environment & ICT

16.05.2008 To help companies adopt better energy management practices, an online Virtual Energy Forum will be held from June 10-11, 2008. Using live video presentations by alternative energy experts, the event will provide a discussion platform on how to use clean technology.

13.05.2008 Indian zoos will soon be globally connected thanks to an agreement with the US-based International Species Information System. The world's largest online database on zoo animals has historic data for several thousands of species, enables better collection and sharing of information and makes animal exchange easier.

09.05.2008 Mark MacGann, Director General of European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association believes that despite being one of the major contributors to climate change, the ICT industry has the potential to tackle the problem by integrating environmental responsibility with corporate strategy.

02.05.2008 Environmental website kidsRgreen is in the final rounds for the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Award 2008. Promoting environmental awareness, this unique educational initiative by India based Centre for Environment Education takes young minds beyond classroom teaching by engaging them in various interesting learning tools.

22.04.2008 Kristine Pearson, chief executive of Freeplay Foundation, is the creator of the wind-up and solar-powered Lifeline radio, the first such initiative in the humanitarian sector. She emphasises the use of renewable and clean energy solutions to improve access to communication for the poor.

18.03.2008 Kalpakkam in southern India, famous for its atomic power station, will soon have its own community radio station. Once established, thousands of professionals, including scientists, engineers and technicians will have the space to interact and strengthen mutual relationships.

27.12.2007 A new book, Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book released during Third Global Knowledge Conference held in Kuala Lumpur in mid December takes a critical look at the communication lessons of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, and explores the role of good communications before, during and after disasters.

30.11.2007

07.11.2007 The UN-backed online environmental database can now be accessed in more than 100 developing countries. The project called ‘Online Access to Research in the Environment’ goes a long way in bridging the North-South digital divide.

07.11.2007 The UN-backed online environmental database can now be accessed in more than 100 developing countries. The project called ‘Online Access to Research in the Environment’ goes a long way in bridging the North-South digital divide.

04.10.2007 India's first tsunami warning centre became operational on October 1st. Located at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), at Hyderabad, the centre is now functioning 24/7. India’s southern coast was devastated by the Asian tsunami three years back.

21.08.2007 Greenpeace activists demand a law to govern e-waste management in the country and presented a reportin the Ministry of Information Technology, India, on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility in a non-OECD context’ which can be used as a basis for legislation to tackle the growing problem of e-waste .

17.08.2007 Nepal has developed simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment. The new technologies have been indigenously designed, based on traditional skills and knowledge, and are cheap and easy to use and maintain.

11.07.2007 AFPRO (Action For Food Production) is holding a workshop on Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management on 20th July 2007, AFPRO, New Delhi, India.

14.06.2007 Wipro has answered Greenpeace's call to check hazardous material present in its laptops and desktops. It has also introduced a take-back and recycling policy that will help in cutting down India's e-waste. Customers can now avail of its service across 15 locations country-wide.

14.06.2007 Wipro has answered Greenpeace's call to check hazardous material present in its laptops and desktops. It has also introduced a take-back and recycling policy that will help in cutting down India's e-waste. Customers can now avail of its service across 15 locations country-wide.

29.11.2006 Digijätteen määrä kolminkertaistuu kehitysmaissa vuoteen 2010 mennessä, UNEP arvioi. Ongelmaa kasvattavat dumppaus ja laiton kauppa. YK:n ympäristöohjelman UNEPin Nairobissa ensimmäinen joulukuuta asti isännöimässä konferenssissa etsitään ratkaisuja huimalla vauhdilla kasvaviin digijätevuoriin erityisesti kehitysmaissa.

04.09.2006 The 2005 hurricane season wreaked havoc in the Caribbean region. Never before had the Atlantic seen 27 tropical storms — including four in category 5 — and as many as 15 hurricanes in one season. The storms left a death toll of 2 280 people in their wake, with more than three million people displaced and an estimated USD 100 billion in economic damage.

04.08.2006 OneWorld South Asia will lead the the first project launched under the Commonwealth Connects programme -- 'Rebuilding After the Tsunami: Using ICTs for Change'. A new Commonwealth initiative to bridge the deepening digital divide across its member countries was unveiled by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on 3 August 2006.

24.07.2006 The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has vastly underestimated forest loss from degradation, according to scientists who used software instead of human eyes to interpret satellite images of forest cover.