River Rejuvenation Initiative
A new initiative on river rejuvenation has been recently launched and in this connection a meeting was organized at IARI on 21 October 2018. Mr Sanjay Gupta has been on the forefront of this initiative and he has visited our office to seek ET’s cooperation in this...
The Untold Story of Victims of Secondary Exposure to Asbestos in Kymore, Madhya Pradesh
A small community living in Kymore, Madhya Pradesh - the heart of India - fights every day for fresh and asbestos free air. Their source of income is in fact a slow poison that they are doomed to breathe every day. The operations of Everest Industries Ltd. are sole...
Climate Change and Transportation
Climate change has mostly been viewed in terms of quantifying emissions of Green House Gases (GHGs) and consequent impacts on environment, ecology, and man-made systems, encompassing practically everything - natural and anthropogenic systems – on the Earth, above the...
Plight of Zari-Zardosi workers in Bareilly
‘I am a double M. A. without any job and help my mother in Zari-Zardosi work’ - that’s what Khustarbi a 23 years old had to say while talking about the condition of the Zari-Zardosi workers and their families. However, on the other hand her mother Farzana had a...
Thinking outside the box
Injustice, prejudice and detrimental outlook of the social and legal entities, sadly, is omnipresent and more often than not, we fail to affirm and support the failing and neglected systemic framework of our Nation. Recently, I had an opportunity to participate in...
सेनेटरी नैपकिन यूनिट
जब सेनेट्री पैड्स नहीं बने थे तब महिलाओं को पीरियड्स के दौरान होने वाले रक्तस्राव को रोकने के लिए लकड़ी, रेत, काई, और घास जैसी चीजों का इस्तेमाल करना पड़ता था, वह समय कितना दर्दनाक था. आज भी गांवों और छोटे शहरों में ऐसे बहुत से घर हैं जहां महिलाएं सेनेट्री पैड्स का...
Women’s Health Schemes in Madhya Pradesh
A Team of Environics Trust visited Khajuraho, Panna, Satna and Rewa districts of Madhya Pradesh in September 2018 and made observations at the Primary Health Center (PHC), Community health Center (CHC) and District Health Center (DHC) in these districts. During the...
Air Pollution in Selected Sites in September 2018
Air Pollution in the country has been deteriorating to dangerous levels over the past few years, mainly due to the increased pace of mining, industrial activity, construction activity, vehicular emissions, etc. The air quality in NCR and surrounding regions, has been...
The Other Side of Development
Darkness under a potential power hub town, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh An old saying - ‘All that glitters is not gold’ - is apt for Homo sapiens of today as they are obsessed with ‘development’, carrying a pre-conceived notion - how a city should look like. This...
Asia Europe People’s Forum
The Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF) was initiated the mid-1990s from a common desire and need among people’s organizations and networks across Asia and Europe to find new venues for dialogue, cooperation, and solidarity. The inter-regional conference was organized...
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