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 …
- School bags seventh position in national environment awareness project ANTARA BOSE Jamshedpur, Dec. 23: Kerala Public School is set to change the adage
Over 200 volunteers got their first lesson on Teach India from none other than Kartikeya Sarabhai, director of Centre for Environmental Education (CEE), one of the partner NGOs with the campaign, on Saturday. An intense session of orientation kicked off as Sarabhai outlined key points of the programme. The induction …
A three-day orientation programme on environmental education resource books for DEd, BEd and MEd level students, organised by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in association with National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), got under way at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali on Monday. …
Shastry V. Mallady Link between climate change and health will be analysed MADURAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will form a separate cell to study climate change and its impact on public health. The link between climate change and health would be analysed through this proposed cell by …
A four-day debate on climate change and related issues, especially on how it impacts our lives, concluded today at Hindu College. An awareness building exercise, the debate brought together students from abroad and the country, serving as a platform for new ideas and comment on the issue. Some 15 colleges …
Doomsday focus in green talks - Debate shows how ill-informed People are about environmental hazards OUR CORRESPONDENT The debate in progress at the Tata Auditorium in Jamshedpur. Global warming, deforestation and other environmental issues might be pushing the world towards its doomsday and haunting the green army, but we tend …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: Sixty youngsters from India and five from Sri Lankan nationals will be chosen as ambassadors for communicating the message of climate change as part of the International Climate Champions-2009. The British Council in partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has launched the youth-oriented …
By Shruti Badyal, New Delhi What most of us perceived for long as an early onset of winter, is not so. As the glaciers on the mighty Himalayas are melting faster and the weather getting more extreme, a United Nations study has warned many Asian cities, from New Delhi to …
Dec. 3: British Council and the Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) have launched the International Climate Champions 2009. The programme is aimed at inspiring young, especially students, on the issue of climate change. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the British Council and Teri on Wednesday to jointly …
Udhagamandalam: Students from various schools in the district displayed considerable enthusiasm in showcasing their intelligence in the district-level science exhibition organised by the Department of Education here on Wednesday. While the exhibition provided visitors with an opportunity to learn a great deal about various science-related matters, the message it conveyed …
CUDDALORE: Headmasters and headmistresses have a crucial role in conservation of resources and environment protection. This was Stressed at the seminar on
This report presents the collective recommendations of more than 5000 scientists, engineers, students, and decisionmakers who have participated from 2000-2008 in the annual National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment convened by the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). It identifies research needed to improve scientific knowledge, …
Researchers, environmentalists and media groups that met recently to discuss climate change, decided to work together to spread awareness on the issue in the North-east. The seminar, organised by North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC) and Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC), reflected on the impact of climate …
