by ashika | Jan 30, 2016 | Education, Environment, Event, News
IDS was proud to co-sponsor a one-of-a-kind event on January 23, 2016: Perspectives from India and Chicago, a symposium of multi-media arts, academic experts, and community conversations around human rights in India and in Chicago. IDS was privileged to partner with...
by ashika | Jan 30, 2016 | Environment, Event, News
On January 15, 2016 we had a productive conference entitled Waste Management Innovations: Research, Learning and Propagation. This event was organized and sponsored by TERI University, the India Pollution Control Association (IPCA), India Development Service (IDS),...
by ashika | Aug 21, 2015 | Education, Environment
This week, an IDS board member received a letter of appreciation from Jayant Hardikar, founder of the Himalayan Education Foundation (HEF), announcing that the Himalayan Inter-College has won top honors in the state of Uttarakhand, placing first of 1,200 schools. In...
by ashika | Oct 22, 2014 | Environment
Last week, Cyclone Hudhud (category 4) bore down on Eastern Andhra Pradesh with 120 mph sustained winds. Unfortunately, IDS’s network of tribal schools and hostel was in the direct line of the storm. The cyclone damaged our hostel, destroyed at least three of...
by ashika | Nov 9, 2013 | Environment, Income Generation
IDS is a leader in developing solutions at the ground level by working on research in collaboration with universities and NGOs. Here are some recent publications: Income Generation The Economist speaks to the value of organizing the informal solid waste sector...
by ashika | Oct 13, 2013 | Education, Empowerment, Environment
“It is quite painful to inform you that our center at Noida had an accidental fire in the morning and the entire infrastructure of school and godown was reduced to ashes. By God’s grace, there were no human casualties, but there were huge financial losses for...