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 …
The government has decided to recognise the contribution of four people and organisations, including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), to conservation of the wildlife. They will be awarded with “Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation 2015” for outstanding contribution in protecting environment, forest, wildlife and biodiversity. RAB will get a “special award” …
A water filter which absorbs anything from copper and fluoride to bacteria, viruses and pesticides has won a prestigious African innovation prize. Its inventor, Tanzanian chemical engineer Askwar Hilonga, uses nanotechnology and sand to clean water. He told the BBC his invention should help the 70% of households in Tanzania …
Environment crime undermines sustainable development. It is not only a threat to species, to habitats and to ecosystems, but also to human health, livelihoods and national economies Five enforcement officers and eight organizations tackling fast-growing illegal trade in wildlife, chemicals and waste in Asia Pacific are the first recipients of …
A Kenyan conservationist has been awarded a £50,000 (Sh7.3 million) environmental prize for raising awareness of the importance of pollinators. Dino Martins received the Whitley Gold Award from HRH Princess Royal at the Royal Geographical Society, London on Wednesday. Martins was honoured for helping local communities adopt sustainable farming practices. …
On the Valparai plateau in southern India people live in fear of unexpected encounters with giants in the dark. As dusk settles, tea and coffee pickers collect rations from the townships run by the corporations that own the plantations and drift back towards their colonies. Buses drop workers on the …
A Haitian marine biologist who successfully fought to create a national park to protect a large swath of Haiti's north coast has won a prominent U.S. environmental activism prize. Jean Wiener was awarded a Goldman Environmental Foundation prize for his efforts to establish the Caribbean nation’s first Marine Protected Areas …
Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover and surplus food re-distributor Company Shop have been recognised as sustainability leaders by receiving a Queens Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development today. Both UK companies have demonstrated "outstanding" commitment and achievement in sustainable development in their respective fields. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are …
Pune-born ecologist Dr Madhav Gadgil will receive the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement along with noted American marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco from Oregon State University on April 23. The $200,000 cash prize will be awarded for leadership in the development of conservation and sustainability policies in the country as well …
Two Japanese professors will be awarded the 2015 Canada Gairdner International Awards, an esteemed medical research prize considered to be a good predictor of future Nobel Prize winners, the Gairdner Foundation said Wednesday. The two are Yoshinori Osumi, a 70-year-old honorary professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Shimon Sakaguchi, …
Wipro has been associated with the sparrow conservation efforts for the last three years. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Forest Cell and its volunteers will be honoured with Wipro - Nature Forever Society Sparrow Awards on the occasion of World Sparrow Day on Friday. The cell has been chosen for …
The State transport corporations, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), have been awarded for their outstanding performance and innovative projects. While BMTC received the ASRTU Productivity Award for minimum operational cost, KSRTC has won the Public Transport Innovation Award. BMTC has achieved this for …
The winners of the TOI Social Impact Awards make India a kinder, better place. A doctor couple who have revolutionized the delivery of healthcare to tribals in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district, a civil hospital in Ahmedabad which defies stereotypes about state-run institutions, a government programme to take science to children who …
Grootbos Nature Reserve, near the Garden Route has earned international recognition for championing sustainable tourism efforts. The Western Cape reserve has been nominated for the 2015 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, handed out by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), for its acclaimed conservation programmes. It is a finalist in …
For involving local people in managing the habitat The Periyar Tiger Reserve, spread over 925 sq.km. in Kerala, bagged the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award on Tuesday for encouraging local public participation in managing the reserve. There are 75 communities living around the reserve, including tribal people who …
Indian Space Research Organisation has been conferred ‘Space Pioneer Award’ by the National Space Society (NSS) of the United States over the historic feat on successfully sending an orbit to Martian atmosphere in its very first attempt. “The National Space Society takes great pleasure in announcing that its 2015 Space …
Indian Railways' coach manufacturing unit Integral Coach Factory (ICF) located in Perambur was awarded the first prize in the ‘National Energy Conservation Award’ for 2014 by the union power minister Piyush Goyal on December 14. The markers for the awards are based on initiatives taken by organisations to conserve energy …
The UNFCCC’s Momentum for Change has announced the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) as one of the winners of the 2014 Lighthouse Activity Awards for its work on Community Based Flood Early Warning System in the Eastern Brahmaputra River Basin, India. Issuing a statement Tuesday, November 25, 2014, …
An eminent ICARDA scientist has been awarded the World Food Prize in recognition of his significant contributions to global wheat production, helping to feed millions of people through the development of more nutritious varieties that are resistant to disease and adaptable to a wide range of climatic conditions. In a …
Just last week the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura the Nobel Prize in physics for their invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) - the technology that allowed the world to usher in a new age of efficient white lighting. …
Nestlé announced that Honey Care Africa, an East African fair trade honey company in South Sudan, was the winner of its overall Creating Shared Value (CSV) prize. Honey Care won an investment of CHF 200,000 ($210,000), as recognition for its project dubbed, ‘a sweeter South Sudan,’ where it is helping …
