World Water Day — 22nd March

 

India accommodates  16% of world’s population but has only 4% of world’s potable water. 80% of population still relies on groundwater for drinking

 

Only 18% of the rural population (approx. 150 million) in India have access to treated water.

 

To compare, 41% of the rural population (approx. 346 million) own mobile phones

 

Approx. one-third of rural households are reached by piped water supplies, rest live "beyond the pipe”. About 690 million people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than half the pipes in rural areas deliver untreated water

 

36% of rural population in Andhra  Pradesh has access to treated water while less than 2% of rural population in Bihar receive treated water

 

Worldwide, 38 million people are affected by waterborne diseases each year, with over 75% victims being children. 5000 people die every day due to unclean water (1 every 17 seconds)

 

  A leaking tap drip 1 drop of water every second will waste over 2200 liters in a week

 

 

2015 BNHS Salim Ali Awards for Nature Conservation & Community Conservation

Winners of ( Nature Conservation award for Vertebrate Ecologists ) are Dr.A.J.T. JOHNSINGH

 

  Winners of ( Nature Conservation award for  British Ornithologists  ) are professor Ian Newton.

 

Winner of (community Conservation award) is Sandy Beach Youth Group Lakshadweep.

 

 

 

 

नैसर्गिक रंग कसे बनवाल !

BMC Development Plan for Green Aarey Colony ( आरे कॉलनी येथील बृहन्मुंबई महानगर पालिकेचा प्रारूप विकास आराखडा चित्र ) माहिती करता .

Save Aarey

या प्रारूप विकास नियत्रण  नियमावलीवर   सूचना आणि  / हरकती असल्यास लिखित  स्वरुपात  ६० दिवसाच्या  कालावधीत   प्रमुख  अभियंता (विकास नियोजन ) यांच्या  पत्त्यावर  कळवाव्यात .

Awareness and perceptions programe on prevention, first aid & snakebites treatment for ZPPS School student Lohgad Maval, Pune ‎ ‎( 04Jan ‎2015)

 

 

 

What is World Wetlands Day?

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awareness and perceptions programe on prevention, first aid and treatment of snakebites among student School Late Annasaheb Patil Madhyamik Vidyalaya Tal–Jawali Dist. Satara.

 

 

 

EXHIBITION OF WORLD'S RARE & LIMITED EDITION BOOKS AT FOREST TRAINING SCHOOL, SHAHPUR (MAHARASHTRA)

 

Snake and Scorpion- Bite Information in Thane district (Maharashtra) Record from 2008 to 2014

 

ठाणे  जिल्हातील २००८ ते २०१४ पर्यंतचा  सर्प  आणि  विंचू  दंशाने   बाधित  लोकांचे  प्रमाण  दाखवणारा  आलेख  .

 

Dr. Salim Ali receiving the Padma Vibushan National Award For Wild life Conservation.

        (Photo archive times of india 1983)

 

 

AN ENDANGERED SPECIES BY T.S.N MURTHY

The Times of India 27/2/1984 ( Library archives)

BIRD-WATCHING IN IRAQ

 

50-year-old  Ornithology article  by Wild life Magazine  .

 

 

 

BIRTH OF A VULTURE

Reference Sources in Animal volume 30 july 1963

(Library Collection)

Press Coverage / Releases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snake bite incidence with a more detailed survey of victims.

 

 

Snakebite represents a significant health issue all over the world, affecting millions of people each year with as many as 95,000 -150,000 deaths reported worldwide.

 India is considered to be one of the worst affected country in snakebite. Government Policies related to compensation from snake bite is still not defined and there are no official records & survey of the incidents of snakebites reported countrywide. Further, lack of clarity and ignorance among people about the procedure to be adopted for addressing snakebites is widely prevalent.
 We conducted a study within urban and rural villages of Thane District, Maharashtra, India and did household survey of 200 families effected by snakebite. During the said survey, we interacted personally with people inflicted with snakebite & their families to understand the health and socio-economic effects of the incident, the treatments obtained and their views about future improvements.

Our Survey highlights the following key points:

Snakebite incidence is higher when compared to attack by other animals like ,leopard etc.
Majority of snake bite incidents go unreported
Medical aid/help from recognized medical centers is not defined and up to standard.
The treatment budget varies from case to case and sometimes cost may rise up to Indian Rupees 25,000 also.
The economic impact of incident on family of the victim could lead to situations like temporary loss of employment, coma, paralysis of limbs etc.

 Our recommendations can be broadly classified into the following :

Accessibility of antivenom and related vaccination in Government and  Private Hospital at affordable prices.
Proper  medical infrastructure in Government Hospital.
Policy related to compensation for the victim & families.
Policy framework to record the incidents of snake bites

           Snake bites victim information / Survey form