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 …
Awareness among rural students about their surroundings commendable Despite a complete absence of activism in the rural student community, there is still hope with regard to safeguarding the environment as the level of awareness in that section is comparatively high. Lack of practical knowledge would not be a debilitating factor …
VADODARA: After getting a missive from University Grants Commission (UGC), MS University has decided to offer environmental science course to students of all its faculties. It was recently that UGC had sent a missive to all the universities in the country asking them to ensure that environmental science was taught …
MANGALURU: City based Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has been recognized with excellence award by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPBC) in the category 'NGO for Contribution towards Environmental Awareness in D. K. District.' APD Team comprising organization's founder Abdullah A Rehman, director Arjun Rai, co-coordinators Kruthika Shenoy, Ruhia Hussain, Naveen …
Salem: Young Indians (Yi), an initiative of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised an awareness programme on health hazards caused by excessive honking here on Tuesday. Assistant city police commissioner, M Barathi, inaugurated the drive. Police personnel and volunteers of Young Indians participated in the campaign. They talked to the …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will present the State Environment Leadership Awards-2017 in a prize distribution ceremony organised by the Department of Environment, Science and Technology, Himachal Pradesh, on July 15. The Chief Minister will also unveil a book “Compilation of best practices on Environmental Excellence”. This publication is a compilation …
Rabat – The Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, presided over by Princess Lalla Hasnaa, has awarded the Blue Pavilion label to Morocco’s 25 cleanest beaches for summer 2017. In addition to the awarded beaches, a marina located in the city of Saidia received the label of “The Saidia Med, …
Nagpur: Environment assumes much importance in the fast developing world but studies on the topic are hardly taken seriously. Activists and environment officers are trained to protect Mother Nature as well as keep growth on track, but their numbers are far to less given the scale of development taking place …
NEW DELHI: An image in a class VI textbook taught in ICSE schools showing a "mosque" as a source of noise pollution has sparked outrage on social media, prompting an apology from the publisher and the promise that the picture would be removed in subsequent editions. The science textbook, published …
New Delhi: University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all universities and colleges to include environmental studies within the curriculum of undergraduate courses as per the Supreme Court directive. Under this rule, students applying to colleges can expect to study this course as a part of their curriculum irrespective of their …
School students and teachers of around 300 Eco Clubs of schools across Himachal Pradesh would be trained by State Council for Science Technology and Environment (SCSTE) to manage natural resources in better way. The SCSTE in technical collaboration with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi under the Green …
HYDERABAD: Under-graduate (UG) students in Telangana will have to pursue a six-month course in environmental studies as the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for all higher educational institutions to offer the course. The UGC issued a circular on Monday to all institutions regarding compulsory implementation of the …
A mobile science exhibition will arrive at the city railway station today ‘Science Express,’ a mobile exhibition focusing on climate change, will arrive at Puducherry railway station on Thursday. Billed as a treasure trove of knowledge for children and elders alike, the “Science Express,” which features various aspects of climate …
The Ministry of Education and Korea Eximbank recently signed a Project Concept Paper (PCP) for the establishment of University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) in Accra. The PCP outlines the framework of UESD before commencement of Feasibility Study. A mission from Korea Eximbank and Sangmyung University visited Ghana from …
One may have heard of big fat Indian weddings displaying the wealth more than anything else. But a small village in Uttar Pradesh's parched Bundelkhand region was recently witness to a wedding with a difference. The wedding that was solemnised on Tuesday, a day after the World Environment Day, in …
While the city was abuzz with activities that promised to address and spread awareness on environmental issues, some young soorma Bhopalis made crusading for environment their way of life by starting with little stones before moving the entire mountain. So while the cyclathons, marathons, awareness walks and plantation drives otherwise …
Pune: Students who love nature have an opportunity to pursue it as a career. Courses in biodiversity will provide them not only an inquisitive scientific approach, but also a profession. At Abasaheb Garware College's biodiversity department, a masters in science in biodiversity is a unique course, the only one of …
Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, they appealed people to save water bodies and stop using polythene. Students of Presentation Convent here today took out a rally highlighting environmental concerns in Kashmir. Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, …
The booklet along with other educational material is handed out to students when they visit the Science Express. The Braille version of a booklet — Climate Action: We Must Not Delay — dedicated to environmental issues such as carbon footprint, groundwater scarcity and air pollution was launched in the capital …
A total of eight teams entered semi-final of Green Quest-2017 being organised by EPCO focusing environment conservation and climate change on Thursday. The teams which reached semi-final include Suhas Harle and Gourav Patel of Jawahar Lal Nehru School, Sourabh Gupta and Tanishk Rathore of Sagar Public School, Keshav Vishwakarma and …
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) and Parayavarana Margadarsi Vaisakhi (PMV) jointly initiated the campaign 'Connecting People to Nature' at the Public Library on Saturday as part of World Environment Day (June 5). A poster with the tagline 'Protect Environment for Future Generation' was also released on the occasion. Awareness …
