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 …
Kerala bagged two of the five awards for tiger reserves at the 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation that got under way in New Delhi on Tuesday. The awards were won by the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) for best anti-poaching practices and the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve for community participation …
After decades of talks, 195 nations adopted an ambitious deal in Paris last December to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strive to prevent dangerous impacts of climate change. The deal cannot be met without action by businesses. The JSW-The Times of India Earth Care Awards (ECA) seek to identify …
Navratna CPSU National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has bagged the prestigious India Pride Award for the year 2015-16 for CSR, Environment Protection and Conservation, instituted by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand received the award from Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad …
China's nature reserve Wudalianchi in Heilongjiang provincehas been awarded a top UNESCO -- UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation -- award, the media reported on Sunday. It received the Michel Batisse Award at the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Lima, Peru, the People's Daily reported. A documentary about …
Bombay House, the Tata group’s headquarters, on Tuesday became the first heritage building in India to be awarded a platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The building won under the EB (Existing Building) rating system for implementing measurable strategies and solutions in five categories: site & facility …
South African President Jacob Zuma has been awarded the 2016 African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) award for his country’s achieving the malaria Millennium Development Goal target of reducing malaria cases and deaths in his country, the Presidency has announced.Announcing the award on Sunday, the Presidency said the award was presented …
DEHRADUN: It was hard work acknowledged for Preeti Handa Kakkar, a Doon professor who recently bagged the "Young scientist award" for her work presented on how fish health and aquatic life is disturbed due to diesel and pollution in the water bodies at the International Conference on Advances in Science, …
The Central Board of Power and Irrigation (CBIP) has presented the Excellence in Integrated Water Resources Management award to Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) for sustainable management of the ground water resources in the Neyveli hydro geological basin. Uma Bharti, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, presented …
The Western Railway has won five National Energy Conservation Awards in various categories instituted by the Ministry of Power. WR bagged first prize for Palanpur station of Ahmedabad Division and third prize for Rajkot railway station in Railway station sector. It won second prize for Divisional Railway Manager’s office, Bhavnagar …
Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Limited has achieved the distinction of sanctioning 4,000 MW of solar power generation parks under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. In doing so, it has been chosen as the best government nodal agency for solar energy push. Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation is …
Mobisol, a Germany-based provider of smart solar solutions in Rwanda, has been awarded the Momentum for Change Award by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The firm was named among 16 inspiring "lighthouse activities" during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, the firm …
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal gave away the five National Energy Conservation Awards – 2015 won by Andhra Pradesh, in a programme held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. On the occasion, Mr. Goyal advised the governments of all States to give …
A local tribe from East Kalimantan and a green group from Belitung, Bangka-Belitung province, have won prestigious UN Development Program (UNDP) green awards for their efforts to protect the environment and advance sustainable development. The Dayak Benuaq tribe from Muara Tae village in West Kutai, East Kalimantan, won the 2015 …
One of India’s leading information technology companies, Infosys, has been designated a finalist for the coveted Zayed Future Energy Prize. The nomination is the result of the company’s dedicated and sustained effort to make its operations environmentally sustainable, including an aim to be carbon neutral by 2018. The company has …
Abuja — Prof. Samuel Garba of Federal University of Technology, Minna, will on Thursday receive the Outstanding Medical Research Prize 2015. The International Institute for Training, Research and Economic Development (IITRED), announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement by Dr Sani Dawop, IITRED's President, explained that …
Chineyenwa okoro Onu a representative of Enactus Radford won bronze prize at 2015 Innovation in Sanitation Prize organized by Cleanacwa. The Innovation Prize is GHS 50,000 in cash prizes that are awarded to the 10 best impact pitches that are presented at the 2015 Cleanacwa Innovation in Sanitation Prize event. …
Voting is open to the public now till November 30th 2015 Mobile Film Festival is an officialevent of the COP21 1 Mobile - 1 Minute - 1 Film Paris, November 3, 2015 – The Mobile Film Festival announced today its official selection consisting of 75 one-minute films from 27 countries …
An indigenous community in East Kalimantan has won a prestigious environmental award from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for its persistent efforts to protect its forest from being turned into coal mines and oil palm plantations. The Dayak Benuaq tribe from Muara Tae village in West Kutai, East Kalimantan, …
THE UN Climate Change secretariat yesterday announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations' Momentum for Change climate change award. Winning activities include Fairphone, which is a seriously cool smartphone that puts social values first, and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative, which is enabling 40 Latin American cities to …
'Electricity supply is really important for the development of a country. Without electricity, New York or Johannesburg would just be villages.' In 2003, nine-year-old George Mtemahanji left his home in Ifakara, a small rural town in Tanzania's Kilombero District, to move to Italy where his mother had managed to secure …
