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 …
RajkotRajpath Ltd, a special purpose vehicle, which runs the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) on the 150-foot Ring Road in the city, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists for 2013 Transport Achievement Award. The International Transport Forum's Transport Achievement Award will be awarded to an initiative, project, or …
CM says agriculture production in the state crossed 10 mn tonnes in 2011-12 and it had won the Krishi Karman award for 2012-13 The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced schemes worth Rs 984.7 crore aimed at boosting agricultural production in the state besides ensuring fair prices for agri produce …
Dhaka WASA as a successful water management authority among 4 short-listed cities achieved the Water Leaders' Award-2013 at the two-day long Global Water Summit held in Seville, Spain during 22-23 April. Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, was present as chief guest and handed over the award and US$10,000 cash to …
Water is the most important part of our environment. Had there been no water, there wouldn’t have been any life on the planet. But judicious use of such precious element as prudence demands has not been maintained. To the extent that experts expressed apprehension that the next war might be …
Conservator Aparajita Datta has won the Whitley Award, also called "Green Oscar", for her work to save threatened hornbills in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Datta is one of eight grassroots conservation leaders awarded a share of prize funding worth £295,000 by the Whitley Fund for Nature. Datta leads a …
Applications have been invited for the environmental awards given by the State government. The awards will be given under the categories of environmental awareness and education, and environmental protection and management. Educational institutions, individuals or voluntary organisations involved in promotion of awareness, research, protection and management of the environment are …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday presented to Sikkim an award for “extraordinary and innovative” work done by the State’s Rural Management and Development Department. The Prime Minister presented a medal, a scroll and cash award of Rs 5 lakh to DR Nepal, secretary, Rural Management and Development Department, Sikkim, …
Kerala Tourism’s responsible tourism model at Kumarakom, linking local community to the hospitality industry, has won the national award for the best rural tourism project. Kerala also bagged honours in three other categories at the National Tourism Awards for 2011-12. The best wellness centre award went to Somatheeram Ayurveda Resort …
Arunachal Pradesh bagged an award in the Best State: Campaign Clean India category apart from winning a special prize for Most Innovative use of Information Technology at the National Tourism Awards function here on Monday. However, none of the other northeastern states could make a mark in the event. Incidentally, …
BHUBANESWAR: It was left to voluntary organization Barefoot to emerge the lone saving grace for the state by winning an award at the National Tourism Awards ceremony in New Delhi on Monday in the category of best responsible tourism initiative for implementing Green Rider Rickshaw project in Puri. While the …
The prime minister's residence is named as the building that has made the most year-on-year improvement in the UK scheme David Cameron may have been mocked for his failure to put up a wind turbine at his Notting Hill home, but his green efforts at the office seem to have …
Madam Speaker, I rise to present before this august House the Revised Estimates for 2012-13 and a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure for 2013-14. I do so with mixed feelings crossing my mind. While I have a feeling of a colossus today, it is only ephemeral and is instantaneously …
Twenty-five garment factories were awarded yesterday for being environmentally-compliant by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility. The BGMEA and SEDF selected the awardees in a joint environmental compliance programme of two years, where 250 factories with operations on washing, dyeing and finishing were assessed on …
Pak Invitation For University Ahmedabad: Who do civic authorities in Pakistan’s second largest city — Lahore — turn to when they want to improve their bus service? They have requested experts from Ahmedabad’s Cept University to give inputs towards improving Lahore’s latest public transport service — Metro Bus System. A …
Assam’s Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project has earned laurels for the state. The Project has won the prestigious Gold Icon National Award by the Union department of administrative reforms and public grievances for 2012-13. The state-wide Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project in Assam was implemented by the revenue and disaster …
BHOPAL: A village panchayat in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh has been selected for the National Award for outstanding work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Village panchayatSakadehi in Betul is one of the eleven such village panchayats in the country that have been selected for this …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday presented Krishi Karman award to Bihar for a significant production of rice and paddy in 2011-12. Agriculture minister Narendra Singh received the award, consisting of a trophy, a citation and a cash of Rs1 crore, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The President also presented …
The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Visakhapatnam steel plant) has received the CII-ITC sustainability award 2012. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to A.P Choudhary, the Chairman and Managing Director of the RINL, at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. A commendation certificate for “strong commitment” …
Infosys has won the CII-ITC Sustainability ‘Significant Achievement’ award for large business organisations with turnover of above Rs.500 crore. According to a statement from Infosys, this award recognises Infosys’ efforts towards deployment of sustainability policies and processes. The annually held CII-ITC Sustainability Awards are conferred on Indian businesses that demonstrate …
Textured Jersey PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturer of knitted fabric, has made history by receiving the award for the best ‘Green Report’ in the country at the inaugural awards of the National Green Reporting System of Sri Lanka. More than 60 entries from various industries were evaluated for these awards, …
