Monday, June 18, 2007

NGOs in Agra honor green journalists

Wildlife SOS, International Animal Rescue and Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society got together to honor Agra’s green journalists on World Environment Day.

Chief Guest Dr R S Pareek, famous Homoeopath and President of the Agra Citizens’ Council, said, "Every small effort counts. If each one of us on a daily basis thinks of doing one small deed to save the environment, be it saving a drop of water from being wasted or reusing a polybag or a waste piece of paper, we can all contribute to saving our planet from extinction".

Certificates of appreciation and mementos were given to the following journalists:

  • Hindi print media

Rajeev Saxena (Dainik Jagran)
Ram Kumar Sharma, Sanmay Prakash and Anshu Pareek ( all from Hindustan Times)
Dr Surendra Singh (Amar Ujala) and
Raj Kumar Sharma (DLA)

Special focus on Agra city’s cultural and historical heritage

Mahesh Dhakar (Hindustan Times) Adarsh Nandan Gupta (Dainik Jagran) and Kumar Lalit Bansal (DLA)

  • Photo journalism
    Brajesh Kumar Singh (DLA)
    Aslam Salimi (Dainik Jagran) and
    Vishal Khandelwal (Agra Plus)

  • Television
    Rishi Dixit (Sahara TV)
    Jasvir Singh Jassi (Moon Cable Network) and
    Shashi Kant Upadhyaya (Sea Cable Network).


    Source: http://www.iar.org.uk/news/2007/jun07.shtml

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