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Browsing Category »Environment«

Save Our Tigers!

February 21, 20103 Comments
Save Our Tigers!

Share Rudrani Das Gupta: 1411 has become the newest catchphrase on the Indian billboard. Cute pictures of little Stripey the cub warms our hearts every time we see them. And in the midst of it all, Aircel is basking in the limelight which even low call rates had failed to achieve. Countrymen are being entreated to spare [...]

Orissa Mining Boom v/s Eco-system: Insider’s View

February 11, 2010No Comments
Orissa Mining Boom v/s Eco-system: Insider’s View

Share Lipika Mohapatra: Orissa is always known for its fertile agricultural land, peaceful environment and its temples. The tall coconut trees weaving in the air, the mud huts, the innocent people and the environment they are depending on to fulfill their needs is a perfect example of the modern eco-village. Now a days we are talking about [...]

A Single Pulse

February 3, 2010No Comments
A Single Pulse

Share Shreya Krishnan: There are a millions who loved the movie Avatar. The movie had more than a compelling story to it. There was something in it which took all of its viewers to a trance state. Watching the movie, I realized all of us are intrinsically connected to nature, at a deeper level. Whether we admit [...]

Nukes Spoiling Future, Let’s Have An Eco Friendly Approach

February 2, 2010One Comment
Nukes Spoiling Future, Let’s Have An Eco Friendly Approach

Share Ashweeni Kumar: Today it is impossible to imagine life without electricity. The energy demand is going to increase by leaps and bounds in future. To meet this demand, we have to set up some long term strategies. Recently India has signed a nuclear pact with the USA for setting up nuclear reactor for civilian purpose. One of [...]

Environment Journalism: Can you see the Sword of Damocles?

January 27, 2010One Comment
Environment Journalism: Can you see the Sword of Damocles?

Share Mohit Kumar Jolly: “The Himalayas are melting, polar bears are dying, 2 of every 5 people don’t have access to clean drinking water, the earth’s temperature is increasing, we are losing the untapped information and potential of plant species, Pacific’s water level has risen… Is this what we are going to hand over to our future [...]

What Went Wrong at Copenhagen?

January 24, 2010No Comments
What Went Wrong at Copenhagen?

Share Madhushani Pandipperuma: “Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve”. – Senator John Kerry The United Nations Climate Change Conference or the Copenhagen Summit was a major international conference wherein a number of countries of the world came together in order to negotiate and [...]

Let’s Freecycle India

January 19, 20104 Comments
Let’s Freecycle India

Share Akshat Rathi: Everyone loves free stuff. What if you get free stuff and also get to contribute your bit to save the environment? That is what the idea behind Freecycle is. Freecycle is a network that has close, almost five thousand groups and seven million members in 85 countries around the world. [...]

The Endangered Aquatic Life

January 15, 2010One Comment
The Endangered Aquatic Life

Share Avneesh Kumar: Water which is the basic substance for life is also the home of many species. A significant percentage of human beings depend on sea-food. But today the marine diversity is endangered by harmful human activities. Attention to this issue was paid in several United Nations conferences which started from the 1950’s. Earlier there was [...]

Proper Waste Management: Need of the hour

January 9, 2010No Comments
Proper Waste Management: Need of the hour

Share Sahiba Singh: India is the second most populous country, which has about 16% of the world population and 2.4% of the land area. Rapid industrialization in the last few decades have led to the depletion of precious natural resources in India depletes and pollutes resources continuously. Furthermore, the rapid industrial developments have, also, led to [...]

Help The Ailing Planet By Implementing These Steps

January 6, 2010No Comments

Share Ishleen Kaur: ‘Because we don’t think about future generations, they will never forget us’ -Henrik Tikkanen It is said that changes are always good but I disagree as this is incomplete without taking the responsibility of its consequences. Industrial revolution is the reason why we are here with all this modernity and easy accessibility to all the [...]

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