale primary producers. The topics covered are
* Agricultural Economy - Small Scale Producers,
* Globalisation,
* Trade,
* Localisation - Alternatives in Action.

This dossier provides a selection of articles and clippings from Newspapers, Journals, Websites and other sources on sustainable futures.

And don't forget our other Docpost collections on Habitat & Disasters, Human Rights & Critical Concerns very useful and relevant collections for the individual user and institution alike, please contact jacintha@doccentre.net for information and subscriptions on these.

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10 BEST ASSIGNMENTS
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Students are invited to submit projects on social issues that they have prepared in the past year. Assignments will be judged for their understanding of development and rights issues as well as analysis of trends.
The Awards carry

- Cash prize Rs.5000/-
- Free long term membership of CED worth Rs.1200/-
- CED books, computer usage and CED services of Rs. 5000/-
- Publications of the students’ assignments in DOCPRINTS

Submit your assignments by *10 May 2006.* For more information please contact jacintha@doccentre.net

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NREGA POSTERS
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CED has brought out posters in Tamil on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and its importance in Tsunami rehabilitation. The posters are accompanied by an introduction on the issue and reading material. CED is bringing out a backgrounder on the same and its importance in Tsunami rehabilitation.

Do write to us for a copy of the poster.

We are also looking out for materials on the same, if you have any information regarding the Act and implementation please pass it on to us.

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FILM on RAINWATER HARVESTING
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LANDSCAPE FOR RAINWATER
Duration 26' - Produced by Anouchka Kine and A&D
A huge and beautiful archaeological site in Hampi, Karnataka, shows aspects of Indian cities in late 15th early 16th centuries, It shows ruins of tanks, water channels and aqueduct show how Indian people succeeded in using a passive and complex system so that rainwater was sufficient for all their water needs.

A FARM GARDEN IN A DRYLAND OF TAMIL NADU
Duration 8'30" - Produced by Anouchka Kine and A&D
A landscape architect, Mohan S. Rao, explains using the example of a farm garden how to conserve and reuse rainwater as much as possible with sensitive and sustainable methods. The basic principles of this kind of work are explained in a simple way and in a quiet rhythm.

Do write to us for a copy of the film.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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RESEARCH POSITIONS IN PROJECT ON WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development(CISED), Bangalore is looking to recruit researchers at the level of Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in a project on "Long-term Impacts of Watershed Development in India".

Click here for details.

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NEW IN THE LIBRARY
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We have a few interesting books in the library this month.

Twist in the folktale, Jokumarswami by Chandrasekhar Kambar and others, Seagull Books
Disorderly Women by Malathi Rao, Dronequill
Beyond Micro-Credit by Thomas Fisher and M.S.Sriram, VISTAAR
Micro-Credit, Poverty and Empowerment: Linking the Triad ed. by Neera Burra and others, SAGE
Urbanization in India: Sociological Contributions ed. by Ranvinder singh Sandhu, SAGE
The Supreme Court versus the Constitution: A Challege to Federalism ed., by Pran Chopra, SAGE
Culture and the Making of Identity in Contemporary India ed. by Kamala Ganesh and Usha Thakkar, SAGE
Elementary Education in India - Where do we stand Vol 1 by Mehta, Arun C
Elementary Education in India - Where do we stand - Vol II by Mehta, Arun C
Doha Development Agenda - A Global View by Bhaumik, T K
Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep - An Environmental Impact Assessment by Saldanha, Cecil J
The Forest for the Trees Government Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources by Repetto, Robert