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 …
Kampala — A Ugandan is one of four scientists who have won $250,000 (about Shs851.2m) for their efforts in fighting malnutrition. According to a June 28 press statement, the four won the World Food Prize for proving "science matters, and that when matched with dedication, it can change people's lives". …
The Uttarakhand government today said it will institute an environment conservation award named after Chipko movement activist Gaura Devi and urge the Centre to issue a commemorative postage stamp in her honour. Giving the assurance to a delegation of environment activists led by MLA Rajendra Bhandari, Chief Minister Harish Rawat …
Four scientists who specialized in sweet potatoes were named the winners of this year's World Food Prize on Tuesday for their work to make foods more nutritious. Maria Andrade of Cape Verde, Robert Mwanga of Uganda and American Jan Low, who all are from the Lima, Peru-based International Potato Center, …
A Nigerian, Dr. Eddy Agbo, over the weekend emerged as one of the three winners of the Innovation Prize for Africa, winning the Special Prize for Social Impact with innovative healthcare solution to address Africa’s prevailing malaria burden. The Innovation Prize for Africa is the landmark programme of the African …
The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) announces the publication of its 2015 “Climate Think Tank Ranking”, the authoritative and worldwide known assessment of the most cutting-edge institutions working in the field of climate change economics and policy. This fourth edition of ICCG’s Climate Think Tank Ranking assesses 240 non-University …
Willingness to do something for the betterment of society is the need of the hour, eminent writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair has said. He was speaking after receiving the V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Annual Awards for Excellence 2016 here on Friday. “The award for me as a writer gives immense joy and …
New Delhi, June 13, 2016: - Fortifying its leadership position in the solar power segment, Waaree Energies recently bagged the National Excellence Award for Roof top solar power projects. The central government through Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has honored India’s No. 1 ranked Solar PV manufacturer and …
BEIJING - A total of 19 groups and 33 individuals became the first winners of China's environmental prize, the ecological civilization award, on World Environment Day on Sunday. The winners were from provinces and regions including Sichuan, Xinjiang,Zhejiang and Tibet. The award event will be run by the Ministry of …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy( MNRE), Government of India, today announced two awards for the UT, Chandigarh, The city has been ranked first among the solar cities of the country in terms of solar power installation. Chandigarh has installed 7.7 MW solar energy, whereas second ranked Gandhinagar has …
The Ashden Awards are a globally recognised measure of excellence in the field of sustainable energy and each winner receives up to £30,000 prize money (just under INR 30 lakh) as well as tailored business support to scale up their work. Greenlight Planet, which has an office in Mumbai, has …
A world-leading aerospace society has awarded its top prize on ground testing to a Chinese scientist for the first time, demonstrating China's great strides in the field, academic journal Acta Aerodynamica Sinica reported recently. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) presented the Ground Testing Award 2016 to Jiang …
US biochemical engineer Frances Arnold gives a speech to accept the Millennium Technology Prize 2016 during the award ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on May 24, 2016. Arnold won the million-euro technology prize for her work on "directed evolution". AMERICAN biochemical engineer Frances Arnold, whose discoveries in “directed evolution” have helped …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said that income from agriculture has to be not just doubled but quadrupled as per the new comprehensive Agricultural Business Policy-2016. Launching the 12th edition of statewide Krishi Mahotsav from Anand in central Gujarat, she said the new policy entails opening the doors …
HYDERABAD: Braving the heat, worshippers trickle into the pristine white Shahi Masjid in Public Gardens. While some head toward the wazugah, or the ablution corner, to perform the ritual washing of the arms, face and feet, others seat themselves at vacant spots on the linear prayer mats, facing west. The …
As a dental surgeon, a successful career in conservation was not something Dr Hotlin Ompusunggu ever imagined. But her work in Indonesia, where she has helped save orangutans by providing people with healthcare discounts if their villages stop logging, has clearly paid off. As well as cutting logging and improving …
Baltimore stands apart as the American big city with the most deaths caused by air pollution, and Curtis Bay is its dirtiest community. Several years ago, the air there stood to get even worse when the state approved a permit for a giant incinerator that would burn 4,000 tons of …
Jaipur: Giving a boost to organic farming, the state government will dedicate one block each in 11 districts for organic farming. The agriculture department has started process to identify the blocks in the 11 districts. An agriculture department official said that with in order to discourage use of pesticides and …
The Tarangire national park in Tanzania is known for its vast concentrations of wildlife in the dry season, the spectacular annual migrations of its elephants, wildebeest and zebra, and its majestic old baobab trees. But few people who visit it realise that the 1,100 sq mile park was, until colonial …
WITH agriculture emerging as Africa’s best bet for increasing food security and expanding economic opportunity, officials gathered here have launched a new prestigious US$100,000 award called the Africa Food Prize. “We want to celebrate individuals and institutions that are changing the reality of farming in Africa, from a gruelling struggle …
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The latest crackdown on illegal logging in Cambodia is "just a game" and big timber traders are winning, says Ouch Leng, a former government official who has spent two decades helping poor villagers fight poaching of precious tropical forests. Leng's tenacious and perilous crusade to …
