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 …
Federal Minister for Environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi has urged friendly countries to provide fund for preventing environmental pollution in the country. He was talking to the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Robert Brinkley who called on him in his office here on Monday. The Federal Minister said that the present …
Saving the greens will soon be a part of the curriculum of state-run schools. The initiative has been taken under School Chalo Abhiyan, which starts from July 1. Students will participate in environment campaigns at their respective schools. All the schools have been asked to involve their students in the …
Pune To create awareness about global warming and climate change among students in the city, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), an initiative by Pennsylvania State University (PSU), in collaboration with Dr Kalmadi Shamrao Junior College, had organised a four day workshop. The four-day programme, which began last Monday, saw …
- 17-yr-old son of mechanic forms squad to save environment Dhanbad, June 22: His motor mechanic father may have spent a major part of his life arranging for two square meals for the family, but 17-year-old Manibhushan Prasad has grown up with a larger mission in life: to protect the …
Every unit of nuclear waste will take more than 25 years to decay and every nation has a responsibility to act to reduce the harm on the environment, former Vice President International Court of Justice, C.G. Weeramantry said yesterday speaking at the inauguration of a workshop at the South Asian …
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: Green is the word for a group of 20 corporate honchos who are pursuing their Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). They have, formed a special interest group Green Tech Club to bring together sustainable development, …
Like many students she has taken up science at Plus Two, but unlike them she is not thinking of a conventional career in engineering or medical. Her love lies with nature and she wants to make a career out of it. Parnika Praleya of Loyola School have got an opportunity …
The severely degraded river systems will be reverted to their past grandeur whatever the cost, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, declared on Friday. She pledged assistance of her administration to multidimensional researches into modes of combating environmental disasters. In the same breath, the prime minister urged Bangladeshis to prepare to …
Mumbai As World Environment Day dawned over Mumbai on Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and government officials, as well as five-star hotels, NGOs and corporate houses plunged into action to give the city a healing touch. In an effort to expand the green lung of the city, the BMC planted …
Advocate Mostafizur Rahman, State Minister of Environment and Forest Ministry held legal complexity and weak manpower responsible for improper action against man made pollution to environment. He said this yesterday while addressing a press conference on World Environment Day scheduled to be observed today. The motto of this year's environment …
In order to convey the results of our industrial ecology research to broader audiences, the Green Design Institute research group at Carnegie Mellon University offers the Green Design Apprenticeship for local high school students. The Green Design Apprenticeship introduces participants to industrial ecology concepts and how they intersect with engineering. …
CHENNAI: There is a growing need for science students to pool in their ideas and develop a sustainable way to control pollution and curb global warming, according to speakers at the inauguration of Dana Bergh Hall, a chamber for coastal environmental research in Anna University, here on Monday. Speaking at …
Rajiv Tikoo Indian business schools and universities are getting climate friendly. While some are launching programmes on sustainability, others are starting courses in climate change, clean technology and carbon trading to be in sync with globally emerging trends in business and environment. Pune-based Symbiosis Institute of International Business will be …
The ministry of environment on Wednesday announced Green Journalist Award for working mediapersons to encourage them to play active role in raising awareness on environmental issues and promote healthy competition. The award would comprise an acknowledgement shield and varying amount of cash awards for different categories. These awards would be …
Speakers at a seminar on Environmental Protection stressed the need to make the environment pollution-free, which is inevitable for sustainable development and a better future. Punjab-Environment Protection Agency (Punjab-EPA) organised the seminar at Jinnah Hall on Monday, attended by Acting District Coordination Officer (DCO) Muhammad Asif Qureshi, EDO Municipal Services …
KOCHI: The SCMS-Cochin has established a chair to study climate change and related environmental issues with the celebrated bio scientist Dr M S Swaminaanth as chairman of its advisory board. SCMS-Cochin claimed to be the first institution in the country to establish such a chair. The advisory board of the …
