Bill and Melinda seek ideas to reinvent the toilet
With an aim to encourage new ideas and approaches to accelerate safe and affordable access to sanitation for everyone, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing $42 million in new grants. The grant will fund toilet innovations, including research into new methods
Cheese and meat take the largest toll on the environment
A report published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a Washington-based advocacy organization, provides a comprehensive assessment of 20 popular protein-packed foods and points to lamb, beef, pork, cheese, and farmed salmon as the protein-packed foods that take the largest toll on the environment. The
Lunch at Rs 5 for Jharkhand’s poor
Mukhya Mantri Dal-Bhaat Yojna is an initiative of Jharkhand government to provide subsidized food to the poor people in the state. The decision to start the subsidized lunch scheme to help people from below poverty line (BPL) was taken at the review meeting
Activist’s sting inspires govt to rope in NGOs for foeticide check
In an effort to prevent illegal prenatal sex determination tests that lead to female foeticide, the Maharashtra government will rope in NGOs to carry out sting operations and identify malpractices at clinics. The proposal from the government is inspired by an act of
Impact accelerated through innovation
In the eyes of a newcomer, most things commonplace appear to be out of the league of ordinary and seem to be very bright on the edge of their comprehension. Two such innovative creations in different projects of CARE India also caught my
Environment Service Scheme to introduce students to nature
In an effort to make environment science an interesting subject and change the wide perception that it is a mere formality, Maharashtra’s environment ministry has introduced Environment Service Scheme (ESS) for high school students. The new scheme, through excursions and trips, is expected to make
CSR spends to include training and skills enhancement expense
According to the ministry of corporate affairs, the expenses incurred in training and skills enhancement of employees can be counted as a company’s contribution towards corporate social responsibility (CSR), and can be included in CSR spends in the annual report. The provision has been
Poor sanitary hygiene a matter of grave concern; Goonj makes affordable napkins
The disturbing revelations of a study, done by research company AC Nielsen along with NGO Plan India, highlight the dismal state of hygiene in the country. In a shocking revelation, it is found that only 12 per cent of over 335 million menstruating women
Maharashtra NGOs ‘failed’ in preventing AIDS
Evaluation by National Aids Control Organization (NACO) says that non-government organizations (NGOs) in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra have not been able to meet key parameters to prevent spread of HIV or AIDS. The organization termed the NGOs’ efforts as ‘failure’. Eight
NGOs to train forest officials
In an aim to guide forest staff to deal with a broad scenario related to man-animal conflict, the forest department has organized a training programme of forest officials from across Vidarbha in Nagpur division of Maharashtra. The seven-day training programme, being conducted by