Washington — Human health ebbs and flows with the seasons, but the current confluence of extreme weather, global climate change and the shifting distribution of disease are driving the need for more active collaboration between climate scientists and public health experts.

2 Sep :Newly established retreat center of National Association of Interchurch and Interfaith Families of USA will start its inaugural retreat in December with mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures.

2 Sep : As Hurricane Gustav makes landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exercised its authority under the Clean Air Act to temporarily waive certain federal clean gasoline requirements for parts of Texas where they apply until Sept. 10, 2008.  This waiver will allow greater flexibility for the fuel distribution system to support an adequate supply.

Dr. Avnish Jolly, The India Post, Chandigarh, 2st September, 2008:World’s first Sikh university would be set up in Fatehgarh Sahib, the holy town in the northern Indian state Punjab. The university, Guru Granth Sahib World University, will deal with contemporary issues like the authentic interpretation of Sikhism in the modern context and idiom, role of Sikhism in the making of the 21st century society and the third millennium civilisation, a state government spokesperson shared. The university authorities are also planning to rope in the Sikh diaspora in the new …

The India Post, CHANDIGARH- SEPTEMBER 01, 2008 : Today, An Eye-Donation Awareness Programme inaugurated  by Prof. S.S Bari, Registrar, Panjab University,Chandigarh was held at Senate Hall,  Administrative Block.

Badal writes to PM, HRD MinisterChandigarh, September 1:The Punjab Govt. today asked the Union Government not to a go ahead with the proposal to grant the Central University Status to the Punjab University, Chandigarh.