Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
The youth outreach initiative of the Dilbir Foundation (DF), engaged with school and college students, has asked them to make radical change towards healthy food habits as well as take command of the highly-degraded environment. An exhibition on organic food items and sustainable products was organised at DAV College for …
Coimbatore: The directorate of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Chennai, has sent a communication to the programme coordinators and chief educational officers of districts across the state to stop the usage of one-time use and throw plastics in educational offices and schools. The communication dated June 25 cited chief …
Panaji: ‘Gandhigiri’ should be used to impose the plastic ban in Goa, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Rajendra Talak, said. He was speaking on the sidelines of the announcement of the Goa Environmental Film Festival 2018, on Monday. “The government can impose rules on plastic ban, but …
Bareilly: Having found little information on environment-related issues in the syllabus of schoolchildren, district magistrate Virendra Kumar Singh has decided to draft an educational booklet to address the grave issue. DM said with the commencing of classes in July, booklets would be distributed among children of all government and private …
Prabhu N. Badiger, civil judge (Senior Division), has said that environmental protection has become a matter of great concern. He was speaking after inaugurating a programme on creating awareness about protection of environment organised by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Taluk Legal Services Authority, and Advocates’ Association in Shahpur city on Wednesday. …
‘Students will be given field and industrial in-house training’ The Paramakalyani Centre of Excellence in Environmental Sciences at Alwarkurichi, a satellite centre of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, offers a restructured 2-years M.Sc. for science graduates and a 5-year integrated M.Sc. on Environmental Sciences for Plus Two science students. According to K. …
Union Environment minister Harsh Vardhan today urged school children to become environment protectors and help the government and society overcome the menace of plastic pollution. He was addressing a gathering of more than 10,000 school children from nearly 200 schools of Delhi-NCR here, who had assembled to participate in the …
PANAJI: Before environment consciousness could sweep through Goa, in 2001, an organization made a quiet entry into the state, starting a movement of sorts among school children, making them aware of the biodiversity hotspot, environmentally fragile region they live in. Setting up of the branch of the Centre for Environment …
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday exhorted scientists and students to work towards finding solutions to challenges such as climate change and water scarcity. Kovind, who was addressing the 7th convocation of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Mohali said that scientific research has three major objectives …
Ranchi is all set to host an eight-day environment conclave from May 29 which will highlight different facets of environment and minimisation of adverse impact on it. Organised by Yugantar Bharti, an outfit dedicated to environment conservation, the conclave to be held at Audrey House will see participation of various …
In the run-up to World Environment Day celebrations on June 5, the Union Environment Ministry has asked schools to stop the use of plastics in their premises and constituted 19 teams to undertake cleaning of 24 beaches and an equal number of polluted riverfronts and lakes across the country. Environment …
NEW DELHI: The Union Environment Ministry launched its full fledged Green Skill Development Programme(GSDP) today that aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest sectors in the country through 30 courses by 2021. Environment minister Harsh Vardhan also unveiled a related mobile app (GSDP-ENVIS) here, terming it …
Nagpur: A sit and draw contest was organized for students of Std I to X on Tuesday as part of cleanliness fortnight being organized by Raman Science Centre (RSC) at its Gandhisagar facility. The competition saw children from all age groups draw paintings highlighting the importance of maintaining cleanliness and …
Interaction Forum Jammu Province (IFJP) today demanded the Government to frame a comprehensive environment policy for Jammu region. The issue was raised and deliberated in detail during a seminar organized by IFJP in collaboration with Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action (ICELA), here today. The topic of the seminar was “State …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three bagsful of plastic waste and 150 plastic bottles; that’s what three small teams of WWF-India volunteers managed to recover from the Punchakkari wetlands - the capital’s bird hub - during a three-hour cleanup drive on Wednesday. Now, litter bins have been installed at Punchakkari as part of a …
SHILLONG: Government chief whip and NPP legislator Agatha Sangma on Monday wanted the introduction of National Green Corps, a central scheme, to sensitise students about climate change. Formation of eco-clubs in schools is one of the components of the scheme that is yet to start in Meghalaya. According to Agatha, …
For the first time in J’khand, a 7 day ‘Environmental Conclave’ and ‘Paryavaran Mela’ will be held by Yugantar Bharti from May 29 to June 5 at Audrey House in Ranchi to showcase different dimensions of environment and to minimise adverse impact of different types of pollution on it. Talking …
Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Centre opened in Udupi Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, said on Wednesday that it was essential to create more awareness among people about protecting the environment. He was speaking after inaugurating the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Centre set up by …
WWF and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) are deepening their collaboration to drive global awareness and action on nature and the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our planet and the important role of young people in creating a more sustainable world. Starting with Earth …
LUDHIANA: The income-tax department and Times of India’s joint initiative Live Green Campaign is all set to take new colours with its second phase kicking off from Friday. Led by chief income tax commissioner Binay K Jha, representatives of various top industrial houses of Punjab along with people from all …
