Social Development Forum Council for Social Development Invites you to a talk on
Women’s Labour and Welfare in the Extractive Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Coal and Iron Mining in India, 1941–2015
By Dr Dhiraj Kumar Nite, Ambedkar University Delhi
Date: 30th January, 2023 (Monday)
Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Venue: DDML Hall, Council for Social Development, Sangha Rachna 53, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110003
Date and Time: 23 January, 2023
Time: 6.30 PM (IST)
Council for Social Development plans to organise a three day Training Workshop on “Right Based Approach to Development: A Training Workshop” taking into account the operation of the five important laws – The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Forest Rights Act, 2006, National Food Security Act, 2013 and Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
The Workshop intends to provide detailed discussion by experts, of the process of formulation, provisions and implementation of these acts, and their contributions to social development of the country. Applications are invited from students & researchers, teachers, social workers, media persons and civil servants. Participants may send a statement of about 250 words indicating their area of interest in the workshop.
Date: 18-20 January 2023
Venue: DDM Hall, CSD, 53 Lodi Estate, New Delhi – 110003.
| Days | Time | Schedule |
| Day I 18th January ( Wednesday) | 2.00 – 4.00 PM | Overview Panel by Prof. Zoya Hasan, Prof. M Mohanty, and Prof. K. B. Saxena |
| 4.00 – 4.30PM | Break for Tea | |
| 4.30 – 6.00 PM | Lecture on The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 – by Prof Ashok Pankaj | |
| Day II 19th January ( Thursday) | 2.00 – 3.30 PM | Lecture on The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – by Prof Muchkund Dubey |
| 3.30 -4.00 PM | Break for Tea | |
| 4.00 – 5.30 PM | Lecture on Forest Rights Act, 2006 by Prof K. B.Saxena | |
| Day III 20th January ( Friday) | 10.00 – 11.30 AM | Lecture on National Food Security Act, 2013 by Dr. Dipa Sinha |
| 11.30 – 11.45 AM | Break for Tea | |
| 11.45 AM – 1.15 PM | Lecture on Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 by Prof K. B.Saxena | |
| 1.15 – 2.15 PM | Lunch | |
| 2.15 – 4.15 PM | Presentation of papers by Participants | |
| 4.15 – 4.30 PM | Break for Tea | |
| 4.30 – 6.00 PM | Assessment and Prospects PANEL Discussion by Experts |
Date: 19 January 2023
Time: 9.30 AM–6.00 PM (Gulf Standard Time)
Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton M Square, Dubai, UAE
Programme Schedule 11.00 – 7.30 (Indian Standard Time)
| Time (IST) | Programme |
| 10.00-10.45 | COFFEE & REGISTRATION |
| 10.45-11.00 | SEATING & WELCOME |
| OPENING SESSION (11.00-11.45) Rapporteur: Mr. Gitesh Sinha, Research Officer, Council for Social Development, India | |
| 11.00-11.10 | Welcome and Introduction Mr K.P.R. Nair, Managing Director, Kyra Global, Dubai, UAE |
| 11.10-11.25 | Opening Address by the Guest of Honour |
| 11.25-11.35 | Address Prof. Muthanna G. Abdul Razzaq, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 11.35-11.45 | Address Mr Frank Islam, Head of FI Investment Group LLC, McLean, Virginia, United States |
| 11.45-11.50 | Vote of Thanks |
| ABOUT THE CONCLAVE (11.50-12.30) Rapporteur: Ms. Jaya Nair, Sr. Research Associate, Council for Social Development, India | |
| 11.50-12.00 | Conclave Programme Dr Poornima M, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India |
| 12.00-12.30 | Keynote Address: Schools for the Future: Reconfiguring the Learning Spaces Prof. R. Govinda, Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India |
| 12.30-12.45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| SESSION 1: TEACHERS IN THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY (12.45-2.00) Rapporteur: Dr. Nivedita Sharma, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, India | |
| 12.45-12.50 | Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Moderator Dr. Areej Ahmed, Assistant Professor, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 12.50-1.15 | Prof. William Cornwell, Provost, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 1.15-1.40 | Dr Fazal H. Malik, Pro Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Dubai, UAE |
| 1.40-2.00 | Q & A |
| SESSION 2: LEADERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE (2.00-3.15) Rapporteuring by Dr. Susmita Mitra Rapporteur: Mr. Sourindra Ghosh, Research Associate, Council for Social Development, India | |
| 2.00-2.05 | Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Moderator Dr. Nisrine Shaya, Assistant Professor, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 2.05-2.30 | Mr Jonathan Dale, Director, UCL Centre for Educational Leadership, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, London |
| 2.30-2.55 | Prof. Manzoor Ahmed, Professor Emeritus, BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2.55-3.15 | Q & A |
| 3.15-4.15 | LUNCH BREAK |
| SESSION 3: SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE (4.15-5.30) Rapporteur: Dr. Akhil Alha, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, India | |
| 4.15-4.20 | Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Moderator Prof. Mohammed Aboelenein, Dean, College of Education, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 4.20-4.45 | Mr G. Balasubramanian, Former Director, Central Board of Secondary Education, Chennai |
| 4.45-5.10 | Dr Abhilasha Singh, Vice President for Academic Affairs, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 5.10-5.30 | Q & A |
| 5.30-5.45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| SESSION 4: ED-TECH: POTENTIALS & PITFALLS (5.45-6.45) Rapporteur: Dr. Susmita Mitra, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, India | |
| 5.45-5.50 | Introduction and Opening Remarks by the Moderator Prof Assem Tharwat, Professor & Interim Dean, College of Computer Information Technology, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 5.50-6.20 | Prof. Tim Unwin, Emeritus Professor, Royal Holloway, University of London & UNESCO Chair in ICT4D |
| 6.20-6.30 | Dr. Ajay Shukla, Managing Director, Middle East and India for Global Study, Dubai, UAE |
| 6.30-6.45 | Q & A |
| CLOSING SESSION (6.45-7.30) Rapporteur: Ms. Ramandeep Kaur, Research Associate, Council for Social Development, India | |
| Welcome | |
| Closing Address Dr. Khaled Al-Kassimi, Assistant Professor, College of Media & Mass Communication, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE | |
| 6.50-7.10 | Next Steps and Vote of Thanks Prof Assem Tharwat, Professor & Interim Dean, College of Computer Information Technology, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE |
| 7.10-7.30 | TEA |