Someone you should know: an IDS interview By admin December 29, 2018 Interview, News Today, we’d like to present an interview with someone who works for Avani, one of the NGOs that has received IDS grants... Read more
There’s more than one Giving Tuesday . . . By admin November 16, 2018 News Did you miss it? Giving Tuesday in India was October 2, the Tuesday during Daan Utsav (Joy of Giving Week), October 2-8,... Read more
Avani success story: women waste pickers rally in Nagpur By admin January 12, 2018 Empowerment, News Last month, 450 waste pickers from Kolhapur traveled to Nagpur (800 km one way) to put their demands before the state government... Read more
IDS board votes on 2017 project funding By admin February 17, 2017 Event, News Dr. Nila Vora presents one of the approved 2017 projects at the luncheon. On February 11, 2017 the IDS board met to... Read more
Have you liked IDS on Facebook yet? By admin July 23, 2016 News About six months ago, we began to update the IDS Facebook page. Blog posts published on the IDS website now go simultaneously... Read more
IDS co-founder S. R. Hiremath to visit Chicago By admin June 4, 2016 Education, Event, News S. R. Hiremath Though S. R. Hiremath is perhaps best known worldwide as a crusader against the illegal mining mafia in Karnataka... Read more
IDS partners with GRAVIS to help miners in Rajasthan By admin April 29, 2016 Education, Empowerment, Health Care, News Occupational lung diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. These diseases are caused by inhalation of dust particles... Read more
Perspectives from India and Chicago: Highlights By admin January 30, 2016 Education, Environment, Event, News IDS was proud to co-sponsor a one-of-a-kind event on January 23, 2016: Perspectives from India and Chicago, a symposium of multi-media arts,... Read more
Conference Series in India 2016: Post-conference report By admin January 30, 2016 Environment, Event, News On January 15, 2016 we had a productive conference entitled Waste Management Innovations: Research, Learning and Propagation. This event was organized and... Read more
Conference Series in India–January 2016 By admin January 9, 2016 Event, Health Care, News As many of you are aware, sanitation and pollution problems in India are quite severe. IDS has a number of health care... Read more