GUWAHATI: A workshop on ‘National Environment Awareness Campaign, 2011-2012’ on the theme ‘Forests for sustainable livelihood’ was organized by Environmental Watch and Management Institute (EWMI) very recently with support from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The workshop stressed the need of proper management of waste disposal near the banks of wetlands and other water bodies. The programme was held at Chakardeo Deshbhakta Tarunram Phukan ME School near Deepar Beel. The programme was inaugurated by Bhupen Chandra Thakuria, head master of Chakardeo Deshbhakta Tarunram Phukan ME School by planting a Neem sapling.

Chandigarh: Aimed at creating awarness about environmental issues, the first-of-its kind Environment Training Institute at Gurgaon has proved to be non-starter due to resource crunch the Haryana Government. Proposed to be set up during the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12), the institute could not be set up “due to lack of funds”, official sources said. A budget of Rs 2 lakh for environment awareness programmes in the 2011-12 budget had been released for the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), Panchkula.

As many as 100 students and research scholars from universities across the country are expected to participate in a national workshop and training programme on Environmental Impact Assessment to be held here from March 28 to 31.

The event is being organised by the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala, in collaboration with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi.

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in Sri Lanka and the Science and Environment Centre (SEC) in New Delhi, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on environmental training programmes last week at the CEA premises in Battaramulla.

Ford announced the winning project under their Environmental Conservation and Grants program in Sri Lanka. The ‘Fire Prevention in Knuckles Forest Reserve’ project was selected as the winner after heavy jury examination and will receive upto $10,000 from Ford Motor Company to implement their proposal.

Ford Motor Company's Conservation and Environmental Grants program has become an annual event in Asia Pacific.

Mumbai: Students from class VI to XII will have one subject less to study from the next academic year. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has decided to drop EVS (environmental studies) as a separate subject. In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court, NCERT said it plans to offer environmental studies in an “infused model” rather than as a distinct subject.

A variety of programmes in school and outside are turning the capital’s children into environment-sensitive citizens. Besides getting to know nature first-hand, they are also taking steps to make and keep their surroundings clean.
Delhi has become a more environmentally sensitive city than it ever was. And it is the city’s children who have taken the lead in going green. Over 2,000 eco-clubs in various schools have not only trained them in sustainable practices like paper recycling and water conservation but made them aware individuals.

GUWAHATI, Feb 26 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today launched a ‘say no to plastic bags’ campaign, underlining the urgent need for mass awareness on the adverse effects of plastic bags in order to make the campaign a success. Taking part at an environmental awareness programme organized by the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) at the Manipuribasti ME School, the Chief Minister expressed concern over the rampant use of plastic bags which are thrown away after every single use.