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 …
Veerabhadran Ramanathan of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California is to receive the 2013 'Champions of the Earth award'. An Indian-origin scientist, who proved how cutting emissions of "black carbon" or soot can significantly lessen the impact of climate change, has been selected for the United Nation's top environmental award. …
Pioneers and trailblazers, whose work has had a significant and positive impact on the environment, are set to receive the UN's highest environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award.The prize is awarded annually by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to leaders from government, civil society and the private sector. …
Netafim, an Israeli provider of drip and micro-irrigation technology that improves water, energy, farm and labor productivity, today was awarded the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award. Netafim, based in Tel Aviv, started at Kibbutz Hatzerim in the Negev desert in 1965 when members teamed with an engineer who discovered a …
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 …
Manipal University, which is known for its green initiatives, has bagged the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the second consecutive year. Union minister for petroleum and natural gas M Veerappa Moily conferred the award on the varsity at the 15th World Congress on Environment Management held in New Delhi. …
As many as 13 panchayat presidents from Vellore district received the ‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’ award. The award is given by President of India to the presidents of panchayats that did well in maintaining hygiene in their respective villages by operating women sanitary complexes well, preventing open area defecation, maintaining school …
In recognition of the active involvement of department of electrical and electronics engineering (EEE), National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) in design and development works in renewable energy systems since 1980s, the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai, has sanctioned projects worth Rs. 73.26 lakh. NIT-T Director S. …
Prof Vir Bala Aggarwal, chairperson, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), has been honoured with the Bharat Nirman Award for her outstanding contribution in the field of mass communication. The award was given to Professor Aggarwal at the 20th annual award ceremony held at Kolkata recently. …
National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) announced results of 10thAnnual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA 2013) for best performance of 2012-13. This was announced by its Chairman Dr. Kaiser Waheed and President NFEH M. Naeem Qureshi after final meeting of jury held at a local hotel. Naeem Qureshi said the …
The Waste Busters have the won the 10th Annual Environment Excellence Award 2013 from National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) for their project, “Waste-to-Energy through Gasification.” A panel of jury and the governing body of NFEH unanimously declared the organisation’s vision and its implementation impressive and rated its project, …
Lonely Planet Group conferred "Best Indian Destination for Wildlife" award to Madhya Pradesh Tourism in Mumbai on Friday. The award was bestowed by film actor and chief guest of the function Tushar Kapoor to Corporation chairman Dr Mohan Yadav. The selection for the award is done by readers of Lonely …
Nearly a year after the Delhi Government imposed a ban on chewable tobacco products, including paan masala and gutkha in the capital, Health Minister Dr A K Walia said the government was still trying hard to prohibit minors from accessing tobacco products. Dr Walia announced the establishment of tobacco cessation …
Rajasthan bagged two out of five WHO director general's World No Tobacco Day awards in South East Asia region for its tobacco control efforts on Thursday. The directorate of medical and health services (DMHS) and city-based oncologist Dr Rakesh Gupta are among the five recipients for their efforts in tobacco …
PATNA: Bihar food safety commissioner-cum secretary, health, Sanjay Kumar has been selected for the prestigious 'World No-Tobacco Day Award 2013' by the World Health Organization (WHO). In different categories, India has got six awards this year. Kumar told TOI that the representatives of WHO-India have confirmed the award, though the …
Indore region has been selected for the best tourism region award by Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation on Wednesday. The general manager of Indore region M N Jamali will receive the award on Madhya Pradesh Tourism Day on May 24. In the year 2012-13, many tourism development related works …
The district tops Karnataka in utilisation of funds released by the Union government under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Several development projects have been implemented across the district, utilising all the money released for the financial year 2012-13, under the Scheme. Udupi is at the bottom of …
Pune:The Union ministry for new and renewable energy resources (MNRE) will set up 66 data monitoring stations in high solar power generation areas in the country. The monitoring stations will provide data on solar intensity which will help power companies to design their projects. Speaking to TOI, Ashvini Kumar, director …
Kerala has dominated the National Plant Genome Saviour Awards for the second successive year by grabbing the community award as well as the newly-introduced individual awards. While the Plant Genome saviour Community Award for 2012 was bagged by Palakkad Rice Farming Community, Ciby Kallingal of Pattikkad, Thrissur, and N Vasavan …
A section of women self-help groups growing vegetables at Bahour in Puducherry had switched to organic fertilizers due to the growing demand for organically grown crops. But the transformation to eco-friendly practices was not complete as they had to bank on chemical pesticides. Their wait ended with the state bio-control …
Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP), a non-government organization, won the 'Water for Life' award from the UN World Water Assessment Programme Unit for its outstanding contribution in water and sanitation sector in rural Bangladesh. DORP got the award as the recognition for its Health Village: Wash Budget Monitoring …
