In an interaction with media representatives in Imphal, capital of Manipur, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh turned the spotlight on state governments for failing to implement social audits of key welfare schemes, several of these with an outlay of millions of dollars. In Manipur to examine and evaluate the implementation of government’s flagship programmes in…
RISTI – Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions – came into existence in 1993, as a result of the felt need for institutional support to the activities of the Honey Bee Network. This network, with presence in more than 75 countries, is populated by innovators, farmers, scholars, academicians, policymakers, entrepreneurs and…
‘This year, the World Environment Day theme is Green Economy: Does it include you? This highlights that the green economy is an essential rethink to the way we do business, if we are to create a brighter future. But more importantly, the theme accentuates the fact that “you†are an important element to its success…
See. Think. Express what you thought in words. Write a caption for the picture here. “Green Economy: Does it include you?†is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day. The five best entries will get premium DUSG t-shirts. Write a caption for this picture. The contest is now closed. Below are the winning entries: Despair and…
The suggestion to form forest advisory committees (FAC) to speed up the pace of ‘forest clearance’ process has been rejected by the environment ministry. The group of ministers (GoM) headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had asked the environment ministry to set up FACs for each sector, including mining and power. The new format, if…
The Kerala State Biodiversity Board has identified 89 alien invasive species of plants that have become a major threat for the plant biodiversity of the state. The recent survey says that 19 of these species are extremely dangerous as they are causing environmental hazard and economic loss by displacing the natural vegetation, including medicinal plants,…
The Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel yesterday made public the information on funds allocated and utilized towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs). The minister shared details of all expenses made towards CSR till September 2011. Under the government’s CSR guidelines, CPSEs have to, through a…
This shabbily dressed thing drenched in sweat and stinking like a bin opens his big mouth full of an ugly reddish substance, lets wind out of his broken brown molars, and asks – kya naam hai, bhai? (What is your name, brother?) He flips loads of papers, all of them prominently brandishing the Ashoka emblem…
The Asia-Pacific region is rapidly growing in terms of economy and is steadily helping millions out of poverty. The availability of basic resources ad essentials of living are also being taken care of, but the region is compromising its responsibility towards the environment. The United Nations Development Programme, in its new report, has asked the…
The way we human beings hurtle ourselves into disastrous scenarios has an uncanniness about it. Think. The traffic signal is flashing yellow/amber and it’s seconds before it goes red. We push the accelerator faster and make it to the other side in a flash. Mostly, nothing happens. At the most, another driver in a hurry…
