Source: pib.nic.in INDIA, March 16, 2010: The Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests is engaged with looking at innovation in governance. Two important initiatives are the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with a network of specialized Environment Courts and National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA). Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, said the NGT will give the Indian…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, March 18, 2010: The death of 60-year-old Jain monk Sadhvi Charan Pragyaji on September 11 last year was different from any that the tiny town of Bhilwada in Rajasthan had witnessed. Over 20,000 Jains from across the country thronged the hamlet. They came to join a massive celebration to mark Sadhvi’s death, for she was the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com As the dawn breaks on a New Year, let us give thanks for all we hold dear: Our health, our family, our friends, the grace of God which never ends. Let us release our grudges, anger and pains, for these are nothing but binding chains. Let us vow to live each day in the most pious, God-conscious way.…
Source: Hindu American Foundation Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2010: The spring festival of Holi was marked late Tuesday by U.S. Representative Steve Israel of New York, in a speech inserted into the Congressional Record. The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) lauded Rep. Israel for the speech as colorful Holi celebrations and traditional bonfires continued in community halls and temples…
Source: sify.com PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 13, 2010: Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma, a pioneer of the Hindu religion and culture in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, has died. He started the practice of celebrating Diwali on the Caribbean island, apart from constructing several temples, conducting weddings and organizing trips to India for the diaspora. The 80-year-old Sharma, who had emigrated to Canada…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, March 4, 2010: In a move termed as ‘historic’, British lawmakers are in the process of amending equality laws to make caste-based discrimination illegal, following mounting evidence of the practice within the Asian community here. After refusing to amend the laws for some years on the ground that there was no evidence of such practice,…
Source: sify.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, March 16, 2010: Encouraged by the responses received for the 1st and 2nd New Zealand Hindu Conferences, which were inaugurated by Hon. Prime Minister of New Zealand, and the Maori King, respectively, the Hindu Council of New Zealand is now hosting the third conference on 1st and 2nd May 2010 at the Hindu Heritage Centre,…
Source: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHZHUXNpZUF2WGRPMjFiRHI0TmFkREE6MA WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2010: The Inaugural Hindu American Seva Charities Summit will take place March 27-28, 2010 in Washington D.C. with hundreds of temples, 1000 plus seva centers and several million people strong. The summit will focus on “What is the Hindu American agenda? And How to make it happen?” To register see the url above. For…
Source: Religion News Service UNITED STATES, 2010 (By Rabbi A. James Rudin): Accusations that members of an Idaho-based Baptist missionary group tried to smuggle 33 Haitian children out of the earthquake-ravaged country have attracted wide media attention. The case, still pending in a Haitian court, raises serious legal, ethical and religious questions. Missionary activity is not without its risks, or…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com As you would not bark back at a dog, do not waste your time arguing with foolish people. Sage Yogaswami (1869-1948)