What do you feel for your mother? Stupid question, right? Love of course …what else can you feel towards someone who gave you life, and continued to protect and nurture throughout her life. Well if that’s so then tell me in which culture throwin . . .
Where there is a will, there is a way. This saying has been proved right by Dashrath Manjhi, a native of Gehlour(near Gaya, Bihar) who singlehandedly and using only a hammer and a chisel carved out a 360-ft long, 25-ft high and 30-ft wide road from a mountain. This took him no less than 22 years. His feat reduced the distance between Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya district . . .
Biodiversity conservation and food security
From the millions of genes that serve as life’s building blocks, to the thousands of plants and animals that inhabit the earth, to almost the limitless combinations of organisms that make up the natural eco-systems, biodiversity makes an essential contribution to feeding the world. Human beings are just one small part of this vibrant mosaic, yet . . .
Nestled amidst the mighty Himalayas, in the Chamba and the Pangi valleys, lies a beautiful, pristine hill-station, which takes your breath away at the very first sight. It is an ideal weekend getaway for the tired and the stressed soul, away from the hustle-bustle and traffic jams of the city . . .
Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.- Carl SandburgHuman longevity can trigger a variety of diseases – also known as ‘lifestyle’ diseases. These diseases appear to increase in frequency as countries become more industrialized and people live longer . . .
This is an appeal to all right thinking and environmentally conscious citizens to rally to the cause of saving Niyamgiri Hill, one of the most important biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Ghats of Orissa. The top of this hill is proposed to be mined by Vedanta Alumina Ltd, a subsidiary of Sterlite India ltd for Bauxite which will be used for . . .
A three pound machine-our human brain-has been trying to invent a machine similar to itself.Something that can talk, walk and act like a human in every sense,even think like a human.To create in the lab something that nature has taken millennia to evolve is more than a pipe dream for those in the field of artificial intelligence . . .
“Meat is murder on the environment” is a science article written by Daniele FanelliPublished on 8 July 2007 on the NewScientist.com news service.The article contributes to the present discourse of ‘global warming’ by provide surprising information about how beef causes more greenhouse gas. It is one of the best science-related news feature has come out in the recent past days . . .
Climate Change : The Financial Connection
As Climate Change threatens humanity with dire consequences like Global Warming and haphazard rainfall patterns, world policy makers at the United Nations adopt a remedial approach that the common man would honour: monetary gain.The Kyoto Protocol, an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aims at trimming Greenhouse Gas . . .
The ‘carbon-offsetting’ question
Environmentalists and scientists have time and again issued various warnings of the grave environmental perils that our planet will potentially face because of long-term changes in climatic patterns known as global climate changes. Global climatic changes occur due to a number of reasons, however an issue which has been in the limelight recently is that of ’carbon offsetting’ . . .
Global Warming: a holocaust in the making
For the still ignorant, this would be an obnoxious fact to come to terms with “hotter temperatures and frequent rises in sea level would continue to be a recurring phenomenon for several centuries despite all efforts to contain pollution on a world wide scale.” And the abo . . .
Mumbai, India’s financial capital, the home of the entertainment industry, the fashion capital, and in all the city of dreams. This was a mere introduction to the city where people learn how to survive all the adversities. Adversities of the sun, sand, and the rains . . .
Vertical farms are an effective solution to issues of agricultural land constraint the world over.India presently has over 40% of its land under cultivation and only over 22.00% under forest cover as opposed to the figure of 33.33% prescribed by our National Forest Policy . Ongoing efforts to combat climate change require, besides Greenhouse Gas Emissions reductions . . .
Air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, soil contamination are the terms I am sure you might be familiar with but do you know the term photopollution or luminous pollution??? Well these are different names for light pollution which refers to multiple problems, all of which are caused by inefficient, unappealing, or unnecessary use of artificial light . . .
The Winged Ones and Where to See Them
Metallic turquoise, iridescent green, elegant white….no these are not the colours that latest car in town is available in, they are the shades of the Kinfisher’s, the Bee-Eater’s ,the Great Egret’s wings respectively… the list is endless and I haven’t even mentioned the National Bird. The colors evoke a flight of fancy and most of us . . .
Call it self-centeredness or even shortsightedness, that when I was told to write an article on the environment I began by thinking how safe and unpolluted my own environment was. When I pondered over it, my mind went back to what had been on it for quite sometime now . . .
GLOBAL WARMING: A GLO-CAL PERSPECTIVE
20 years earlier a child asked for clay toys, dolls, and kitchen items; today, a child asked for Robots, Computer games and Sports Cars.” This illustration itself underlines the changing dynamics of a world swept of its feet by globalization and . . .
Nuclear Arms Race versus Environmental Hazards
The Indo-US nuclear deal has certainly enjoyed its share of publicity and discussion. However, it has also stemmed up various concerns regarding the viability of utilization of nuclear energy without maximizing the risks associated with it. Many diverse aspects are being addressed such as the prospective proliferation of nuclear arms, the imposed restriction on supply of . . .
Scores of articles have been written, heated debates have ensued and fingers have been pointed to various organisations, activities, policies and methods that have caused a furthering of the pitiable state of affairs that the environment is gloomily in now. Global warming . . .
Let Selfishness Save the Environment
Someone has rightly said, “So bleak is the picture… that the bulldozer and not the atomic bomb may turn out to be the most destructive invention of the 20th century”.Man claims to be the most developed of all species on this earth and yet it seems that this seemingly very advanced species has somewhere, lost its way. We have become so consumed in us . . .
Hanging out of the over-crowded auto-rickshaw, I was brainstorming on what to write for on the subject, environment. But then just like that, it struck me. What does the environment actually mean to all of us? I wasn’t looking for a Webster’s definition of the word, but wanted to know how we associated, related and even comprehended this critical issue.So I embarked on a jour . . .
Putting the Cool Back into the Environment
Cigarettes were cool – not so much anymore. In popular American TV Show, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Rachel and Monica gross out when Chandler lights up. The cigarette issue is a closed one in Hollywood – now, it’s all about the environment. Not having a cause or charity is a liability - it’s bad PR. There are more and more celebrities who’s names are synonymously attache . . .
Outside. Sunny and bright.Inside. Dark and dingy.A world of contrast opened up before me as I stepped into that small room, with no windows and very little space to move around. My eyes fell on eleven-year old Suraj lying on the bed, his hands and legs sickly thin . . .
Can I Have Oxygen Worth 5 Bucks Please !!!
The headline does seem to be just another group of catchy words, but hey think again, is it really just that!! Continuing the current trend of being ignorant and callous educated illiterates, this could very well be our reality in a few years.We have always taken things for granted and the air we breathe is no exception to that. In our busy air-conditioned lives . . .
Nuclear Waste and its Dubious Disposal
The whole nation is divided over the Nuclear Deal; will they or will they not? Whether this deal will actually be a positive move for our country is still an uncertainty and is being widely debated. What is certain is that this deal will bring in more nuclear waste and, yet this is not being discussed at all.It was in 1945 when the United States of America dropped her first atomic bomb. It has been more than 60 yea . . .
Traditions and ethos have a way of transforming most noble intentions religious practices. And that is why for many cults, the conservation of ecology takes place in the form of nature worship.A patch of land, the size of which can vary anywhere between a band of few trees to as much as twenty hectares, which is preserved by a religious group is known as sacred grove. All forms of vegetation . . .
No, Jatropha is not an illustrious King, nor is it a war hero. Jatropha, is a weed. It grows on almost barren land and requires very little water and hardly any fertilizers. For many years, Jatropha was a pain for the farmers, an unwanted wild plant that would grow alongside their precious crops. Its awful smell and taste repel grazing animals, but alas . . .
Times have changed since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. While we still rush to embrace new technologies, it would be fair to say that most consumers have grown more intelligent and discerning today and think about the effect their usage of any product has on the environment. Of course, reports of Global Warming, rising sea levels, depleting ozone layer etc. are served before the masses with . . .
What does Vegetarianism have to do with it?
Ask a vegetarian how they live without eating meat and pat comes the reply “ nobody in my family eats it”. Some conscious people perhaps cannot bear the cruelty meted out to animals or they simply believe in animal rights. Hardly anyone ever says that they are vegetarians in an attempt to be environment friendly. On the contrary “what does vegetarianism have to do with . . .
Pertaining to a small population surviving on the banks of the Yamuna, ‘ Jalmagna’ is the story of their lives and livelihood that depend solely on the river. Everyday Mohammed Kalam and Mustafa like several others in their com . . .
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