The programme focuses on the sanitation rihts ans also addresses the questions of the need for hygienic sanitation and clean drink water. It also discusses the approaches and the techniques to be adopted for safe sustainable sanitation with focus on "green" eco-sanitation.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap. IAEA scientists use radiation to produce improved high-yielding plants that adapt to harsh climate conditions such as drought or flood, or that are resistant to certain diseases and insect pests. Called mutation induction, the technique is safe, proven and cost-effective. Asia is the continent that has fully implemented this technology. Over 1,000 new varieties of major staple crops enhance rural income, improve human nutrition and contribute to environmentally sustainable food security in Asia, where mutation techniques are widely used in plant breeding. Pierre Lagoda, the Head of the IAEA’s Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, discusses the importance of this technology in Asia.

Chittaranjan Yajnik is the director of the Diabetes Unit at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune, India. He was recently in Vienna, Austria where he took part in an expert meeting dedicated to the use of nuclear techniques in the study of human nutrition. The meeting was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which operates projects on the uses of nuclear science in the field of human health. The Vienna meeting focussed on the use of body composition measurements to learn more about early life health. This parameter, which indicates the fat mass and lean body mass of an individual, can be measured through nuclear techniques. Louise Potterton spoke to Mr Yajnik.

Chittaranjan Yajnik is the director of the Diabetes Unit at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune, India. He was recently in Vienna, Austria where he took part in an expert meeting dedicated to the use of nuclear techniques in the study of human nutrition. The meeting was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which operates projects on the uses of nuclear science in the field of human health. The Vienna meeting focussed on the use of body composition measurements to learn more about early life health. This parameter, which indicates the fat mass and lean body mass of an individual, can be measured through nuclear techniques. Louise Potterton spoke to Mr Yajnik.

IAEA CALLS FOR ENHANCED RADIATION PROTECTION OF PATIENTS Safety Specialists Warn Against Overuse of New Imaging Devices Advances in medical imaging techniques are allowing doctors to detect hidden diseases and make ever more accurate diagnoses. But radiation safety experts at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) say that the overuse of high-tech scanning procedures may unnecessarily expose patients to increased radiation levels. The IAEA, in collaboration with other international organizations, is developing a series of measures aimed at strengthening patient protection. The focus of recent efforts is a Smart Card project, to log how much radiation a person receives in the course of a lifetime. Concern surrounds procedures such as computed tomography (CT) scans because they deliver higher doses of radiation to patients in comparison to conventional X-rays (radiographs). It's been estimated that the average radiation dose of one CT scan is equal to roughly 500 chest X-rays. And that can increase a patient's lifetime risk of cancer, particularly if CT scans are repeated. Madan Rehani, IAEA Radiation Safety Specialist, talks about the IAEA’s role promoting the radiation protection of patients with Louise Potterton.

IAEA CALLS FOR ENHANCED RADIATION PROTECTION OF PATIENTS Safety Specialists Warn Against Overuse of New Imaging Devices Advances in medical imaging techniques are allowing doctors to detect hidden diseases and make ever more accurate diagnoses. But radiation safety experts at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) say that the overuse of high-tech scanning procedures may unnecessarily expose patients to increased radiation levels. The IAEA, in collaboration with other international organizations, is developing a series of measures aimed at strengthening patient protection. The focus of recent efforts is a Smart Card project, to log how much radiation a person receives in the course of a lifetime. Concern surrounds procedures such as computed tomography (CT) scans because they deliver higher doses of radiation to patients in comparison to conventional X-rays (radiographs). It's been estimated that the average radiation dose of one CT scan is equal to roughly 500 chest X-rays. And that can increase a patient's lifetime risk of cancer, particularly if CT scans are repeated. Madan Rehani, IAEA Radiation Safety Specialist. He discusses the issue of radiation protection of patients with Louise Potterton

हिमाचल प्रदेश के गाँव खनियारा में नरेगा परियोजना की जानकारी लेने के लिए परियोजना में कार्यरत लोगो से बात कर के परियोजना के लाभ के बारे में पता की गयी है. ग्राम प्रधान से विस्तार में गाँव में चलने वाली योजनाओं की जानकारी और सामने आने वाली मुश्किलों के बारे में जानकारी ली गयी है. 

कृषि पर आधारित इस कार्यक्रम में केंचुआ खाद के बारे में जानकारी दी गयी है. स्थानीय किसानो से बात कर इस खाद की उपयोगिता और फायदे की जानकारी ली गयी है, साथ ही विशेषज्ञ गायत्री जी से साक्षात्कार कर केंचुआ खाद बनाने की विधि की जानकारी ली गयी है.

महिलाओं को स्वास्थ्य के प्रति जागरूक करता यह कार्यक्रम डाक्टर कुसुम से अच्छे स्वस्थ पर की गयी विस्तार से चर्चा पर आधारित है, इसमे महिलाओं के खान-पान और रख-रखाव के साथ-साथ गर्भावस्था के दौरान बरती जाने वाली सावधानियों के बारे में बताया है.

नरेगा के अंतर्गत विशेष ग्राम-सभा और सरकार की नई नीतियों के बारे में विस्तार से बताया गया है . इस नई नीति में कौन कौन सी योजना किन-किन के लिए है, ये जानने के लिए जिला परिषद् सदस्य किरपाल सिंह से बात की गयी है