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Manthan-AIF Award
 CLEAN-India
website has been awarded the
Manthan-AIF Award 2006 for best e content and creativity in
the e-environment category on
August 5, 2006 at National Cooperative Union of India, New
Delhi - 110016
Recognising the role
played by CLEAN-India, the organizers highlighted the
significance of the CLEAN-India website in spreading the
message on environment protection to millions of students
across the country.
Citation:
India with over a billion
population, has almost 300 million people inhabiting 500
major towns and cities. Due to inadequate attention,
including community awareness and action, most of these
towns and cities are unable to cope with the negative
impacts of rapid urbanization. With the underlying
realization that “each one of us is responsible for the
current state of the environment in the country, and cannot
wait for someone else to solve it”, Development Alternatives
embarked upon the Community Led Environment Action Network -
CLEAN-India Programme
The CLEAN-India programme
is a nationwide programme on environmental assessment,
awareness, action and advocacy which involves school
students and communities with the vision of developing
cleaner environments for our towns and cities. The programme
aims at fulfilling the mission of sustainable development by
addressing environmental, social and economic goals.
The Manthan-AIF Award
is a first initiative of its kind in India to
recognize best practices in e-Content and Creativity. It was
launched on 10th October 2004, by Digital Empowerment
Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award and
American India Foundation.
Emphasizing the importance
of e-Content & Creativity for and by the grassroots people,
the Manthan Award 2006 recognized and awarded 37 initiatives
out of 250 nominations received for the following
categories:-
e-Business;
e-Entertainment; e-Culture; e-Learning; e-Health;
e-Governance; e-Science e-Inclusion & Livelihood;
E-Education; E-News; E-Localisation; e-Environment; and
e-Youth.
The Award was initiated
to create an information rich society where everyone,
irrespective of caste, religion, race, region, gender etc.,
is empowered to create, receive, share and utilize
information and knowledge for their economic, social,
cultural and political enhancement and development.
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