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Block Ratu, District Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. .Asha worker comes out with Chandmuri Terkey with her newborn baby at Community Health Centre (CHC) in Ratu, Jharkhand. All pregnant women delivering in Government health centres like Sub-centre, PHC, CHC/ FRU/ General wards of Sub Divisonal, District and State Hospitals and Government medical colleges gets Cash Assistance for Institutional Delivery under JSY(Janani Suraksha Yojana). Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. Mamta Vahan, a round-the-clock transport facility available at panchayats to bring rural pregnant women to health centers for institutional deliveries, is a big hit among the women in the state as over 1 lakh calls were received for the facility in 2011-12. The women, especially those staying in remote and inaccessible areas, are now able to avail the facility as a result of which the rate of institutional deliveries and transit death (death of pregnant woman on way to hospitals) has improved. This service, a joint collaboration of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and UNICEF started on July 4 last year. According to data available with the Health Management Information System, the institutional deliveries have increased by 7% in the state and 12% in Ranchi district. The transit death rates have reduced from 17% to 5% since 2011-12. In the 4,471 panchayats in the state, there are 2,500 registered Mamta Vahans of which 151 vehicles are in Ranchi district where one vehicle is meant for two panchayats.UNICEF India/2012/Dhiraj Singh.
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with shashikala Kakodkar, ex CM, Monhar Parrikar EX CM and present oppositon leader etc on 27th May 2011
BBSM blocked the national highway at Porvorim
Several BBSM supporters including Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar, Mandrem MLA Laxmikant Parsekar, Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar, Mayem MLA Anant Shet and Saligao MLA Dilip Parulekar sat on the road at O’Coqueiro junction at around 9 am, blocking Panjim, Mapusa and Saligao bound vehicular traffic.
Chaotic scenes were witnessed as hundreds of vehicles choked NH-17 and internal roads of Porvorim plateau. Police had a tough time controlling traffic.
Later, BBSM Convenor Shashikala Kakodkar in her speech condemned the State Government for its decision offering grants to English Primary schools and announced that as a first step towards its agitation, BBSM has decided to observe ‘Goa Bandh’ on June 6.
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A group of protestors blocked the national highway in Goa to protest the state government's decision to give grants to schools where English is the medium of instruction, saying it will be a death knell for regional languages.
The agitators, who are part of the Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM), blocked the national highway at Porvorim, 30 km from here.
If the Congress-led coalition government does not roll back its decision than we will be forced to have a mass agitation, said Shashikala Kakodkar, former chief minister and convenor of BBSM, threatening an all-Goa bandh June 6.
The debate in Goa comes against the backdrop of the central Right to Education (RTE) Act, which envisions the childs mother tongue - in Goas case largely Konkani or Marathi -- as the medium of instruction. The act is scheduled to be ratified in the state legislative assembly soon.
Until Wednesday, the Goa government offered aid and grants only to schools in which Konkani or Marathi is used to teach. A cabinet decision May 25, allowed English schools to avail government grants
The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck of open wetlands with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator in northern sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South Asia. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies .
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas winter here. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
AMRI Salt Lake, the ex Suraksha Hospital in Salt Lake, Calcutta. Taken during an early morning walk.
The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
Gouri Mondol, 22 years of age recently delivered in Jirangacha BPHC(Bahanagar Primary Health Centre) in South 24 Parganas was one of the 24 hospitals that were part of the initiative."It was nearby, and they sent me an ambulance, and the doctor was nice, and so were the nurses who took care of me,"she says. Her first delivery when she was 17 years old in a government college hospital in Kolkata. She had been sitting on the ground, and saw the baby's head coming out, and stood up and hitched up her sari to hold the baby as it began to arrive, and called out to a nurse. By the time they got to her, the baby was born, and they took her to the labour room to stitch up her vagina that was bleeding after a tear. She had been hungry, and had been too shy to ask for food in the ward streaming with women who had come for delivery like her. She returned home, and said she would never go back to the hospital. This year, she decided to go for home delivery. But the Asha worker told her about the nearby hospital, she trusted Akhtarul Bibi, the good-natured ANM and agreed to deliver her second child at the hospital. Gouri Mondol got a bed in the ward, and the baby was delivered in April this year, and she was covered under the JSY(Janani Suraksha Yogna), which ensured she got Rs. 1000 when she was discharged from the hospital, and her medical expenses for the year after the birth would be taken care of under the scheme.
Women are one socially excluded group that PACS is targeting. The vicious cycle of malnutrition and anaemia amongst pregnant women and young girls is a common health issue in all the communities where PACS partners are working. This leads to pregnancy-related problems, complications and low birth weight babies.
However, the government have put into place various schemes to try and address these issues. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a cash assistance programme for pregnant women to encourage hospital deliveries and attendance at ante and post natal classes. In addition the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) is a welfare scheme to tackle malnutrition and health problems in children and mothers including immunisation programmes and nutritional supplements.
PACS partners have been working to educate women about these schemes and help them to access them.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas winter here. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
The intermediate egret, median egret, (Mesophoyx intermedia) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia and Australia. Breeding birds may have a reddish or black bill, loose filamentous plumes on their breast and back. The sexes are similar.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas winter here. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
District Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. .Sangeeta Uranv, a first time mother displays a cheque of Rupee one thousand for delivering her child at Government hospital (Sadar hospital) in Ranchi. All pregnant women delivering in Government health centres like Sub-centre, PHC, CHC/ FRU/ General wards of Sub Divisonal, District and State Hospitals and Government medical colleges gets Cash Assistance for Institutional Delivery under JSY(Janani Suraksha Yojana). Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. Mamta Vahan, a round-the-clock transport facility available at panchayats to bring rural pregnant women to health centers for institutional deliveries, is a big hit among the women in the state as over 1 lakh calls were received for the facility in 2011-12. The women, especially those staying in remote and inaccessible areas, are now able to avail the facility as a result of which the rate of institutional deliveries and transit death (death of pregnant woman on way to hospitals) has improved. This service, a joint collaboration of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and UNICEF started on July 4 last year. According to data available with the Health Management Information System, the institutional deliveries have increased by 7% in the state and 12% in Ranchi district. The transit death rates have reduced from 17% to 5% since 2011-12. In the 4,471 panchayats in the state, there are 2,500 registered Mamta Vahans of which 151 vehicles are in Ranchi district where one vehicle is meant for two panchayats.UNICEF India/2012/Dhiraj Singh.
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Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
Addressing a Congress workers’ rally at Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh on the fourth day of his second phase of the campaign for Congress, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said that the state can surge ahead only if the leaders think for the future. Rahul Gandhi promised that a Congress government will bring back the lost glory of Uttar Pradesh.
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Rahul Gandhi: Poor people did not avail benefits of Computers and English under Mulayam rule.
Addressing a Congress workers’ rally at Tilhar, Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, On the third day of the second phase of Congress’ Campaign in the run up to the upcoming assembly polls in the state Rahul Gandhi promised that a Congress government will lead Uttar Pradesh to regain its lost glory.
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The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large heron (family: Ardeidae) with all-white plumage. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species have a wingspan up to 1.70 m (5.5 ft). Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like non-breeding adults.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
The Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed Godwits spend winter in areas as diverse as the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in winter. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas winter here. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
The Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed Godwits spend winter in areas as diverse as the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in winter. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
Village Dadapur, Warora Block, Dist. Chandrapur. .
27 year old Amol Dongre chlorinates and checks the water quality of a hand pump under water quality management (Jal Suraksha) project under WASH. Jal Suraksha is a part of the over all obejective of the Water Hygiene and Sanitation project ( WASH). UNICEF partners with the State nodal Department, Water Supply and Sanitation Department under the State Government and District level, Divisions, Key resource Centres and NGOs. Special initiatives have been undertaken in the State such as Bio-Village Project , WASH Compliance in Schools, Multiple Use Water Services project (MWUS), Sanitary Napkin production and promotion of menstrual hygiene, risk based rapid assessment of water quality as per JMP(Joint monitoring program ) manual and NGP(Nirmal gram puruskar ) concurrent monitoring..
UNICEF India/2012/Vishwanathan.
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Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
તારીખઃ ૧૭ જુલાઈ, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી, રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને મહિલા મિલન કલબ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વિરબાઈમાઁ મહિલા કોલેજ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૦૦ કલાકે
તારીખઃ ૧૯ જુન, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને શ્રી લોહાણા મૈત્રી મહિલા મંડળ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વીરબાઈમાં મહિલા કોલેજ, કાલાવડ રોડ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૩૦ કલાકે
The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large heron (family: Ardeidae) with all-white plumage. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species have a wingspan up to 1.70 m (5.5 ft). Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like non-breeding adults.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
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Kicking off his second phase of the Congress Campaign for the upcoming assembly polls in the state, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi promised that Congress can bring back Uttar Pradesh to the top position again. Addressing a Congress workers’ meet at Babrala in Gunnaur AICC General Secretary said that all the non-Congress Governments which ruled the state for the past 20 years pullerd the state backward.
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The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large heron (family: Ardeidae) with all-white plumage. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species have a wingspan up to 1.70 m (5.5 ft). Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like non-breeding adults.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas winter here. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
The Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
તારીખઃ ૧૯ જુન, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને શ્રી લોહાણા મૈત્રી મહિલા મંડળ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વીરબાઈમાં મહિલા કોલેજ, કાલાવડ રોડ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૩૦ કલાકે
The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck of open wetlands with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator in northern sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South Asia. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies .
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas winter here. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
તારીખઃ ૧૭ જુલાઈ, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી, રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને મહિલા મિલન કલબ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વિરબાઈમાઁ મહિલા કોલેજ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૦૦ કલાકે
તારીખઃ ૧૯ જુન, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને શ્રી લોહાણા મૈત્રી મહિલા મંડળ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વીરબાઈમાં મહિલા કોલેજ, કાલાવડ રોડ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૩૦ કલાકે
તારીખઃ ૧૧ સપ્ટેમ્બર, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી અને લોહાણા મહિલા પ્રગતિ મંડળ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વિરબાઈમાઁ મહિલા કોલેજ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૦૦ થી ૭ - ૦૦ કલાક
The Citrine Wagtail or Yellow-headed Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae. This species breeds in north central Asia, from Russia through Siberia, in wet meadows and tundra. It migrates in winter to south Asia - south to Iran, Afghanistan, India, Tibet, China, and Myanmar. The species is migratory at least in parts of its range, and is a rare but regular guest to western Europe.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
Sorekasa, Jivati Block, Dist. Chandrapur. .
A Government official chlorinates and checks the water quality of a well under water quality management (Jal Suraksha) project under WASH. Jal Suraksha is a part of the over all obejective of the Water Hygiene and Sanitation project ( WASH) and Bio Village. UNICEF partners with the State nodal Department, Water Supply and Sanitation Department under the State Government and District level, Divisions, Key resource Centres and NGOs. Special initiatives have been undertaken in the State such as Bio-Village Project , WASH Compliance in Schools, Multiple Use Water Services project (MWUS), Sanitary Napkin production and promotion of menstrual hygiene, risk based rapid assessment of water quality as per JMP(Joint monitoring program ) manual and NGP(Nirmal gram puruskar ) concurrent monitoring..
UNICEF India/2012/Vishwanathan.
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તારીખઃ ૧૭ જુલાઈ, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી, રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને મહિલા મિલન કલબ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વિરબાઈમાઁ મહિલા કોલેજ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૦૦ કલાકે
Small Pratincole, Little Pratincole, or Small Indian Pratincole (Glareola lactea), is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. The Small Pratincole is a resident breeder in India, Western Pakistan and southeast Asia. It breeds from December to March on gravel or sand banks in rivers. This species is only 16.5-18.5 cm in length, with a 15–16 cm wingspan. Because of its small size, the Little Pratincoles can be briefly confused in flight with swifts or swallows.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
તારીખઃ ૧૯ જુન, ૨૦૧૬
આયોજકઃ સુરક્ષા સેતુ સોસાયટી રાજકોટ શહેર પોલીસ અને શ્રી લોહાણા મૈત્રી મહિલા મંડળ
સ્થળઃમાતુશ્રી વીરબાઈમાં મહિલા કોલેજ, કાલાવડ રોડ, રાજકોટ
સમયઃ સાંજે ૪ - ૩૦ કલાકે
The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck of open wetlands with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator in northern sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South Asia. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies .
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Nala, Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) and Hogla, Lesser Indian Reed Mace (Typha angustata). The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
The Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. The main breeding area of this species is from southeast Europe across central Asia to Southeast Asia. These birds are mostly migratory, wintering in the Indian Subcontinent.
Mangalajodi, an extensive wetland spanning over 300 sq. km, primarily a freshwater swamp, spotted at the north-eastern fringe along the brackish water of the Chilka Lake in the Khurda district of Orissa, India. Mangalajodi is fed by a number of channels that crisscross through the sprawling vegetation and reed beds, comprised mostly of Phragmites karka and Typha angustata. The wetland is a safe haven of around 236 species of birds (84 resident species), primarily the waterfowls, which attracts a number of winter migrants. Mangalajodi now host 200,000 waterfowls in the peak season (November to March) and has been designated the status of ‘Important Bird Area’ by Birdlife International for its importance as a significant global waterfowl habitat.
Few years back, hunters were very active at Mangalajodi, who used to travel around this wetland with loaded guns in search of migratory birds. After many battles and years of deliberation, the erstwhile poachers today actively patrol and protect their marshes from bird poachers. Born naturalists, they monitor the bird population, co-ordinate with the forest department, assist in research and take tourists around on birding trips into the marshes. The remarkable change from indiscriminate hunting to ardent conservation took place due to the work of the NGO, Wild Orissa with the active support from Chilika Development Authority, Department of Forest and Environment, and the leadership shown by some of the village youth in forming the Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti (Bird Protection Committee) in 2000. The Samiti has begun a fledgling ecotourism initiative; Wild Orissa has trained some youth as birding guides, while Chilika Development Authority has funded a watchtower and visitors’ centre.
How do you convert a village of hardened poachers into committed conservationists? Read:
A SHG group of broom making unit supported by the a Not for Profit, FXB India Suraksha in Shillong, Meghalaya.
Village Dadapur, Warora Block, Dist. Chandrapur. .
27 year old Amol Dongre chlorinates and checks the water quality of a hand pump under water quality management (Jal Suraksha) project under WASH. Jal Suraksha is a part of the over all obejective of the Water Hygiene and Sanitation project ( WASH). UNICEF partners with the State nodal Department, Water Supply and Sanitation Department under the State Government and District level, Divisions, Key resource Centres and NGOs. Special initiatives have been undertaken in the State such as Bio-Village Project , WASH Compliance in Schools, Multiple Use Water Services project (MWUS), Sanitary Napkin production and promotion of menstrual hygiene, risk based rapid assessment of water quality as per JMP(Joint monitoring program ) manual and NGP(Nirmal gram puruskar ) concurrent monitoring..
UNICEF India/2012/Vishwanathan.
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