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New JoineeMs Kalpa Sharma, Research Manager, CMS Social, July 2015

Mr Bharat Singh Bisht, Executive – Accounts, October 2015

GoodbyeMs Suranjana Bhaduri, Sr Research Executive, CMS Communication, September 2015

Events Attended

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Events Organized by CMS

Mr Alok Srivastava attended launch of Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) as a core group member on October 16, 2015

Dr Amit Rahul attended a training workshop on evaluation titled ‘From Rhetoric to Reality’ organized by ISST and NITI Aayog on October 15, 2015

Mr Alok Srivastava took a session on Components and Indicators of monitoring during Fourth International Programme on Monitoring and Evaluation organized by NILERD (formerly Institute of Applied Manpower Research), NITI Aayog on September 24, 2015

Ms P N Vasanti attended the IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) which was held in Bangkok, Thailand from August 10-12, 2015.

The Disney Friends for Change: Conserving Green Spaces 2015 Programme began with 8 schools adopting parks in their vicinity. The parks are spread all over Delhi and NCR. These schools were selected after a rigorous selection process, starting with an orientation workshop, technical helpdesks and project presentations by schools.

Regular Monitoring of Centrally sponsored schemes in Jammu & Kashmir, Ministry of Rural Development/Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ongoing

Time Use and Innovativeness Study in Rural Bihar, London Business School and London School of Economics, ongoing

CMS- India Corruption Study 2015: Perception and Experience about Public Services in Delhi, Oct 2015

JICAprojectofDataCollectionandClarificationStudyonImprovementofEnvironment in Varanasi, India, co partnered with Kokusai Kogyo Co. Ltd., Sep 2015

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The 8th CMS VATAVARAN’s Glimpses

CongratulationsMr Debananda Mohanta was blessed with a baby boy on Thursday, July 2, 2015

Releasing a book ‘Chronicles of a Village Boy in New Delhi’ written by N Bhaskara Rao on October 24, 2015 & Nov 1, 2015 at Vijaywada & Hyderabad

8th CMS VATAVARAN: The 8th edition of CMS VATAVARAN was organized successfully earlier this month, from October 09 – 13, 2015 at the NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi. Close to 5000 participants including school and college students, partners, filmmakers, conservationists, corporate professionals, journalists, natureenthusiasts, amateur filmmakers and representatives of various indigenoustribesofthecountrywerepartofthisfivedayfilmfestivalandforum.Morethan100films(nominated,specialpremierandpanorama)werescreenedfollowedby interactions of the filmmakers, guests and experts with the audiences.Interesting forums on crucial water issues were organized in partnership with organizations such as Arghyam, GIZ, Asia Foundation, to name a few. Bringing together around 30 environment and wildlife journalists from across the country this year were two media workshops conducted by India Water Portal and CMS ENVIS & The Third Pole. Green Haat featured around 22 stalls by self help groups, local communities and NGOs that sold non-timbre products, food items, etc. Wild Foods & other products were also one of the attractions this year which were sold and displayed by tribal farmers and representatives from Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Jharkhand, MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Odisha. CMS VATAVARAN also presented 22 awards to filmmakers, journalists

(Young Environmental Journalism Awards) and conservationists. Other special programmes that were part of the 8th edition were Curtain Raiser Programme at The American Centre, Global Water Walk for Peace and cultural performances.

CMS VATAVARAN completes its 25th week of film screenings at MoEF&CCCMS VATAVARAN in collaboration with the Media Cell at MoEF&CC have been organising weekly screenings of award winning films at the GangaAuditoriumintheministry.ThesescreeningsareheldeveryFriday.ThefirstscreeningwasheldonApril24,2015.OnOctober16,theweeklyfilmeventcompleted its 25thweek.Morethantwodozenfilmshavebeenscreenedsofar.AllthesefilmswereawardedornominatedinthecompetitiveeditionsofCMS VATAVARAN held from 2009 to 2013.

Film Screenings for nature and wildlife enthusiasts at India Habitat CentreCMS VATAVARAN has also been organizing award winning films at theIndia Habitat Centre since July 2015. These screenings are scheduled twice each month and it is open to all.

The 8th CMS VATAVARAN Award Jury meet was held from August 26-28 at Le Meridien,NewDelhi.Thejurymembersviewed75nominatedfilmstoselectatotalof23awards.TheIndianfilmsjurywasheadedbyMrAmolPalekarwhileMrGirishKasavaralliheadedtheInternationalfilmsjury

A symposium on Vision for Media & Communication in Education in India was organized by CMS Academy on August 7, 2015

A panel discussion on A Decade of RTI - A Long Way to Go and book release on RTI Use and Abuse written by Central Information Commissioner, Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu took place on July 30, 2015 at India International Centre. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J Chelameswar, Judge of Supreme Court of India was the chief guest of the event.

Book/ Paper/ Article Published

Diwali Greetings!

Symposium on

Vision for Media & Communication Education in India

7 August 2015 | IIC, NEW DELHI

AcademyNurturing Talent & Concerns

UKIERIUK-India Educationand Research Initiative

CMS-INDIA CORRUPTION STUDY 2015Perception and Experience with Public Services in Delhi

TransparencyTowards Responsive Governance

A handbook for the media on Reporting on Education, 2015http://cmsindia.org/sites/default/files/Repoting-on-Education-Resource-Book.

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To Support Research and Innovation in Media Institutions in India

and United Kingdom, 2013-15http://www.cmsindia.org/publications/final-Monograph.pdf

CMS India Corruption Study 2015, 2013-15http://cmsindia.org/sites/default/files/ICS_Report-2015.pdf

Dr N Bhaskara Rao (2015): High time we debate role of Public and

Private Schools . October

Dr N Bhaskara Rao (2015): RTI does not hamper, it is best bet for Political

Parties . August

Alok Srivastava article, ‘Time to give it up more Subsidy’ published in

Governance Now, August 2015

Alok Srivastava contributed an article on ways to curb corruption in public-

service

(Link: http://www.ichowk.in/society/ways-to-curb-corruption-in-public-

services/story/1/1765.html)