Paryavaran Mitra, a nationwide initiative to create a network of young leader from schools across the country, by the Union ministry of environment and forests has announced the launch of Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar 2013. A statement released by Paryavaran Mitra here said that, Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar was a recognition of …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Raising voice for a clean and green world, an Indian youth delegation will demand for a green policy to tackle climate change, at Conference of Parties 15 (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, starting from December 7. COP is the main body of the United Nations Climate …
Pune In a bid to bring down the emission levels of Hydrochloroflurocatrbons (HCFC) in the city, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has shown its intent to initiate a meeting with the CEOs of the industries in Pune in March 2010. It will probably be the first time that an …
Ahmedabad: The two-day training on environment management framework (EMF) and sustainable development was organized for 52 social studies instructors from 50 Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in the state at Centre for Environment Education (CEE) ended on Wednesday Organized under Department of Employ- ment and Training, Government of Gujarat in association …
People from nearly 8,500 dwellings, who are facing the axe on account of the CRZ notification, will get a platform to make their voices felt at a public consultation to be attended by Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh at Fr Agnel Ashram in Verna on Sunday, August …
Mumbai The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has announced its plan to hold 10 public consultations in Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to gather public opinion on amendments required in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 1991. In Mumbai, …
Pune Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in collaboration with steel maker Arcelor Mittal along with the Ministry of Environment and Forest and United Nations has organised a nationwide campaign titled- Kaun Banega Paryavaran Ka Ambassador (KBPKA) with a motive to generate environmental awareness in the country. Talking about the campaign, …
Faisal Fareed | Lucknow The campaign blitz for the parliamentary polls may be over but students of District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) under the aegis of Education department are running a different 'green campaign' at Lucknow. Their efforts have been recognised by the department and the model will …
Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is all set to spend Rs 20 lakh a year, for the next five years, on creating environmental awareness. The amount has been earmarked as expenses to impart awareness lessons to 20,000 schoolchildren and 1,000 teachers next month onwards. What makes it all the …
Ahmedabad : A Green Generation Campaign' to create awareness about the menace of plastic bags will be launched by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) starting from Earth day on Wednesday. The campaign will focus on the impact of usage of plastic carry bags and emphasise the need to shift to …
CHENNAI: A field guide on flora and fauna of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve has been brought out jointly by the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) and Centre for Environment Education (CEE). Simple language Talking about the guide, N. Ramjee, Scientist-in-charge, CEE, TN State office, said the guide …
Rahul Mangaonkar | TNN Ahmedabad: Ninety per cent of the city's water supply hinges on Narmada. What if Narmada disappears? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted intensification of the global hydrological cycle affecting both ground and surface water supply. As renewable fresh water supply from rivers and groundwater …
Ahmedabad : "What was a mere possibility earlier, now has become a grim reality." This was the common message sent across by speakers on the perils of global warming and climate change at an interactive session held on the subject at CEPT auditorium on Saturday. Organised by British Council to …
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 …
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. …
An informative book on climate change. Unfortunately, it has some serious drawbacks. CLIMATE change is the hot topic the world over today. It is threatening the lifestyle the West is used to, the lifestyle much of the Third World yearns for. The prognosis is rather disheartening. The earth is sick. …
Deepa Nair | TNN Ahmedabad: Opportunities for learning exist everywhere. CEE Ahmedabad has been conducting Green Teacher Programme which offers teachers an opportunity to empower themselves with knowledge and skills for effective transaction of concepts in environmental development in the classroom. Teachers undergoing this programme are from various schools of …
