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 …
KOLHAPUR: The city based environmental activists, and schools have welcomed the decision of the school education department to organise mandatory tree plantation drive on independency day. The experts said that it will build a sense of responsibility among students and that making it mandatory will serve the purpose. The school …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department has launched a programme to steer 3.5 crore citizens in Kerala to become the stewards of the environment. The motto ‘35 Million Citizens. One Dream. My Kerala forever’ is inspired by the United Nations World Environment Day theme for 2015-’Seven billion dreams. One Planet. …
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) College of Engineering is working on a collaborative multi-disciplinary research to come out with effective ways in dealing with environmental pollution. The project is being carried out under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP), a scholar fellowship programme for educational …
The government has exempted builders from obtaining prior green nod for construction of universities, school, college and hostel facilities provided they follow sustainable environment practises. However, for construction of medical universities and institutes having hospital facilities, prior environment clearance is required, it said. "The Ministry of Environment has exempted school, …
JAIPUR: Career opportunities in the environment science offer research-based work, thrill, adventure and fat pay packages. Over a dozen disciplines related to environment science are being offered by state institutes. At a time when environment issues are hogging the limelight across the globe and countries are pushing for strict laws …
PANAJI: As part of its efforts towards environment sustainability in Goa, Vedanta Limited has undertaken a drive to plant sapling as well as a cleanliness drive at its Bicholim mine, which is operated by its iron ore mining arm. The company also distributed solar lanterns to tribal communities "We hope …
Various environment conservation campaign programmes will be held here on June 4 and 5 under the aegis of the Kerala Initiative to Save Agriculture and Nature (KISAN) on the occasion of World Environment Day. KISAN chairman and Kannur municipal vice-chairman T.O. Mohanan said at a press conference here on Monday …
For more than a decade, the Abasaheb Garware College has offered an MSc course in biodiversity with the department emerging as a centre for research in this field. The management recently introduced electives such as environmental impact assessment and environment and media that will enable students to gain expertise in …
India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index that is topped by Lithuania and evaluates nations' progress in enacting laws to promote transparency, accountability and citizen engagement in environmental decision making. Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, the US, South Africa, the UK, Hungary, Bulgaria, Panama and …
Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has notified the admission procedure for its five-year integrated courses in Climate Change Adaptation and Biotechnology; B.Sc. (Hons.) Cooperation, Banking and Management; and diploma courses in Agricultural Sciences and Organic Agriculture. The five-year B.Sc.-M.Sc. (Integrated) courses in Climate Change Adaptation and Biotechnology conducted by the university …
A Rs 56.89 crore budget for the Environment Department of West Bengal government was passed in the state Assembly today. Placing the budget proposal, state Environment Minister Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar said the budget allocation has been raised three-fold from Rs 18 crore in 2010-11 to Rs 56.89 crore in …
A 12-day summer vacation programme will be organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in order to sensitise young minds towards nature and environment. Starting from May 26, the programme will focus on making children aware about environmental issues by showing films on environment protection and conservation …
Mangrove crusader and environmentalist Kallen Pokkudan is slowly giving a concrete shape to his long-cherished green dream a school to train the young generation about the importance of mangrove conservation. Probably this is the first such institute in the country, he says without any claim. Though there are umpteen organizations, …
With a view to sensitising and making students aware of the forest and environmental issues by involving them in plantation and afforestation, the HP State Legal Services Authority (HPSLSA) has taken up the project in this regard as the state project of the year 2014-15. Students of all schools above …
एजुकेशन डेस्क। यूनिवर्सिटी ग्रांट्स कमीशन ने देश्भर की यूनिवर्सिटीज़ में एनवायरनमेंट स्टडीज का कोर्स अनिवार्य कर दिया है। जिन संस्थानों में अभी ये कोर्स नहीं चल रहे हैं, उन्हें इसकी शुरुआत करनी होगी। इसके लिए एक कोर मॉड्यूल भी तैयार किया गया है, जो यूजी कोर्स के सेकंड ईयर में …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to regularly monitor the mandatory implementation of six-month core module syllabus on environmental studies for undergraduate courses in all branches of higher studies. UGC secretary Jaspal S Sandhu has written to vice-chancellors of all 706 universities in …
District and Sessions judge Shivashankar B. Amarannavar said on Thursday that protection of environment was one of the important duties of a citizen. Mr. Amarannavar was speaking after presenting the ‘Parisara Mitra’ and other related awards aimed at creating environmental awareness among school students at a function organised by the …
Students from various colleges in the city on Tuesday pledged to avoid and reduce the use of plastic materials in college premises and daily life. The resolutions were made during a day-long event called Sinhastha vighnaharta organised jointly by Dr Moonje institute of Management and Computer studies and Akhil Bharatiya …
HYDERABAD: The lessons of National Green Corps (NGC), a successful initiative by the Union ministry of environment and forest (MOEF) and Climate Change are set to be part of the school syllabus in Telangana from the next academic year. “Unlike the previous system which had a separate book on environmental …
GUWAHATI: Jadav Payeng, popularly known as the forest man of Assam, wants the Union government to make environment education an integral part of school curriculum and inculcate the importance of tree plantation as one of the focuses of education across the country. Payeng, who has been named for a Padma …
