Our mission is to develop and implement models for proper watershed management, the remediation of toxic ground and surface waters in California and on the Indian subcontinent, and to deploy this knowledge throughout the world.https://iibhb.org/https://iibhb.org/index/hodgman-dhaka-reporters-unity-speech/https://iibhb.org/index/hodgman-dhaka-reporters-unity-speech/Thomas Harun Hodgman’s keynote speech at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on the climate crisis in Bangladesh, the Buriganga River, and the work of Dr. Rash B. Ghosh and the IIBHB.Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTkeynotehttps://iibhb.org/index/eighth-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/https://iibhb.org/index/eighth-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/Invited speakers from UC Berkeley and Stanford Universities will talk about the HydroGrameen Technology (water project for the community by refilling depleted aquifers and converting watershed into water village) and how it addresses the global water crisis, with the end view of establishing a self-reliant, affordable and clean water resources for the community, as well as prevent further land subsidence.Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:23:51 GMTeventshttps://iibhb.org/index/saykally-discussion-on-hydrogrameen/https://iibhb.org/index/saykally-discussion-on-hydrogrameen/UC Berkeley chemist Richard Saykally talks with IIBHB cofounder Rash B. Ghosh about Charles Townes, his water research, desalination, and HydroGrameen. He also joins the IIBHB.Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMTinterviewhttps://iibhb.org/index/seventh-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/https://iibhb.org/index/seventh-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/On Saturday September 17th, 2016, the International Institute for the Bengal and Himalayan Basins (IIBHB), a nonprofit organization located in Berkeley, California, will hold its 7th Annual Townes and Tagore Seminar on the Global Water Crisis in 775 Tan Hall on the UC Berkeley Campus.Sun, 14 Aug 2016 16:47:37 GMTeventshttps://iibhb.org/index/schekman-tribute-to-charles-townes/https://iibhb.org/index/schekman-tribute-to-charles-townes/Nobel Laureate Randy Schekman welcomes the fifth Townes and Tagore symposium on the water crisis in India and salutes Charles Townes on his 99th birthday.Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTtributehttps://iibhb.org/index/seaborg-global-warming-and-the-himalayan-glaciers/https://iibhb.org/index/seaborg-global-warming-and-the-himalayan-glaciers/Evolutionary biologist David Seaborg closes the 2013 Townes and Tagore Seminar with an overview of global warming. He tells how the melting Himalayan glaciers threaten the rivers of Asia, and how rising seas, dying coral reefs, and burning rainforests follow from the same cause.Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:15:00 GMTspeechhttps://iibhb.org/index/osheroff-how-advances-in-science-are-made/https://iibhb.org/index/osheroff-how-advances-in-science-are-made/Nobel Laureate Douglas Osheroff takes a light-hearted tour of great advances in science, from Copernicus and superconductivity to MRI, the maser, and the transistor, and of how they have changed our lives, including the burning of coal that is warming our planet.Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:15:00 GMTspeechhttps://iibhb.org/index/townes-tagore-and-our-search-for-solutions/https://iibhb.org/index/townes-tagore-and-our-search-for-solutions/Professor Charles H. Townes’s keynote speech at our 2013 seminarSat, 20 Jul 2013 15:50:00 GMTkeynotehttps://iibhb.org/index/paulin-sand-from-newtons-seashore/https://iibhb.org/index/paulin-sand-from-newtons-seashore/John Paulin introduces the chief guest of the 2013 Townes and Tagore Seminar with a step-by-step guide to being like Charles Townes. Solve real problems, ignore the authorities, share your ideas, and search for ever greater unity.Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:35:00 GMTspeechhttps://iibhb.org/index/wang-water-management-mekong-river-basin/https://iibhb.org/index/wang-water-management-mekong-river-basin/Environmental engineer Jeanny Wang describes her work in Laos for the United Nations Development Program, where she estimated water availability from satellite data and planned rainwater harvesting for two communities. Her theme for every watershed is to know the issues, engage the people, and envision change.Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:10:00 GMTspeechhttps://iibhb.org/index/presti-convergence-of-science-and-religion/https://iibhb.org/index/presti-convergence-of-science-and-religion/Neuroscientist David Presti revisits Charles Townes’s 1966 article “The Convergence of Science and Religion.” He argues that science is ready for a new revolution in how we see connection in nature and in the mind, and that this can give us the ethics to meet the water crisis.Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:45:00 GMTspeechhttps://iibhb.org/index/fourth-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/https://iibhb.org/index/fourth-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/Program from the Fourth Annual Townes and Tagore Seminar on the Global Water Crisis held at U.C.Berkeley on July 20, 2013Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:59:49 GMTeventshttps://iibhb.org/index/paulin-the-poetry-of-light/https://iibhb.org/index/paulin-the-poetry-of-light/Now in its third year, the Townes and Tagore Seminar is at once a celebration and a call to action.Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTessayhttps://iibhb.org/index/townes-what-science-can-and-should-do/https://iibhb.org/index/townes-what-science-can-and-should-do/Professor Charles H. Townes’s keynote speech at the 2012 Townes and Tagore Seminar on the Global Water Crisis.Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTkeynotehttps://iibhb.org/index/third-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/https://iibhb.org/index/third-annual-townes-and-tagore-seminar/Pamphlet includes 2012 seminar program, information about Dr. Townes and the IIBHB, and Professor Townes keynote speech, “What Science can and Should Do”Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:10:07 GMTeventshttps://iibhb.org/index/national-model-for-privately-owned-wells/https://iibhb.org/index/national-model-for-privately-owned-wells/Project Narrative Submitted to the US Environmental Protection AgencyMon, 15 Jan 2007 13:16:20 GMTnewshttps://iibhb.org/index/dr-ghosh-and-clean-drinking-water/https://iibhb.org/index/dr-ghosh-and-clean-drinking-water/Our founder and his missionMon, 15 Jan 2007 13:11:43 GMTnewshttps://iibhb.org/index/ram-mohan-roy-temple/https://iibhb.org/index/ram-mohan-roy-temple/Promoting tolerance, understanding, mutual respect, and an intercultural exploration of the human spiritMon, 15 Jan 2007 13:10:24 GMTnews