A CSE Webinar & Report Release

    Organic & Natural Farming in India 

A CSE WEBINAR & REPORT RELEASE     ORGANIC & NATURAL FARMING IN INDIA           TUESDAY  |  SEPTEMBER 8, 2020  |  4.00-5.30 PM INDIA TIME                             Chemical-free, natural farming is still in its nascent stages in our country. While there are obvious advantages in mainstreaming the practice of this kind of farming, why has India not adapted it more wholeheartedly? We invite you to a webinar to discuss the challenges that organic and natural farming practitioners face in India, and the possibilities of upscaling it. Representatives from the Central government, as well as from states which have made some progress in this aspect, will be among the panellists and participants. Please note This webinar, which is free and open to all, has a limited number of seats. Admissions will be on a first come-first served basis. Please do register early, and try to join the webinar five minutes before it begins.     To know more about this webinar     Sukanya Nair, 8816818864, sukanya.nair@cseindia.org     CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Call for media: The ESA Earth Observation Week

Nov 6, 2018, 8:34 PM

The final day of the week will focus on space for business

6 November 2018

Media are invited to the Φ-week, a five-day international event organised by ESA on innovation and its applications to Earth observation and other space domains, to be hosted at its Earth observation centre in Frascati, Italy, from 12-16 November 2018.

Φ-week (with ‘Φ’ pronounced ‘fee’ or ‘fi’) combines plenary sessions with traditional scientific workshops, roundtables, hackathons and inspirational talks. It will connect communities from multiple disciplines to explore how space and Earth observation can benefit from the latest digital technologies and review the latest developments in ‘open science’. It is designed to seed ideas for new ventures and applications by demonstrating how emerging technology can be harnessed to bring data applications to life.

The event is a unique forum for leading scientists, engineers, managers, space operators, industry, academia and policy-makers. Keynote speakers will discuss issues such as developments in launchers, integrating High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) and Earth observation satellite data, the Earth observation geospatial revolution and levers of the new space economy.

The week will kick off the development of European research agendas on artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing and virtual reality for space and Earth observation.

Hosted at the recently created Φ-department and Φ-lab, these will identify the challenges to deploying these technologies in space and earth observation.

The opening session of Φ-Week, titled ‘Space for Earth’, will take place on 12 November from 09:00 to 10:30, with special contributions from ESA Director General Jan Wörner, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director of Space Transportation Daniel Neuenschwander and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

The full programme and a list of speakers is available at phiweek.esa.int/agenda. In parallel, a three-day Φ-Week Bootcamp will give budding entrepreneurs and researchers the tools to create their own space start-up. The themes for this year are space, food and energy. The final day of the week will focus on space for business.

Media are invited to attend the overall conference.