Earth Day India
India has emerged as a decisive environmental, social, economic and political power. Earth Day Network’s India Program, headquartered in Kolkata, is engaging partners to build and enhance the region’s civic mobilization and leadership in the environmental movement.
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Millions in India Took Action for Earth Day 2013
May 13, 2013
With 1.2 billion people and 3.28 million kilometers of land, India is a subcontinent of massive proportions. And across the country, the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are readily seen.
Once lush forests have now been reduced to insignificant levels; intense smog and pollution are a part of daily life in cities; piles of garbage can be seen everywhere; underground water tables have been reduced; temperatures in the summer are soaring beyond average highs, and other seasons are experiencing more extreme weather events; and rising sea waters have eroded coastal lands and even submerged islands. This is indeed a dismal picture.
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For more information, contact Karuna Singh, India director:
Phone: +91-9831356476
E-mail: singh@earthday.org
Earth Day India - In the News
- The Telegraph - Earth Day
- NDTV - Kolkata celebrates Earth Day with stress on green initiatives
- dainikdabangdunia.com P. 17 dedicated to Earth Day 2013
- T2 tracks the trend that's creeping into Calcutta's kitchens.
- Share a car, take a backseat (The Statesman)
- Bilaspur Bhaskar (Bilaspur)
- U Nongsain Hima (Shillong)
- Nature On His Canvas; Hindustan Times
- Naye Duniya (Bilaspur)
- Dainik Jagran (Medininagar)
- Gangaputra Times (Jind)
- Hari Bhoomi (National)
- World Earth Day 2012
- Dainik Jagran (National)
- Go Green, Pledge to Save Earth, Appeals MC
- Water Wise - Save Water, Save Life; The Hitavada
- Sandesh (National)
- Dainik Bhaskar (National)
- Saying It With Placards; The Times of India
- Lokshahi Varta (Nagpur)
- Punya Nagari (Nagpur)
- Eskal (Nagpur)
- Sandesh 2 (National)
- Dainik Bhaskar (National)
- I Joined the Knights! What About You?; The Hitavada
- Lokmat Samachar( Nagpur)
- Green Vigil Holds Campaign on Sustainable Water Use; The Hitavada
- Nava Bharat (National)
- Snapshot; Mobilize the Earth
- Green Living - The Path Sustainability; The Hitavada
- Nava Bharat times (Delhi)
- Nature Yields Ground to City in Rajorki; Sunday Times of India
- Plant Nursery Demolished; The Hindu
- Citizens Urged to Go Green; Lokmat Times
- Lokshahi Varta (National)
- Earth Day - Green Pledge
- Nagaland Takes Green Pledge
- NAAME Promoting Adventure Sports
- Green Pledge: Earth Day Observed in Kohima
- Sandesh (National)
- Nava Bharat (National)
- Dainik Bhaskar (National)
- News from Andhra Pradesh
- News from Andhra Pradesh 2
- Purva Nagari (West India)
- Saving Mother Earth; Sunday Times of India
- Green Vigil to Observe World-Wide Earth Hour; Times of India
- City NGO, Earth Day Network to Create Green Awareness; Times of India
- Jan sandesh Times (National)
- Punjab Kesari (National)
- Women Take the Reins of the Green Economy
- Earth Day being observed today
- Schoolkids on mission to save the earth
- City college’s green initiatives win it global environment prize
- City NGO, Earth Day Network team up to create green awareness
- Article in National Sandesh
- Article in The Hitavada
- Article in Lokmat Marathi
- Article in the Lokmat Times
- Artilce in the Loksha Hivarta
- Article in the Meghalay Times
- Article in Navbharat
- Article in the Shillong Times
- Aricle in U Nongsain Hima
- World Earth Day
- Article in Deshonnati
- Women made aware of green economy
- EDN President Interview in Culturama on India's Green Movement
- Earth Day Network-India, Country Director, Karuna Singh Interview