by ashika | Dec 30, 2017 | Empowerment, Event
We would like to thank Sameer Prasad, IDS board member and conference participant, for contributing this conference report and photo. We had a very productive meeting on December 19, 2017 at IIT-Delhi. An intimate conference with an informal participatory...
by ashika | Feb 24, 2017 | Education, Environment, Event, Health Care
The summary of the 2017 Conference in India, “Environmental Exposure and Preventive Health Care,” is now available. The conference, the third in the series, was held earlier this month on the campus of India Institute of Technology, Delhi. Thanks to IDS...
by ashika | Feb 17, 2017 | Event, News
On February 11, 2017 the IDS board met to discuss and vote on new projects for 2017. Following the meeting, board members presented the projects to IDS donors and supporters at a luncheon. For details, view the PowerPoint presentation here. New projects that...
by ashika | Nov 4, 2016 | Environment, Event, Health Care
International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Preventive Health Care India Institute of Technology, Delhi February 3, 2017 Published reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that 8.9 million people die each year of diseases caused by...
by ashika | Jun 4, 2016 | Education, Event, News
Though S. R. Hiremath is perhaps best known worldwide as a crusader against the illegal mining mafia in Karnataka state, we know him as one of the people who founded India Development Service a little more than 40 years ago. He’ll be visiting the Chicago area in...
by ashika | Apr 16, 2016 | Education, Environment, Event
Municipal corporations are responsible for handling the daily waste generated in India’s cities. However, according to the latest newsletter from the Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), these corporations accomplish only about 50% of the job. Taking...