Skill training
Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka (Awake) will be conducting a one-day skill training workshop on `Decorative, scented and gel candles’ on August 31 with practical demonstration and business inputs. Interested persons can contact: AWAKE, B-76, KSSIDC Industrial Estate, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560044. For details contact: 98455-34402; 23389964/23111059. Last date for the registration is August 30.
Talk on skills
The Association of People with Disability (APD) will conduct one-day workshop on communication skills, personality development, soft skills and technical skills on August 31 at 10 am. The workshop will be held for the persons with disability who have completed 15 years of education, at the APD premises in order to screen and prepare them to gain appropriate employment skills. For details contact: 560084 or call: (080) - 25805051, 25475165, 25489594.
Music festival
Sanathana Sanskriti Kendra Trust, Bangalore and Sri Raksha Mahila Udyoga Seva Kendra, Kundur will jointly conduct music festival during September in Bangalore. The platform will be made available to the upcoming artistes on priority basis.
Interested persons can contact: (080)-23560216, 41552133.
Understanding of earth needed
 There is a need to understand the  earth to conserve, develop and enrich biodiversity, said noted environmentalist Dr Yellappa Reddy, on Sunday.
He was speaking on the occasion of World Kitchen Garden Day at Bio Centre, Hulimavu. He emphasised  the need for enrichment and improvement of soil conditions.
Dr Vanaja Ramprasad, Founder Chairperson, Green Foundation, stressed  the importance of traditional seeds and methods to conserve it.