10th National Seminar and Research Excellence Award

National Seminar:

Celebrating 10 glorious years, Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies (IDSAsr) Amritsar recognizes a clear need for new approaches to address the various problems in the field of food and nutritional securities. In order to develop the integrated solutions; 10th IDSAsr National Seminar will be organized under the auspices of Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development…

Amritsar based research institute, namely, Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies, added another feather to her cap. Today institute released its second annual publication of the year. The book entitled India’s Water Crisis: Time for a Rethink is authored by the renowned agricultural economist and Director General of the institute Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth. The book with 9781646617852 as ISBN  is published by Xpress Publishing – an imprint of…

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies, Amritsar has planned to undertake a study on the management of Bio medical waste in India, its existing policy and suggestions to improve that. All interested to associate with us on voluntary basis approach us at kainthgs@yahoo.com at the earliest possible.

Any one having any literature or work done the copy of the same may be supplied at the above cited email id. Suggestion on the theme are most welcome

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies, Amritsar is organizing 2nd Paper Writing and Presentation Contest on the theme Education for Sustainable Development: Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Challenges in the second week of February, 2018. Contest aimed to create awareness about sustainable nature among the up growing generation. This will help to reorient education towards sustainability, which in turn had the potential to impact the way people think. For this reason it was…

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies ( IDSAsr), Amritsar has planned to organize two days 8th IDSAsr National Seminar on the theme Education for Sustainable Development: Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Challenges on February 9-10,2018 (which was earlier scheduled for November 24-25, 2017). Seminar aimed to reorient education towards sustainability, which in turn had the potential to impact the way people think. The seminar will help to equip people with knowledge of and…

The global village is facing water and water quality crisis arising out of population growth, GDP, urbanization, industrialization upward living standard, poor water use practices and waste water management strategies. As a result of this, waste water is fast becoming an important resource of increasing global importance, particularly in urban and pen-urban areas.

In this backdrop, Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies, Amritsar is organizing two days…

Clean and plentiful water provides the foundation for prosperous communities. We rely on clean water to survive, yet right now we are heading towards a water crisis. Changing climate patterns are threatening lakes and rivers, and key sources that we tap for drinking water are being overdrawn or tainted with pollution. Dirty water is the world's biggest health risk, and continues to threaten both quality of life and public health in the global village. When water from rain and…

Due to administrative and technical reason, the seminar slated for March 13-14, 2015

has been postponed to November 27-28,2015. In fact majority of the participants has expressed their inability to attend and participate on the said dates due to financial year closing.May we take the liberty to request you please favour us with your valuable contribution by way of research paper/article/registration form duly completed at your earliest possible to plan the seminar and…

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Guru Arjan Dev(GAD) Institute of Development Studies is a centre for advanced research and training in multi disciplinary areas as diverse as Agriculture and rural development; social change and social structure; environment and resource economics; globalization and trade, industry, labour and welfare; macro economics issues and models; population and development and health…

Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific

nergy is central to sustainable development and poverty reduction efforts. It affects all aspects of development -- social, economic, and environmental -- including livelihoods, access to water, agricultural productivity, health, population levels, education, and…

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Due to some technical-administrative reasons, 4th IDSAsr International Seminar on the theme Water Energy and Food Security Nexuses slated for November 02 to November 04, 2012 has been postponed.  Now it will be held either by December end or early January next.  Fresh dates will be notified in consultation with the sponsoring agencies. For more detail contact…

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Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies is proposing to bring out a special issue on:



Policy Intervention in CDM and carbon Market: Indian Experiences.



It will be highly appreciated if you please submit a story/research paper to be included in this proposal.  It will be published by the end of this year.Paper can be submitted at…

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Environment and Education: A Pathway to Sustainability 

Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth

                                  Director…

Manage E-Waste for Sustainable Development

             Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth

                                             Director

Guru…

Rethinking Food Security Policies:

IDSAsr Declaration

{Declaration made at the end of two days national seminar on Food security and Sustainability in India held on November 7-8, 2009 organized by GAD Institute of Development Studies, PO Naushera, Amritsar 143008 and sponsored by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Social Sciences…

MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES - IDSAsr VERDICT

The scarcity value of natural resources has risen due to rising pressure of human population and demands made by modern economics progress. As such managing these resources has become very important. Bringing out the Indian scenario of natural resources, Dr. K Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, an internationally…

Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and Strategies 

Overview:

Water is a fundamental human need and a critical national asset. It is the key to socio-economic development and quality of life. As the pressures of population and economic activities converge on water requirement, the water sector will increasingly face the challenge of bridging the demand-supply gap. Water…