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New JoineeMr Yogesh Kumar Gupta, Sr. Research Executive, MDRA, April 2015

Ms Preeti Kashyap, Assistant Research Executive, MDRA, April 2015

GoodbyeMs Aakanksha Baid, Assistant Research Executive, MDRA, March 2015

Mr Deepak Kumar, Research Executive, MDRA, March 2015

Events Attended

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Ms Paramita Dasgupta attended the National Stakeholders Meeting for Leprosy-free India and was the keynote speaker on ‘Innovative approaches to capacity building and Information, Education and Communication in reducing the leprosy burden in India’ in the session- ‘Integrated set up and further reducing the disease burden due to leprosy’, held on March 12, 2015 at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi.

Mr Anand A Jha attended the 1st India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC-2015) organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and Developing Library Network (DELNET) from March 17-18 at India International Centre, New Delhi.

Mr Alok Srivastava attended UN World Water Day celebrations held on 20 March, 2015 at The Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi.

Mr Prabhakar Kumar attended the ABU Copyright Meeting & Forum from March 25-26, 2015 in New Delhi.

Dr Amit Rahul attended the National Seminar on ‘New Dalit Agenda for 21st Century’ at IIPA, New Delhi from April 11-12, 2015.

Formative research and Trials of Improved Practices for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in Bihar, FHI 360

Assessment (Pre-Test) of the UNICEF Facts for Life’s Special Chapter on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), NCD Child, American Academy of Paediatrics

Observation of Video Dissemination session on Agricultural practices, Bihar, Digital Green (DG)

Evaluation of Mukhyamantri Viklangta Shashaktikaran Yojana (SAMBAL) in Bihar

Independent Audit of Implementation of Citizens/Clients’ Charter (CCC) for Central Board for Excise and Customs

Third Party Quality Assessment of Agriculture Intervention in Bihar, Digital Green

End line Survey on Volunteering under B for Change Project

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6th travelling film festival held at GangtokHoli Celebration at CMS

CongratulationsMs Tulsi Gaur tied the knot with Mr Anoop on April 17, 2015

Guests and VisitorsMr David Sasaki from the Strategic Partnerships Initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Ms Kiran Patel, Program Manager, Global Child Health, NCD Child Secretariat, Office of International Affairs, American Academy of Paediatrics.

Ms Danielle Naugle, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.

CMS VATAVARAN travelled to Gangtok and Agra as part of the 6th travelling film festivalGangtok (March 12 - 17, 2015)- With participation of more than 4000 people from across the state, Gangtok CMS VATAVARAN films covered issues ranging from water conservation, environment awareness, wildlife conservation, marine biodiversity conservation and more. The festival was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management, Shri Tshering Wangdi Lepcha. The festival comprised of inauguration, felicitation of green ambassadors, panel discussion, green filmmaking workshop, nature trail, slogan writing competition and film screenings. A total of 20 schools participated in the film screenings and workshop held at Department of Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management, Department of Science, Technology & Climate Change and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Gangtok, respectively. Around 250 youth from six states of India attended the programmes.

Agra (March 26 - 28, 2015) - The film festival saw a participation of 1500 people from across the state, which included students, environment experts, officials from conservation organizations, faculty members, defence personnel, jail inmates and others. Prof Mohd Muzammil, the Vice

Chancellor of Dr B R Ambedkar University, who was the Chief Guest, declared the festival open. Green Ambassadors of Uttar Pradesh were facilitated in the inaugural programme. Over the course of three days, the festival witnessed an inauguration ceremony, felicitation of green ambassadors, cleaning drive, slogan writing competition and film screenings.

Rajpur Nature Film Festival collaborates with CMS VATAVARAN - The first Rajpur Nature Film Festival was organized in partnership with CMS VATAVARAN at Rajpur from April 14-18, 2015. The first Rajpur Nature Film Festival celebrated the natural biodiversity of Dehradun and threw light on the significance and vulnerability of Rajpur as one of the last remaining green belts of the city. The festival created awareness among citizens of Dehradun on the need to prioritize environmental concerns along with intelligent urban planning, and explore options that encourage living in harmony with nature.

Disney Friends for Change: Conserving Green Spaces programme, for which CMS is the sustainability partner, entered year 2 with the Orientation Programme for schools being held on 29 April, 2015 at the IGNCA Auditorium in New Delhi. 120

teachers from 66 schools of Delhi-NCR participated in the programme, where they provided information on the year-long project and the process of applying for the grant of Rs 4 lakhs. The grant will be utilized by the schools for adopting an underdeveloped park and undertaking activities for its redevelopment from August- December 2015.

‘Changing Pattern of Relationships – Caste Vs Occupations’, Published

in The Thumb Print: A Magazine from the East by Dr Amit Rahul, April,

2015. To read the article please visit: http://www.thethumbprintmag.com/

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A report published by NCPCR based on the study conducted by CMS

Social: Study on Status of School Participation (6-14 years) and

Availing of Health & Nutrition Services (0-6 years) for children of

Migrant Labourers. http://ncpcr.gov.in/showfile.php?lang=1&level=2&&s

ublinkid=576&lid=998

‘To be or not to be’ published in mydigitalfc.com by Dr N Bhaskara Rao,

Please visit the link for complete article: http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/

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Smart Cities...best bet for rejuvenating urban India by Dr N Bhaskara Rao,

http://cmsindia.org/sites/default/f i les/Smart-cit ies-best-bet-for-

rejuvenating-urban-India-March-2015.pdf

Is privatizing primary education a national pursuit? - Dr N Bhaskara Rao

http://cmsindia.org/sites/default/files/Is-privatizing-primary-education-a-

national-Pursuit-Dr-N-Bhaskara-Rao.pdf