Times of India – 21st November, 2012 By Pinak Priya Bhattacharya SILIGURI: A group of environmental activists set out from here on a 2,000km awareness yatra on Tuesday to press for the introduction of what they are calling gross environmental product (GEP), a measure similar to GDP for monitoring India’s…
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Hindustan Times – 20th November, 2012 Indian children are more interested in protecting the environment from ill-effects of climate change than their counterparts the world over and are concerned about lack of proper sanitation and drinking water, according to a globalsurvey on children’s hopes and fears. The survey on the…
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IANS – 3rd November, 2012 Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Nov 4 (IANS) Around 5,000 zero waste, “bio-digester” toilets will soon be coming up in villages along the 2,500-km stretch of the Ganga basin, a religious leader associated with the project said here. The project has been undertaken by the Ganga Action Plan…
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Times of India – 3rd November, 2012 RISHIKESH: Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna today appealed to DRDO and FICCI to construct eco-friendly toilets for pilgrims on the Char Dhaam yatra route. Building eco-friendly toilets on the Char Dhaam route would be a step towards keeping the Ganga clean, Bahuguna said,…
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New Kerala.com – 1st November, 2012 The three-day socio-spiritual celebration on 60th birth anniversary of Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan commenced this morning with Sun salutation and yoga demonstration, followed by the divine ‘mahayagna’ for world peace and environmental preservation. However, Swami Chidanand Saraswati has appealed to his followers…
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Times of India – 23rd August, 2012 By Mrigank Tiwari ALLAHABAD: ‘Clean and Green’ should be the buzzword for the Mahakumbh slated to be held in January next year and our topmost priority should be to undertake massive sapling plantation drive combined with effective garbage disposal and provision of clean…
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Yahoo! News – 14th August, 2012 By Claudine Zap Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, wants to talk poop. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is hosting a “Reinvent the Toilet Fair” on August 14 and 15, is on a mission to build a better crapper. Why?…
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Garhwal Post – 8th August, 2012 In the past week, India’s states were hit by a major power cut. Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, presently on a US tour, received the news of recent blackouts there and held detailed discussions with American experts, Environmental Engineers…
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The Sunday Times – 29th July, 2012 By Dan McDougall The Ganges, India’s most sacred river – and the very symbol of the sub-continent – is dying. Its waters have suffered appalling pollution while the government turns a blind eye to industries pumping in lethal chemicals as the Indian economy…
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The Pioneer – 25th June, 2012 Renowned environmentalist Dr Ranjit Bhargava has highlighted the need for including Rishikesh and Haridwar in the Upper Ganga Region which he has been urging the Government to work toward getting it declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site A meeting and a seminar on…
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