Lake 2008 would focus on Conservation and Sustainable Management of river and lake ecosystems to bring in awareness among school students, teaches and public. This would provide a platform for interaction among researchers, policy makers, academic, researchers and NGOs and address the issues related to conservation and management of ecosystem. This would help in developing a stronger network among experts and istutitutions in order to achieve modalities for efficient management of water (used for domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes), especially in rural and urban contexts of water resources in India. As a part of the symposium it has been decided to have paper presentations, presentation of poster and models from school and college students.

Workshop on WTO sensitisation The Hindu 20 October 2008 VISAKHAPATNAM: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Institute will organize The objective of the workshop is to sensitize MSMEs on WTO-related issues and disseminate information on recent developments in view of the implementation of the WTO agreements. For details and registration, call 0891-2517942.

Barcelona, 5-14 October 2008 More than 8,000 of the world’s leading decision makers in sustainable development: from governments, NGOs, business, the UN and academia. Together in one place for 10 days: to debate, share, network, learn, commit, vote and decide. The objective: ideas, action and solutions for a diverse and sustainable world.

Barcelona, 5-14 October 2008 More than 8,000 of the world’s leading decision makers in sustainable development: from governments, NGOs, business, the UN and academia. Together in one place for 10 days: to debate, share, network, learn, commit, vote and decide. The objective: ideas, action and solutions for a diverse and sustainable world.

The Hindu 25 March 2008