Nepali Doctor Conferred Asian of the Year Award
...gazine Reader's Digest: "Ruit is such an amazing personality about whom the whole subcontinent can feel proud of." Ruit was chosen for the Ramon magsaysay Award for International Understanding last year. Source-IANS...Air Pollution in Tamil Nadu is a Cause of Concern for Environmentalists
... first-of-its-kind national study of toxic gases in ambient air. The study, 'Smoke Screen - Ambient Air Quality in India', was released here by magsaysay award winner V. Shantha of the Cancer Institute. The samples were taken with the help of a 'Bucket' - a low-cost air sampling tool that contain...Tamil Nadu Air Samples Among The Most Polluted In The Country
... were taken from Tamil Nadu using a low-cost air sampling tool that contains a special plastic bag housed within a bucket, the report released here by magsaysay awardee Dr Shantha, said. She told reporters here an air sample from Perungudi, around 25 km from here, showed the presence of 27 chemicals, the...Magsaysay Award for Dr.Shanta from Chennai Cancer Institute
... Chennai | August 01, 2005 Chennai's Adyar Cancer Institute director Dr.V. Shanta is among this year's winners of the Ramon magsaysay awards. Dr.Shanta was awarded the prize for public service and her "untiring leadership of the Cancer Institute as a centre of excellence and compass...