Green Campus Movement
The idea of a green campus movement is deceptively simple. Creating a green educational campus not only makes a tangible environmental difference, it also educates those who are directly involved—the staff
Environment Education
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IISc to rope in students for biodiversity map project
The Karnataka Biodiversity Board and the Western Ghats Task Force have entrusted the CES with the task to undertake the biodiversity mapping of Uttara Kannada. The Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES)
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Climate Change: ‘Floating schools’ in Bangladesh creating awareness, taking education to villages
Every monsoon, Natore in western Bangladesh is affected by rising water levels, rain and the floods making it difficult for students in local villages to attend school. Government-run schools become inaccessible,
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Students on a mission to make Kota plastic-free
School students here have started a campaign.They collect plastic and polythene from their dustbins at home, bring them to school and then sell the stuff to scrap buyers. They started this campaign
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Varsities can now inspect environment compliances
Universities to get permits to examine medium-risk industries. Visakhapatnam: As part of the Ease of Doing Business initiative, educational institutions could also now conduct environmental compliance
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Students to adorn city walls with environmental murals
Madurai: The ideas and perceptions of young minds on protecting the environment will be used to decorate the walls at important places in the Madurai Corporation soon. The Madurai chapter of Soroptimist
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NGT tells Delhi University to keep DUSU polls paper-free
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi University to ensure that no paper in the form of posters, pamphlets used for camapigning on campuses are wasted during the DUSU elections due in September.
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HRD ministry will work to make students environmentally sensitive: Prakash Javadekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that his Ministry will work to make students environmentally sensitive by adopting sustainable practices and low carbon lifestyle. Observing that India
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A lesson on environment
The Mysore Science Foundation conducted a nature walk for students on the premises of Kukkarahalli lake here on Sunday to provide greater exposure to the participants to the world of birds and environment.
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Amdavad’s gen Y join hands for a green tomorrow
It is not just all work and play that the young indulge in on a day to day basis. There are many in the city who have joined hands to make sure we all have a better green tomorrow. From college clubs to
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'Majority want polythene banned for Swachh Bharat'
An overwhelming majority of Indians surveyed feel that civic bodies across the country have been ineffective in reducing the use of polythene bags in the first two years of the Swachh Bharat initiative