Over the past decade our organization has reached out to more than 3000 students, 500 NGOs, lawyers, school teachers and students. The following is a list of few activities which we have carried out in the past.
MCMEF, in association with the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action, campaigned extensively to spread grassroots awareness about conserving the Ganga and Himalayas. A camp was been set up at Haridwar, where the Kumbh Mela was taking place, which was being used as a base for organizing workshops, talks, and awareness-raising on these issues. We collected over one … Read more Kumbh Mela Ganga Campaign
Mr. M.C. Mehta travelled around different parts of India on speaking assignments to raise awareness about the plight of the Ganga and Himalayas, as well as other campaigns.
We asked the public to write a letter to the then Honorable Prime Minister, Sri. Manmohan Singh Ji, to protest against the proposed extensive damming in the upper reaches of the Ganga and the untreated flow of pollutants which are released into it downstream. We encouraged people to write a personal letter to the PM … Read more Letter to the Indian Government
MCMEF had set up a national level forum dedicated to cater to the need of apollution free environment. The name of the forum was “Innovative Green Thinkers India” which involved its members in various activities to protect the environment by facilitating the dialogue and action oriented programmes among law students, lawyers, scientists, policy makers, business executives … Read more Innovative Green Thinkers India
This program was organised in March 2007 and saw the participation of around 30 NGOs including Jalpaiguri Science & Nature Club (West Bengal), Centre for Environment & Development (West Bengal), Society for Environment & Workers Allian (Orissa), Environment Conservation Group (Tamil Nadu), Nagaland Institute of Health and Social Welfare (Nagaland), Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal (Maharastra), Himalayan … Read more Capacity Building for NGOs for the use of Environmental Law and Policy
The Foundation organized a week long summer training program for college students and NGO Professionals from the 12th – 18th June, 2015 at the Eco – Ashram, Medawala, Thano, Dehradun. Of a total of 27 participants, 23 were law students from various esteemed institutions from all over the country, in addition to a member each from the … Read more Summer Training Programme (June 2015)
We organised this training in order to acquaint NGOs with the environmental constitutional rights, duties, environmental legislations, policy, guidelines for the protection of environment and control of pollution. The Inaugural session will be held at Raunaq Hall, PHD Chamber, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi on the 12th while the remaining program was held from the … Read more Training Program for NGOs on Environmental Law and Policy (August 2005)
A four day capacity building program on environment protection and sustainable development was organised by MCMEF for over 35 NGOs, some of which include Naya Kashmir Human Welfare Organisation (J&K), Youth Council for Development Alternatives (Orissa), Shristi Samajik Sansthan (Uttarakhand), Shramik Vidyapeeth (Jharkhand), Vikalp Foundation(Bihar), PRODIGALS’ HOME (Nagaland), PEACE Society (Andhra Pradesh), Consumer Unity & … Read more Capacity Building Program for NGOs (March 2006)
Another four day Training Program was organised for around 47 NGOs from all over the country including The Greens(Assam), PREM(Orissa), Teresa Social Welfare Organisation (Tripura), Paribesh Unnayan Parishad (Kolkatta), Education Society(Kolkatta), Vikalp Foundation (Bihar), Purvanch Enviromental Association (U.P.), Paryavaran Parisad (Rajasthan), Environment Protection Forum (Maharastra), Young Monark Sev a Sansthan (Jharkhand) etc. A cultural event … Read more Capacity Building Program for NGOs (May 2006)
Students from all the above mentioned participating schools who stood first in these declamation competitions were awarded a certificate of merit and a sponsored trip to attend an Eco-Camp at our Ashram in Thano, Dehradun. Various activities were organized for the young and bright students in whose hands lies the future of our planet. The very purpose … Read more Eco – Camp for Declamation Contest Winners 2006
A ‘Training Programme for Principals was organized by the MCMEF from 3rd to 6th October 2006. Twenty One Principals fom Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Jammu & Kashmir, U.P, Uttaranchal and Chandigarh participated in the programme. Eminent environmentalists, social scientists, experts from distinguished academicians were invited as resource persons during the programme. In a landmark Judgement the … Read more Training Program for the Capacity Building of Principals on Environment and Sustainable Development (October 2006)
Declamation contests on environment sensitive issues were organised for selected schools in Delhi, Rohtak, Nahaan, Uttarkashi, Haridwar and Gurgaon. The winners of the competition from a ll the participating schools were awarded a sponsored trip to attend the Eco-Camp besides being given a certificate of merit. It was observed through these contests that the gravity … Read more Declamation Contests for Middle School Students (2006)
A one day training was organised on 4th June, 2005 for teachers from various schools of Himachal Pradesh to discuss the various environmental challenges facing the state while trying to arrive at possible solutions to the same. The key objective was to sensitize the respected faculty to the urgency of the problems so that environmental education … Read more Teachers Workshop on the State of Environment in Himachal Pradesh (June 2005)
We feel really privileged to have organised Capacity Building Programs for lawyers from SAARC Countries including Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. Young lawyers burning with a keen desire to learn and act attended the camps which were spread across six weeks and included intensive training through various projects, field trips, activities, research … Read more Training Program for Lawyers from SAARC Countries (2004-2007)
In continuation to our efforts to create awareness in the NGOs on environmental law and policy, a capacity building training course was organized from 20th March to 23rd March 2005 at New Delhi. NGOs working in the field of environment protection and related issues like solid waste management, bio medical and hazardous waste management, water … Read more Capacity Building Program for NGOs on Environmental Law and Policy (March 2005)
We organised this training in order to acquaint NGOs with the environmental constitutional rights, duties, environmental legislations, policy, guidelines for the protection of environment and control of pollution. The Inaugural session will be held at Raunaq Hall, PHD Chamber, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi on the 12th while the remaining program was held from the 13-15th August (9.30 … Read more Training Program for NGOs on Environmental Law and Policy
From May onwards, M.C. Mehta will be travelling around different parts of India on speaking assignments to raise awareness about the plight of the Ganga and Himalayas, as well as other campaigns. Please refer to our website for further details.
