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 …
The state government has asked schools to ensure that no plastic flags are used while celebrating Republic Day on January 26. The school education ministry's circular is a reminder to schools of a previous union home ministry note on the procedure for use of the national flag. In it is …
The Uttarkashi district administration has begun an exercise to educate villagers about the new gazette notification declaring the Gomukh to Uttarkashi region as an eco-sensitive zone in wake of the stiff resistance to the imposition of such a clause by affected villagers. A meeting in this regard was organised by …
CHENNAI: Climate change is much talked about but not fully comprehended by the lay person. However, in a world combating the adverse effects of climate change, it becomes essential to educate and sensitise the general public. And films have long been an effective tool. To broaden awareness on climate change …
Waste Warriors, a local NGO, has joined hands with Microsoft and Nokia to conduct a revolutionary educational programme for schools named ‘Create to Inspire’. Seventy schools in Dehradun have been chosen for participation in the six-month programme. The focus of the initiative, fully funded by Microsoft, is to provide guidance …
Where the authorities have failed, ENT doctors are going to give a try. Ear-Nose-Throat physicians in the state are joining hands to spread awareness on noise pollution in a massive community driven programme. “Earlier, individuals over 75 years used to consult us for hearing problems. Now the issue affects those …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs University Grants Commission & Others dated 17/07/2014 on the issue of Supreme Court directive for providing compulsory environmental education to the students of schools and colleges throughout the country.
Seeking to involve the general public in its effort to create awareness over green issues, the environment ministry has decided to 'crowd source' ideas or creative inputs for its 'official' advertisements. Official advertisement of the ministry will now be based on ideas of the common man or experts from outside …
In a bid to raise awareness on environmental pollution among women and children residing in pollution-prone localities, the women’s wing of Green Climate launched a 10-day intensive campaign here on Wednesday. Distributing pamphlets and presenting photo exhibition, explaining the harmful effects of the constant exposure to polluted air, a 10-member …
BHUBANESWAR: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has mandated introduction of ‘Environmental Studies’ across all the technical institutions of the state from next academic session. In a letter to the Employment and Technical Education and Training (ETET) Department secretary CS Kumar, AICTE vice-chairman Avinash S Pant notified about …
Just 3.5 per cent of citizens in Bangalore are “environmentally literate”, a door-to-door survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in upmarket areas like Malleswaram and Rajajinagar has found. What’s more, ‘Garden City’ has just one tree for six of its citizens, the same as in Mumbai. In …
Students of Fatima College have produced a documentary to create awareness of the need for creating a plastic-free environment. “A Clarion Call,” the documentary, produced by first year postgraduate students of English department, in association with DHAN Foundation, was released by Jospin Nirmala Mary, Principal, and Francis Pauline, secretary of …
Bangalore: “Let’s change Bangalore from a city of air conditioners to an air-conditioned city.” To convey this message to citizens, cricketer Javagal Srinath has joined Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Robin Uthappa in spearheading Green Wicket, a campaign to make students more conscious about waste segregation, water conservation, saving energy …
Unique YES-COMMUNITY initiative targeting over 100000 school children across India to celebrate National Science Day Mumbai; 4th March, 2014: YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector bank, celebrated National Science Day, across its branches by conducting National Science & Environment Olympiad in association with Saevus a well known wildlife magazine …
Border fence has divided the land mass between India and Pakistan but not the environment. Not only the toxic fumes and pollutants dots the skies of both Amritsar and Lahore but the fast depleting underground water has posed a grave danger of coming water crisis in both the cities. "Both …
An MoU to promote environmental education and activities was signed between World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan’s (WWF-Pakistan) Green School Programme and The Bridges School (TBS), which is now a registered Green School to create environmental awareness among students. The MoU was signed by Sania Rauf Khan, Manager Corporate Relations, WWF-Pakistan …
Cricketers head campaigns on power, water, waste and hygiene Eco-awareness might be a fashionable green slogan. But its transition to action mode has been slow in the City. To accelerate this process among students in the City’s estimated 8,200 educational institutions, GIZ, a German bilateral cooperation agency, has come up …
She and her friends plan to petition Centre in this regard 13-year-old chronic asthmatic wants a law banning the bursting of firecrackers during Deepawali, which, she insists is a festival of light and not noise or pollution. Sanjna Chaturvedi, an eighth standard student at a school in the City, along …
Campaigns By Schools Lead To Decline: Survey Bangalore: Children are ensuring a massive change in our mindset, and how! Anti-cracker campaigns launched by schools across the country have resulted in a 20-25% dip in sale of crackers, says a survey. Although there has been 10%-15% rise in cracker prices, the …
World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) signed an agreement with Lawrence College, Murree to create environmental awareness amongst students and employees and to facilitate their professional development through Green School Programme (GSP), ECO Internship Programme and Employee Engagement Programme. WWF-Pakistan Director General Ali Hassan Habib and Lawrence College Principal Brig …
The Educators signed an MOU with World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) on Thursday to spread environmental education through WWF-Pakistan’s Spellathon and Eco Internship programmes. Ali Raza, Project Director, The Educators and Anwar Naseem, Director Corporate Relations, WWF-Pakistan signed the MOU. Spellathon is a nation-wide environment spelling competition for students …
