Think Before You Throw Convenience and comfort have become our prime priorities in a stressful city lifestyle. The demand for latest goods and modern services has been on a constant rise over the past decade. On the other hand, we have been repeatedly failing to ask ourselves the question …
Recently, we celebrated friendship day. But are we treating our home, planet Earth, like a good friend? We read about recycling back in our school textbooks. We ‘filled in the blanks’ and we also ‘gave reasons’. The backbenchers just ‘matched the followings’ while the teacher’s favorites wrote page long ‘short notes’. …
UPCYCLING Come June 5, World Environment day and we will either be surrounded or will be advocating for the popular 3R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to address the growing problem of waste and environment pollution of consumerism. While recycling has entered the vocabulary of environmentalists and even the common man …
World Environment Day, 2015 We are at a crossroads. The path which we choose now shall define the next era of civilization. The responsibility on us right now is tremendous. Every step we take forward as a society has to consider the effects of our actions on our planet. We …
The Guardian recently did an elaborate article on Beijing’s air pollution. No I am not talking of everyday air pollution that we worry about on our way to work. The author called it “Airpocalypse”, very apt title for the situation in the city. Imagine a city where you are advised …
Disposing The Garbage Properly? Here’s How! Garbage is just that- you want to get rid of it at the earliest and the sooner, the better. But in your hurry do not forget that if you dispose garbage improperly, it can very well pollute the Earth, just as it is polluting …
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow- Why The Throwaway Culture Is Bad! Just a few decades ago, a 20-year-old radio or a 10-year-old refrigerator would assume a place of pride, not just in the house, but also in hearts of the elderly. Pens would be refilled, crockery used till broken and vehicles operated …
