GREEN INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (GIRD) was established by a few like minded social and environmental activists as a non-profit voluntary organization to work for the protection of environment and promotion of environment-friendly products and practices. The GIRD was registered under the Societies Registration Act (Act No. XXI of 1860) in 1996.
GIRD was set up in the background of rising concern all over the world for the conservation and improvement of the natural environment in order to achieve ‘sustainable development’ of the human kind. Uncontrolled exploitation of the natural resources, unbridled consumption and materialism, unplanned and insensitive development for economic growth were being seen as grave threats to the very survival of life on the planet earth. Therefore, there was a need to give voice to the issues concerning the promotion and protection of environment in the affairs of all kinds of development that human kind undertake to advance his comfortable living. In India, environmental issues had been raised by many enlightened individuals and groups of people on different specific issues which echoed the thinking in the developed world. The founders of GIRD felt that there is a need for an organised group of people to work for constant vigil and for making the larger public aware of the importance of environmental issues not only through dissemination of informed knowledge but also through action programmes. The establishment of GIRD was to pursue these objectives.
The founders of GIRD were also aware that to sustain the participation of the people and to give meaning to environmental protection programmes, the organization should also be engaged with different socio-economic problems of the disadvantaged sections of the people, particularly with regard to basic education, health, housing, sanitation and empowerment. The various programmes undertaken by Gird since its inception in 1996.
Regd. No. S-29714 of 1996 (Registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860)
GIRD has been able receive encouraging recognition, approval and support from various governmental agencies and academic and research institutions for the action and campaign programmes undertaken by it in the past years. GIRD acknowledges the support and assistance extended by:
- School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Delhi College of Engineering
- Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India
- Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Ministry of Petroleum)
- Department of Environment, Government of N.C.T of Delhi
- Delhi Pollution Control Committee
GIRD - Voluntary Action for Promoting Environment and Human Ecologies, Human Development and Empowerment.
ABOUT GIRD
Action and Campaign for Protection and Promotion of
Healthy Natural Environment
Healthy Natural Environment
Intervention in Human Ecology
Work in deprived ecologies to facilitate realization of human potentials through educational, skill development and training programmes.
Empowerment of Weaker Sections
Help Weaker Sections to attain healthy living and working conditions in the changing globalised world.
Nutrition Enhancement for Children
GIRD reaches Nutrition Enhancement to unfortunate Indian children among Weaker Sections who are not able to go to school but are forced to do child labour, in addition to supplementing governmental efforts through Mid Day Meal programme in schools.
Green Institute for Research and Development (GIRD), India is a registered grassroots non-government organisation dedicated since 1996 to the environmental issues like cleaning, controlling and maintenance of dams, rivers... vehicular pollution, global warming and glacier’s melting through activism, research and education.
As an environmental non-government organisation GIRD relies on support from sponsors, donors and active members hence your assistance, participation and support are appreciated.
Our array of specialized focus services are Global Warming, Glaciers melting and educating masses especially children world over to contribute towards solutions to help put a stop to threatening- “Global Warming”.
Also aiming basic and primary Education to the poor and needy children of Rural India.
We are a registered Non Governmental Organisation; vide Certificate of Registrar of Societies Act, Registration no. S-29714 of 1996 XXI of 1860 from Delhi, 80G (5) (VI) of Income tax act 1961, vide no. G-574 / 2366 & U/S 12 A G. 574/1463, and Registration under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 1976 (FCRA) Govt; of India, Ministry of Home Affairs vide Registration no. 231660777 dated 20th March 2007.
Support Global warming and Glaciers melting projects and basic Education programmes of Green Institute for Research and Development, India.
