world water day@ sanrakshan in news: विश्व जल दिवस

'Sanrakshan' had organized events all across India on the World Water Day 2010 all across India. Here are some clippings of the event picked up by the media.
विश्व जल दिवस पर 'संरक्षन' द्रारा आयोजित देश व्यापी समारोहों की अखबारों में चर्चा।
World Water Day 2010: विश्व जल दिवस, २०१०

'Sanrakshan' - The Nature Conservation Program of DJJS came into being in the year 2003 with an aim of re- establishing the fading symbiotic relationship between Human and Nature. Today the humanity is faced by various environmental concerns interacting and influencing the basic circles of life. By virtue of our longstanding interaction with diverse communities across India, we have recognized that an environmental issue is unique in cause and effect in each area. This unique dynamics often goes unidentified by those who are most affected by it. Sanrakshan acknowledges these nuances and strives to enable individual actors to observe their life in relation to the larger issues and take preventive and corrective action to reach to sustainable solutions.

DJJS particiaptes for the cause: Earth Hour 2010 aims to surpass last year's target

As cities world over switch off lights for one hour tomorrow in an attempt to create more awareness about climate change, the WWF exuded optimism about Earth Hour 2010 initiative in India saving more energy than last year.

"Of all sectors, the power sector solely contributes a whopping 50 per cent to India's total carbon emission. Under the Earth Hour initiative people are motivated to switch off their lights and electrical appliances from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm on March 27.

This is a measure to instill awareness about depleting climatic conditions on Earth," says Aarti Khosla, Campaign Manager, World Wide Fund India.

Last year, the organisation was able to encourage saving of around 1200 mega watts of energy in India, "but this year we definitely plan to surpass this," points out Khosla.

Growing environmental threats - most recent devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile - have rung alarm for natural resource conservation at all levels.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called Earth Hour "both a warning and a beacon of hope."

"Climate change is a concern for each of us. Solutions are within our grasp and are ready to be implemented by individuals, communities, businesses and governments around the globe," Ban said in a statement.

The United Nations will be joining will join the initiative along with many other landmarks around the world.

However, several other groups in India have also shown a keen interest on the occasion in creating awareness in the masses regarding the dire need to preserve natural resources.

"Climate change is a discrepancy created by persistent human exploitation. Hence, its cure lies only in a consistent and united human initiative...individual awareness and action is the key to combat climate change," says Aditi Mehndiratta, head 'Sanrakshan', nature conservation initiative of an NGO.

"The NGO has inspired lakhs of beneficiaries not only in India but across the globe to switch all their lights and electrical appliances. Along with this our followers would also sit in divine meditation on Earth Hour and pray for the strength of Mother Earth," adds Mehndiratta.

At the British Council High Commission in India, environmental films will be screened a day prior to the Earth Hour. "A film screening and photo exhibition is being organised in order to sensitise our staff and their family about the depleting state of environment. Apart from this, office lighting would be turned off from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm," says Dan Chugg, spokesperson of the Commission in India.

Some of the related stories in the online media:

http://sify.com/news/Earth-Hour-2010-aims-to-surpass-last-year-s-target-WWF-news-National-kd0rkgecifc.html

http://www.zeenews.com/news614400.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/Earth-Hour-2010-aims-to-surpass-last-years-target-WWF/articleshow/5730327.cms

http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/earth-hour-2010-aims-to-surpass-last-years-target-18509.php

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_earth-hour-2010-aims-to-surpass-last-year-s-target-wwf_1363690

http://envirofaith.blogspot.com/2010/04/when-thousands-switched-off-their.html

http://flashnewstoday.com/?p=19685

http://www.etrendsmag.com/earth-hour-2010-aims-to-surpass-last-years-target-wwf/

http://meghalayatimes.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9910:millions-to-go-dark-for-earth-hour-today&catid=46:cfm&Itemid=60

http://www.moneylife.in/article/8/4437.html

http://news.outlookindia.com/printitem.aspx?677915

http://punenvis.nic.in/News_2010/March/Mar38.htm

http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=755627&lang=1

This Holi, play with edible gulal made in Tihar Jail

Edible colours handmade by women inmates of the Tihar Jail are set to be sold in different parts of Delhi.

A group of 20 woman inmates at Tihar's Jail no 6 are using herbal raw materials like flowers to make dry colours (gulal) which will be sold at specified centres in the capital.

"We have used arrowroot powder and flower petals alongwith food grade colour and natural fragrances to make colours that are purely skin friendly and even eatable," says Vishalanand, spokesperson Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS), an NGO which has been working with inmates for over 15 years.

To make a quick buck, some manufacturers adulterate the colours with diesel, chromium iodine, engine oil, copper sulphate, and glass powder (to add sheen), which is known to cause nausea, headache, breathlessness among other ailments, say medical experts.

"Making of colours in the women's ward of the prison is an attempt to provide inmates some source of income. The project is not a permanent one and will end a few days before Holi," says Sunil Gupta, Public Relations Officer, Tihar Jail.

Inmates who are given training to make the colours are commissioned to produce 10,000 packets of 100 grams each of purely herbal dry colour, which will be put up for sale.

"The proceeds from the sale of the products would go into the Prisoners' Welfare Fund," adds Gupta.

Vishalanand says, "Packaging of the colours will be done at par with the international standards and they will be put on sale at a mall in Rajouri Garden and Delhi Haat. The colours would be available at counters outside the Jail also."

"We have also approached a few corporate houses to put up the colours on sale in stalls inside their premises," he says.

Inmates, all women mostly in their late 30s or early 40s say they are enthusiastic about the whole exercise.

"We want to tell the world that adulteration of Holi colours can prove injurious to health," says an inmate, who is referred to as "Baby" by fellow inmates.

Other initiatives at the high security jail include an exhibition for the inmates by celebrity fashion designer Sanjana Jon, who even came out with a range of outfits for them.

Choreographer Shiamak Davar recently conducted a workshop for 100 inmates.


Some of the Ref Links:

Zee TV
http://www.zeenews.com/news605026.html

NDTV:
http://www.ndtv.com/news/cities/this_holi_buy_edible_gulal_made_in_tihar_jail.php

Times Of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/This-Holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-Tihar-Jail/articleshow/5588825.cms

Hindustan Times:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/This-Holi-eat-your-colours/H1-Article1-510691.aspx

Press Trust of India:
http://www.ptinews.com/news/523504_This-Holi--play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-Tihar-Jail

Deccan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/53403/this-holi-play-edible-gulal.html

Yahoo! News:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20100218/1416/tnl-this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-mad.html

In News:
http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-tihar-jail-12854521-ce5528e3b639437aad919723cd177b363dcbac16-rhp.html

Indian Express:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-tihar-jail/581362/index.html

World News:
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/18/Tihar_Jail_inmates_can_call_up_their_families_on_phone/

Chennai Online:
http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=9e5607e1-211e-4628-a95c-fdca85a57c02&CATEGORYNAME=NATL


Samachar.com
http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=7926629&navname=India

tweetmeme.com
http://tweetmeme.com/story/595235834/this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-tihar-jail-delhi-city-the-times-of-india

Topinews:
http://topinews.com/IndiaCurrent/this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-tihar-jail/

All Voices:
http://www.allvoices.com/news/5251578-this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-tihar-jail

USA Today:
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/Places,+Geography/Towns,+Cities,+Counties/New+Delhi/08Vz7lD6g389V/09G89kS7GAelw/2

Headlines India:
http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/state-news/delhi/come-holi-and-you-can-play-with-edible-colours-39025.html

Indian Express epaper
http://epaper.indianexpress.com/IE/IEH/2010/02/19/ArticleHtmls/19_02_2010_502_005.shtml?Mode=1

Azadawaz.com
http://www.azadawaz.com/latestnewsdetail.php?id=844

Indo Link:
http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=021810080045

soccernews.bigsoccer.com
http://soccernews.bigsoccer.com/article/09G89kS7GAelw?q=New+Delhi

Indiatimes.com
http://1click.indiatimes.com/article/0dIugwH8mt3gk?q=Delhi

Headlines Feed:
http://www.headlinesfeed.com/viewnews/this-holi-play-with-edible-gulal-made-in-tihar-jail/367766

Jumaptags.com:
http://www.jumptags.com/view/75dcf8da-15a8-4257-85c9-09b645d07be6/

Indiainfo.com:
http://news.indiainfo.com/article/100220013203_c-82-922366/870963.html

4to40.com
http://www.4to40.com/newsat4/index.asp?p=This_Holi_play_with_edible_gulal_made_in_Tihar_Jail

woofeed.com
http://woofeed.com/This-Holi-eat-your-colours/lifestyle/HindustanTimes

अध्यातम और भोतिक्वाद - दैनिक भास्कर

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'धर्म की जानकारी के अभाव में सम्प्रय्दायिकता जोरों पर ' - Punjab Kesri

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शांति के लिए सहयोग जरूरी: दैनिक भास्कर

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DJJS participates in World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Spiritual publications of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan available at Hall#12A, Stall#251 - World Book Fair(1st-7th Feb, 2010),Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India

Not to experiment is the Mantra (Workshop on Drug Abuse Eradication Program) - Azadawaz.com

DJJS conducted Two Day Training Workshop on Prevention of Drugs at Workplaces. Intensifying its outreach to check the onset of drugs amongst youth and directing the drug users in the small scale industrial units towards treatment Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan trained another 32 young volunteers in Delhi & NCR. The two day training workshop organized at DJJS Ashram in Nehru Enclave, Nehru Place, Delhi that completed on 31^st Jan, 2010 enabled the volunteers with knowledge and skills to take up preventive and curative interventions at workplace.

Training workshop was the part and launch of pilot project of BODH- Drug Abuse Eradication Program of DJJS that aims at providing consultation and generating awareness on drug abuse to owners and labour in small scale industries in Delhi & NCR region. This project will work on two pronged strategy of prevention and treatment. While the project will strive to prevent the non-users from experimenting with drugs it will also motivate drug users for treatment for overcoming addiction. Sansthan will also promote its 'Dhyan Therapy' for drug treatment which involves no cost and highly effective in elimination of mental obsession of an addict on the substance of use. It is noticeable that DJJS has cured thousands of addicts through its different branches across India using the instrumentality of 'Brahm Gyan' based 'Dhyan Therapy'.

The volunteers were the disciples of Shri Ashutosh Maharaj Ji working in different sectors; IT, medicine, business, education, finance etc. Session was taken by Sushree Jaya Bharti, Preacher of DJJS and Dr. Atul Ambekar, Asst Professor, AIIMS

Reference Link: http://www.azadawaz.com/latestnewsdetail.php?id=786

तत खालसा की तरफ से पंजाब का माहोल ख़राब करने की कोशिश करने की निंदा - जग बानी

तत खालसा सेवक जत्थे की हंगामी मीटिंग की प्रधानगी करते हुए सरदार गुरमेज सिंह खालसा ने कहा कुछ जत्थे बंदियों ने पंजाब के शांत माहौल में सियासी गर्माहट पैदा करके अपना स्वार्थ सिद्ध करने की कोशिश की है. गुरुद्वारा सिंह सभा फाब्रियानो में हुई मीटिंग में मेजर सिंह हरयाणा और सतबीर सिंह सिद्धू द्वारा आशुतोष जी महाराज जैसे महापुरुष के प्रति तथ्य रहित बयान बाज़ी करना एक घटिया शरारत बताया गया. दिव्य ज्योति जागृति संसथान के प्रचार को भ्रामक प्रचार कहने वालो को सोच कर बोलना चाहिए था. इनको सिखों के सिद्धांत की बिलकुल भी जानकारी नहीं और दुहाई सिख धर्म की दे रहे है. श्री खालसा ने कहा हमने अपनी जथे बंदी के द्वारा दिव्य ज्योति जाग्रति संसथान के प्रचार तथा साहित्य की अच्छी तरह से जांच पड़ताल की है. हमें उसमे से कोई भी एतराज़ योग्य बात दिखाई नहीं दी.
सरदार गुरुमेज सिंह ने खुले शब्दों में कहा, अगर संस्था का प्रचार ऐतराज़ योग्य है तो इसको गुरुबानी के आधार पर सिद्ध किया जाए. उन्होंने कहा कि संत आशुतोष के बारे में गलत धारणा रखने वालो को मैं खुला निमंत्रण देता हू कि वो आमने सामने आकार विचार विमर्श करे. लुधिअना की घटना के बारे में जानकारी न रखने वालो को मैं ये बताना चाहता हू कि संस्था के समागम का विरोध करने वालो ने हाथ में नंगी तलवारे लेकर नारे लगाकर सरे आम अशांति फैलाई थी. वो इस बात से अनभिज्ञ है कि कोई भी मामला तलवार से नहीं बल्कि विचार के साथ हल करना चाहिए. सरदार गुरुमेज सिंह खालसा ने समूची कौम को अपील करते हुए कहा कि हमे हमेशा भड़कने से पहले सच्चाई को जान लेना चाहिए. इस मीटिंग में रणजीत सिंह खालसा, बलबीर सिंह खालसा, गुरुदीप सिंह बराड़, सरबजीत सिंह भोगल, सतबीर सिंह ढिल्लों, गुरुदर्शन सिंह दिलगीर, प्रितपाल रंधावा, दविंदर सिंह संधू, मनिंदर खालसा और अन्य सदस्य शामिल हुए.