Archive for the 'Environment' Category

Oct 22 2009

International Day of Climate Action

Published by vikas under Environment, Nature

On the occasion of International Day of Climate Action, Indian Association of Energy Management Professionals (IAEMP) in association with LIFE-Bengaluru invites you to an event that could change your thoughts and provide you new ideas on Energy Management in future. Be there!! Details of the event given below:

Theme – To promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship [...]

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Jun 26 2009

Go Green @ Govt. Level

Published by vikas under Environment, Nature, Social Science

We all know trees in many major cities are cut like anything, though it is very appreciated that many groups (Environment-activists) are planting the trees in other parts so as to cover-up for the loss, I suggest  tree plantation should be forced at government level and tree plantation be made part of development process.                                                                   [...]

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May 11 2009

Save Earth

Published by MAYA under Environment, Nature

SAVE Environment!!! SAVE EARTH!!!
 
It is well-known fact that we, as a generation of Indians are at the threshold of the most humongous threat to our environment. It is imperative that we take as many steps as feasible to reverse this damage. As citizens of the planet, and as Indians, if we don’t then who will? 
 

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Feb 20 2009

THE MIS-MANAGED INVENTION

I recently read about the concept called “Zero Waste”, and I came across a startling fact. ‘Waste’ is a human invention!! How many of us would have thought of it in this way? Nature never knew waste, because everything in nature has a purpose, and everything happens in a cyclical balance. ‘Waste’ is a phenomenon [...]

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Nov 03 2008

Earth on course for eco ‘crunch’

Published by shweta under Civics, Environment

The planet is headed for an ecological “credit crunch”, according to a report issued by conservation groups. The document contends that our demands on natural resources overreach what the Earth can sustain by almost a third. The Living Planet Report is the work of WWF, the Zoological Society of London and the Global [...]

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Nov 02 2008

Bangalore Green-City

Published by shweta under Civics, Environment, Social Science

Hi everyone!
It may have come to your notice that a lot of trees are being cut all over Bangalore over the last couple of years in the name of “Road-widening” and “Metro” projects. This is besides the trees that are being cut by timber mafia, billboard agencies and the Electricity board. The approximate calculations say [...]

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Oct 20 2008

What…me….responsible? A question of justice

Pollution is everywhere. There is no place on earth exempt from it. There is no escaping it. Everyone causes pollution, and everyone faces its effects…..right??
The former statement has some truth in it but it hides the real deal. The issue is not that all of us are affected by it or that all of us [...]

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