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
NGOs welcome Manas National Park’s removal from Unesco’s ‘danger’ list
NGOs and local communities working for the conservation of Manas National Park welcomed the removal of the sanctuary’s name from the ‘danger’ list of Unesco’s World Heritage Committee . ‘We are very happy with the removal of the ‘danger’ tag from Manas. Finally,
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
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
Environment ministry launches green technology for tanneries; gets stricter on power sector
In an effort to prevent flowing contaminated water from tanneries to the river Ganga, Jairam Ramesh, union minister of state for environment and forests, formally launched lyophilization-based equipment at a common effluent treatment plant in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Lyophilization is a technique that
Are resilient cities ‘the only game in town’ when it comes to climate adaptation?
In the spirit of the theme of the conference I attended in Bonn (Resilient Cities: 2nd Annual World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change, June 3″5, 2011), I was pleased to overcome the shock and surprise of the Icelandic volcanic ash
Environment’s impact on health – India to conduct first study
Although the environment ministry failed to implement its mandate of having air and water monitoring systems in place for the 11th five-year plan, it will study the impact of the environment on the health of the population. As per the plan, India was to
Repeal the sedition law and AFSPA, says Binayak Sen
The government of India needs to repeal the sedition law, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), said civil rights activist Binayak Sen at a felicitation function in Kalyani, West Bengal.Earlier, Sen had accused the government
Species extinction rates being exaggerated to raise funds
The rate of extinction of rare species of animals and plants is being exaggerated to as high as 160 per cent, claimed two scientists in a report published in the journal Nature. According to the scientists, the rate at which species of animals and
Poverty and disasters reinforce each other manifold
As focus at the United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (May 8-13, 2011), in Geneva, came on to the unsavoury equation between poverty and the impact of disasters, CARE International warned that the increasing number of humanitarian disasters was eroding the