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 …
New Delhi: Housing societies in Delhi are slowly but surely, and collectively, adopting eco- friendly systems to cut down on the carbon footprint. A new survey commissioned by the Delhi Government studied 1,284 housing societies to see if they had adopted water-saving and energy-efficient measures. The results show the rainwater-harvesting …
DH News Service, Mulbagal: Pollution which is detrimental to the human existence is now spreading to rural areas. Non-Governmental Organisations should create awareness about this among the rural people, expressed Bairakuru Gram Panchayat President Subhadramma. Speaking was after inaugurating the
Mumbai: The city's young Turks are bringing about a green revolution by choosing to contribute to the preservation of the environment. Meet Bannick Swagat, 21, a student of KJ Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, Mumbai. "I want to create the next green lung of Mumbai and have selected …
New Delhi: When retired scientist V Ramachandran walked about his neighbourhood in Dwarka, he found that the only pedestrian zones were the steep foot-and-a-half high footpaths. And when social scientist P V S Kumar spoke to children around Dwarka, he found science for them was mostly about
Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science presents information that is deemed important for individuals and communities to know and understand about Earth
TIRUCHI: The importance of efficient energy management by creating awareness among the student community was highlighted by the speakers at a seminar on
BANKURA, Feb. 25: A Bankura-based NGO has been awarded the 2008 Meghnad Puraskar for popularising science among the rural population in south Bengal. The prestigious award will be handed to My Dear Trees and Wilds at the inaugural session of the State Science and Technology Congress, organised at Burdwan University …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 24: They ventured into the smoky streets of Jamshedpur all for the sake of a pollution survey, also a part of a national environment awareness campaign sponsored by the Union ministry of forest and environment. Students of Jamshedpur Women
Ahmedabad: Majority of urban youths across major cities in country admit that they contribute to global warming but, fall short when asked to take a call for action, finds a survey conducted by British Council. These and other interesting findings from the survey will be presented at the interactive session …
NAVI MUMBAI: Cycling seems to be the best way to look after yourself as well as the environment. Around 150 students of Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering at Koparkhairane organised a Cyclothon on Sunday, when they cycled a 44.4-km stretch, stopping at various stations, malls and traffic islands to spread …
AHMEDABAD: In its march towards spreading a green message in other countries, after Sri Lanka and Australia, Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) is now eyeing Canada. The city-based NGO will soon start its centre there and aiming to partner with the country for dealing with climate change issues. While India-Canada …
The latest report of the Parliamentary standing committee on environment & forests presented to Rajya Sabha on Feb 17, 2009. Expresses serious concern over the ineffective implementation of Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan. This report of the committee deals with the action taken by the Ministry of Environment …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 11: Better late than never. So believe the 18 schools in and around the steel city that have decided to be a part of the National Awareness Environment Campaign this year. Aware of their responsibilities to save mother Earth the institutes including Hill Top School, Little Flower School, …
A NEW postgraduate course will be introduced in all agricultural universities of the country from the next academic session. This course will enable the students to deal efficiently with the challenges of climate change and decreasing productivity in agriculture sector, J.C. Katyal, vice-chancellor of Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, …
Ahmedabad : The gen-next eco activists could be right in your home. Forest department officials are now roping in school students for conservation of sanctuaries like Nalsarovar, Thol and even Gir. The move comes in the wake of success tasted by the forest department after setting up an eco-club for …
Mumbai: Even after the introduction of Environmental Studies (EVS) as a compulsory subject in all schools following a Supreme Court ruling, the subject
