1. "GRAMIN VIKAS EVAM PARIYAVARAN"a monthly magazine, in Hindi, was started and the first issue was released by the Chief Minister of U.P. The inspiring force behind the publication was the fact that development programmes initiated by the government, for the rural areas, were not improving the rural health of the poor farmers, including the schedule caste, schedule tribe and backward classes. The magazine was published with the sole objective of giving the deprived lot the adequate & requisite information & guidance on self employment activities, loan procurement & procedures, adoption of appropriate eco-friendly technologies, development of rural market, and ways to overcome the problems of rural skilled artisans.

1. A new initiative to bridge the communication gap in the environmental activities being pursued at ERL- the R&D wing of the society, was undertaken with the publication of the first issue of "Jagriti", a quarterly New Letter. The imperatives of undertaking this activity stem from the fact that an authentic version of science communication to provide the first hand information to all those concerned with the affairs of the ERL, was necessitated since long as the informations contained in new papers etc. do not reflect the true and complete state of affairs.

1. A monograph titled "PesticideResiducesinEnvironment" was published by the society and released to the nation by HE, The President of India, Shri R. Venkat Raman. The modern agricultural technologies that promised to arrest the shortage of food grains and usher in an era of self sufficiency has brought along serious environmental problems. The monograph is a compilation of the views of different scientists on the varying aspects of pesticide pollution/residues in environment. 

PATENT

The Environmetal Research Laboratory has successfully developed a Low Cost Water Filter Technology. The filtering device, at the most economical cost, is capable of eliminating not only pathagenic bacteria but also metals like Iron, Cadmium, Zinc, Nickel, Lead & Copper upto 95%. The device has been totally indigenous without using the conventional Iodine or U.V. radiation sources and therefore, has an edge over the existing devices which are either expensive or power based, serving a limited section of the society. The imperative of developing a device for the rural population stems from the fact that 80% of the total population (majority of them) is deprived of potable water. Futher, the entire northeast region is highly exposed to the problem of iron contamination in water. This device should serve as a shot in the arm of the country in making a significant breakthrough to the existing problem of potability of water.