Social Audit

The social audit can be explained as the process of monitoring and evaluation of the government initiatives or schemes for the society to examine the quality of work done on the ground. The communities have rights to get involved in the audit process in order to...

NGT judgement on Asbestos Shall be mandatory to implement

Introduction: Occupational Health and workers right are the collective indicator of a country’s development. A country with more than 81% informal sector workers, needs to fight hard to meet the terms and conditions while complying the norms. The working condition...

Through Maps: The Art of Map Creation

In the preceding write up, the origin of cartography (the process of map making) and its importance in medieval times was covered. How and why maps originated and how the spread and reach of man diversified the usage, application, and productivity of the medieval maps...

Let’s Eradicate Malnutrition Now!

A recent article in the newspaper regarding the death of children in Yemen due to malnourishment made me wonder what situation in our country is like. Well, the situation is no better than Yemen. The major malnourished states of the country include Bihar, Jharkhand,...

UNEARTH – The Viewsletter – December 2018

  International Women Solidarity Promoting Empowerment and Leadership of Women Workers in Asia Women empowerment or say giving an authority to women is need of the hour, yet women – especially working women – continue to be deprived and marginalised.  They are...

Air Quality – The impact of Diwali?

The Air quality in the country is fast deteriorating. The air quality in the National Capital Region has deteriorated to such a level that the area has been referred to as a “Gas Chamber”. Poor air quality across the country prompted the Supreme Court of India to come...

Air Pollution in India – Crucial Aspects

Air pollution has emerged as a major global problem in developing and developed countries, both. In India, the situation has grown far worse in recent times due to various factors - agricultural activities, burning of fossil fuels, mining operation, indoor activities,...

Promoting Empowerment and Leadership of Women Workers in Asia

Women empowerment or say giving an authority to women is need of the hour, yet women - especially working women – continue to be deprived and marginalised.  They are often forced to participate in the labour markets on an unequal basis with men, suffering low pay,...

Sanitary Napkin Training

The Sanitary Napkin Trainings were organised at Panna an Bareilly by Environics Trust   Photos of Training at Bareilly Vidoes

The People’s Demands for Climate Justice

At #cop24 today? We’ll be having a bit of testimony from #climatejustice activists from around the world about why the #peoplesdemands are so necessary. Zone A outside climate action hub you can’t miss us Asking the Government representatives to the 24th Session of...