MIEF chaired a session in the XXXVII Indian Social Science Congress in Aligarh Muslim University on 28th December. The thematic session was focused on “Science Popularization and Science Communication”. Dr Uday Kakroo chaired and introduced the session . The panelists were Dr.…
Month: December 2013
Monday Inspiration: Magic!
It’s the last Monday of 2013! Feels like the year just flew. At MIEF, we have many new things to look forward to. This year, apart from our regular projects, our first website came into being and is 2 months…
Weekend Tips!! : Make Your Kids Nature Friendly
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority -E.B.White Kids today should learn about the relationship…
Zoonosis: Conference 2013
As we talked about the Zoonosis project last week, MIEF made further progress in that field. Earlier this year in July 2013, MIEF organised the National Conference on Scientific Awareness on Zoonotic Disease control in Metropolitian cities in Delhi. The…
Mental Sickness In Children In India : An Overview
WHO (2000) stated that 20% of children and adolescents suffer from a disabling mental illness worldwide and suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents. Research from the Indian Council of Medical Research reported that 12% children between…
MIEF project: Science promotion via social media
As we already told you on the 28th of December between 2-3 pm, Dr Uday Kakroo, Director, MIEF will chair a session on “Science Communication and Science Popularization” in Aligarh Muslim University. We have more news on this programme, MIEF will…
The Kindness offensive
A group called “the kindness offensive” in London is getting people involved in random acts of kindness. They even got school children involved in sharing and gifting others less fortunate children in hospitals and homes. What a beautiful and inspiring…
Weekend Tips : 5 Reasons To Give and be kind!
WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET, BUT WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE – WINSTON CHURCHILL These are the golden words by the famous writer,artist & historian Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill. His thought on giving inspires…
MIEF project: Zoonotic diseases
In 2011 and 2012 MIEF with the support of Department of Science, Government of India and many medical professionals (both veterinarians and medical professionals) has been conducting seminars and has published a book on Zoonotic diseases to build awareness in…
Children with disabilities in India: a look before we talk of inclusive worlds
By one widely used estimate, 93 million children – or 1 in 20 of those aged 14 or younger – live with a moderate or severe disability of some kind.- UNICEF, 2013 CRIN estimates state that over 150 million children worldwide…