Jaipur: State’s health department is among five in South-East Asia region of WHO to receive award for its accomplishment in the area of tobacco control. It is the only government body in the country which will be awarded for its tobacco free initiatives (TFIs) on the World Tobacco Day (May …
Jaipur: State’s health department is among five in South-East Asia region of WHO to receive award for its accomplishment in the area of tobacco control. It is the only government body in the country which will be awarded for its tobacco free initiatives (TFIs) on the World Tobacco Day (May …
United Nations Environment today announced a shortlist of regional finalists for the Young Champions of the Earth prize. The global competition aims to identify, support and celebrate outstanding individuals aged between 18 and 30 with big ideas to protect or restore the environment. From more than 900 applicants, the top …
International Research Institute for Manufacturing (IRIM) hosted 5th Edition of its flagship annual award function for the India Green Manufacturing Challenge (IGMC) on 22nd June 2019 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai for recognizing the Best Green Manufacturing Processes deployed by the Leaders of the Indian Manufacturing Sector. India Green Manufacturing …
ONGC Rajahmundry has bagged the Energy and Environment Foundation Global Clean Awards-2019 for sustained efforts in pursuit of Swachh Bharat Mission as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the company said Wednesday. ONGC Rajahmundry, in recognition of its environmental management excellence, was presented the award at a function in New …
Anantapur best district, Simhachalam best religious place Andhra Pradesh stood third in the National Water Awards for 2018 behind Maharashtra and Gujarat, as part of the awards instituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation in 2007. In different categories for districts, Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa …
PILIBHIT: The selection panel of United Nations Environment program has selected the wildlife crime control bureau of India and its enforcement officer RS Sharath for Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards under the organization and individual categories respectively for their outstanding contributions in combating the trans-boundary environmental crimes. The awards will be …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) was awarded this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for its pioneering work in the field of environmental education and protection and also for keeping the issue of environmental sustainability at the forefront of national attention and public policy. The award …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has won this year's Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, an award conferred by Indira Gandhi Trust each year on the late Prime Minister's birth anniversary. The international jury for the awards was headed by former President Pranab Mukerjee. The CSE was …
Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE will be honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for its work in environmental education and protection. According to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust Monday, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been awarded the prize for its steadyfast …
Invest India, the country's investment promotion body, has won the UN Award for excellence in promoting investments in sustainable development. The award was presented by Armenian President Armen Sarkissian to Deepak Bagla, the CEO of Invest India, on Monday at the World Investment Forum, Geneva. The event is being attended …
The CIAL also took home the award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category for its “leadership in the use of sustainable energy”. KOCHI: At a gala ceremony held in New York on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly, the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) was presented with the Champions …
In South Sudan, there is only one head surgeon who serves a population of 200,000 in the country's northeastern region He is this year's winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. It is given annually to those who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees. In …
A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularized an ancient farming technique to reverse desertification is among the winners of Sweden's "alternative Nobel prize", announced on Monday. Yacouba Sawadogo shared this year's award with three Saudi human rights activists and an Australian agronomist. The 3 million Swedish crown ($341,800) prize honours …
Global installation and O&M; service provider, Proinso, in partnership with Joules Power Limited (JPL) took home the Asian Power Award 2018 in the category “Solar Power Project of the Year – Bangladesh”. The 28MW utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) project is the first step towards the government’s target of producing 2,000MW …
Ashoka University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship hosted the inaugural edition of the Ashoka Pillar Award, to award young talent for their innovative solutions to tackle the worsening air quality in India, at its campus in Sonepat, near Delhi. Last week, Ashoka University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship hosted the inaugural edition of the …
NMDC Ltd, in its diamond jubilee year has won one more prestigious national award at the ‘India Green Energy Award - 2018’ ceremony held recently in New Delhi, a company press release informed on Monday. The said prestigious award was presented by Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry …
A Kalakirti initiative, the sixth Goa Environmental Festival has organised a slew of environment-based activities in collaboration with various organisations for the three-day festival which commences today, on August 31 at Kala Academy in Panjim For many years Kalakirti Goa Environmental Festival (GEF) has been creating awareness on the importance …
AHMEDABAD: Mahila Housing Trust (MHT), based in Ahmedabad, has been conferred the Climate Resilience Award by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the US, as part of the Climate CoLab Contest — Absorbing Climate Impacts 2018. The contest sought solutions for developing a ‘climate risk insurance’ that could be merged with …
Over 50 wildlife rangers from throughout Africa were honoured for their contribution to conservation on the continent during a ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. The awards event was attended by the winning rangers, organising company Paradise Foundation co-chair and Alibaba group executive chairman Jack Ma who praised the brave …
An Indian-origin health care professional, who was recently awarded for her work to improve the quality of patient care in the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS), has said her dream is to start a rehabilitation and re-employment centre in India. Kashmira Sangle, who trained as a physiotherapist in Maharashtra …
