Kids spread mass awareness on World Environment Day

September 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MANGALORE - World Heart Day was observed on Sunday in the country to spread awareness among people about taking proper care of their hearts and thus avoiding various cardiovascular diseases which are today viewed as major killers world over. In Mangalore, KMC Hospital has organized a series of events as part of the World Heart Day 2009 to create public awareness about the heart and its importance in human lives.

September 6th, 2009 SRINAGAR - : A group of 107 mountain bikers embark on a journey to Ladakh region in Kashmir to spread awareness about the need for saving Dal Lake. The rally, which set off from New Delhi on August 26, has pass through Srinagar and end the campaign in Ladakh.

August 30th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A half-marathon christened 'Green Run' was held at Guwahati on Sunday to spread mass awareness on the benefits of tree plantation. Organised by a premiere engineering institute, the event saw participation of around 400 people of all ages.

August 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - Hundreds of cyclists took to the streets here on Sunday in a cycle rally organized with an aim to promote environmental awareness. The rally was organized by the state-run oil refinery, the Indian Oil Corporation.

August 23rd, 2009 PURI - On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi and the 10-day festivities ahead, noted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made an image at the Puri beach to evolve devotion and spread public awareness on global warming. Patnaik has sculpted a 40 feet-long Ganesha and a tree on His palm alongside a message 'Reduce Global Warming' written next to the image.

August 21st, 2009 COIMBATORE - In an attempt to earn a position again in the Guinness and Limca book of world records, over 6000 children drew 10 kilometre long drawing in Coimbatore. The children were given the topic of awareness on social issues out of which most of the children selected pollution, environment, ill effects of smoking and liquor consuming habits, and the present issue of swine flu awareness.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The mass awareness campaign named Greenathon II was launched in New Delhi. It is the second edition of the campaign jointly sponsored by NDTV, a private television channel and the auto major Toyota.

August 5th, 2009 JORHAT - To observe the World Breastfeeding Day, hundreds of women led by health workers and allied volunteers here took part in a public meeting and rally to spread mass awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding babies. The rally with messages heralded through banners, covered most of the rural and other important places.

June 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - Social activists and volunteers of NGOs in cooperation with the agencies of the United Nations hosted a 'End Hunger' walk in Bangalore, as part of its initiative to spread mass awareness about hunger in the world. The 'End Hunger Walk' is an annual campaign that was launched in 2003 by the Untied Nations.

June 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Scores of activists undertook a march here on Friday to raise awareness on World Environment Day. Dressed in white t-shirts with trees printed on them, they marched through the lanes and parks of the city, to spread awareness on the factors posing a threat to the environment.

May 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will host a five-day international workshop starting from today on 'Green Customs Initiatives' to bring awareness about environment protection and the role of customs officers in enforcing environmental laws on the borders. The National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN), the training arm of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), will host the event under the aegis of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) at NACEN in Faridabad.

May 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Children can't vote yet, but they can sure pester their parents to go and cast the ballot. Perhaps realising this, radio station Big FM promoted by Adlabs Films Ltd is roping in children in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai to spread awareness on the importance of voting.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ever wondered how issues like climate change or environment conservation would be perceived by a child? PVR cinemas' 'Cineart' initiative launched Wednesday will provide for just that, by giving four kids a chance to film issues they believe are 'important.' At a function to celebrate Earth Day (observed April 22), PVR Nest, the corporate social responsibility wing of the multiplex chain PVR Limited in association with Moser Baer, unveiled the 'Cineart' project for children. The aim of PVR Nest is to converge cinema and art.

March 13th, 2009 PUNE - Over 50 enthusiasts cycled down the streets of Pune today to raise awareness about various kidney ailments among citizens on the occasion of World Kidney Day. World Kidney Day, the complication that can be associated with it focuses on the importance of kidneys in the human system.

March 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An NGO, working for tuberculosis patients, has initiated a study to know steps taken by parliamentarians to control the disease in their constituencies. 'With nearly 1,000 people dying of tuberculosis everyday in India despite several high quality drugs and well established programmes, it become important to know what people's representatives are doing to control and spread awareness about it,' said Bobby John of the NGO Advocacy to Control TB Internationally (Action) Thursday.