Archive for June, 2007

Environment and Health Public Lecture Series - The Looming Crisis of E-waste The Looming Crisis of E-waste E-waste is emerging as a critical waste issue in India, with cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore contributing largely to the quantum of waste. Rapid change in technology, high obsolescence rate of electronics and also the import of junk for sheer economic ... Full story

Following is an open letter from the TreesforDelhi  Action Group to the citizens of Delhi on World Environment Day. ‘TreesforDelhi’ is a coalition of a group of concerned citizens and environment NGOs, who have come forward to launch a campaign against extensive tree cutting taking place in the city. Lend a ray of support to thousands of trees being cut in Delhi. Take a ... Full story

World Environment Day (WED) is created to promote environmental issues to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development. It promotes an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues and advocates partnership that will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future. WED embodies this ... Full story

A lot is happening in the city this Environment Day. Issues such as the cutting of trees and land use changes along the Yamuna floodplains have been the central issues and will continue to haunt us until such activities cease to occur. While the Department of Environment (Delhi Govt.) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will celebrate the day in ... Full story

To mark the World Environment Day 2007, India International Centre's Nature Group will be holding a conference with some presentations. Lead presentation by Shri Manoj Misra, Convenor, Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan Discussants: Shri S.K. Mishra, Chairperson, INTACH; Shri Rajendra Singh, Magasasay Award winner & Jal Biradari; and Dr. B. Gopal, Professor of Environmental Sciences, JNU Chair: Prof. M.G.K. Menon (Collaboration: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, Pani Morcha and ... Full story

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The World Environment Day slogan selected for 2007 is Melting Ice – a Hot Topic? In support of International Polar Year, the WED theme selected for 2007 ... Full story

The following is an open invitation from Mr. Ajit Kumar  INVITATION FOR SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE AT GULMOHAR HALL, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE AT 6:30 PM ON 4th of JUNE 2007. Dear Friends, It is our honour to invite you for launch of an Interactive Seminar Series (Bimonthly) on Climate Change on Monday, 4 June 2007 at 6:30 pm at the Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The Oceanic Group ... Full story

Cleaner Yamuna: Greener Delhi  The Yamuna in Delhi has been in a bad shape for quite some time now. The Commonwealth Games' construction on its floodplains has only aggravated this to such as extent that concerned citizens and action groups are losing patience by the hour. There is a visible difference between the water quality at Palla (where the Yamuna enters ... Full story

The following is a guest article. The writer, Francis Njuguna is a resident of Kenya. At present, he is a final semester student of M.A. Environmental Studies at the School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi. He will be leaving for his home country soon and wishes to return to Delhi, this time to impart (environmental) education to school children.... Full story