Visitors: 201 Our modern world is not only crazier than we think, but crazier than we can possibly imagine. This can be proved by the following examples: The Court in Minnesota orders a parent to poison her 13-year-old boy with chemotherapy as it believes chemo is the only treatment for cancer that works (parental and […]
Visitors: 191 As I write this page, the Union minister for environment and forests is deliberating whether Bt brinjal can be grown and eaten in India. So, at the outset, let me make my own bias clear. I am not an anti-GM person; I have no ideological problems with the use of genetically modified technology […]
Visitors: 285 In less than 24 hours after traps were laid in Samoa a male mongoose was caught, however the island nation is not relaxing the effort yet as this may not be the only one. Samoa has no known established population of the mongoose, but the animals are common in Hawaii and Fiji, having […]
Visitors: 179 I recall the day two months before, when I had the opportunity to attend a seminar at the outskirt of Delhi. The hot topics, to be bothered and discussed in the gathering was: “Pollution of River Ganga & its Control and Preservation” (i.e. Ganga ka Pradushan … Ganga Bachao”). And so, so early […]
Visitors: 237 A huge controversy has been generated in recent days over the much quoted lines in the IPCC’s 2007 report: “Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very […]
Visitors: 188 Synopsis: Greenpeace India recently released a survey report on the discrimination prevailing in the supply of electricity to rural and urban areas. This report “Still Waiting” demonstrates, on the basis of survey conducted in five states, that the rural India is being neglected even after 62 years of independence as far as electricity […]
Visitors: 154 Synopsis: Greenpeace India recently released a survey report on the discrimination prevailing in the supply of electricity to rural and urban areas. This report “Still Waiting” demonstrates, on the basis of survey conducted in five states, that the rural India is being neglected even after 62 years of independence as far as electricity […]
Visitors: 195 Copenhagen Summit The climate demonstration in Copenhagen on 12 December, with over 100,000 participants, was the biggest climate protest ever. It had a strong anti-capitalist character. “We chanted ‘Climate Justice’ and ‘Save the planet – smash the system – whet we need is socialism’. People along the demo applauded us and we sold […]
Visitors: 185 Copenhagen Summit The climate demonstration in Copenhagen on 12 December, with over 100,000 participants, was the biggest climate protest ever. It had a strong anti-capitalist character. “We chanted ‘Climate Justice’ and ‘Save the planet – smash the system – whet we need is socialism’. People along the demo applauded us and we sold […]
Visitors: 120 1. Natural & Renewable Energy and Nuclear Energy(1) Nuclear Energy Nuclear Energy is being used in Electricity Generation Plant. Every matter is organized by Atom. Atom is organized by Proton, Neutron which is in the Nuclear, and Electron which is orbiting the Nuclear. When Heavy Atom (such as Uranium) absorbs Neutron, Nuclear is […]
Visitors: 143 1. Natural & Renewable Energy and Nuclear Energy(1) Nuclear Energy Nuclear Energy is being used in Electricity Generation Plant. Every matter is organized by Atom. Atom is organized by Proton, Neutron which is in the Nuclear, and Electron which is orbiting the Nuclear. When Heavy Atom (such as Uranium) absorbs Neutron, Nuclear is […]
Visitors: 146 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India November 30, 2009 – Armed with banners demanding “Climate Justice Now!” and “Shut Down Coca-Cola”, over 2,000 villagers marched to the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj in India today demanding its closure. Villagers have accused the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj of worsening the water conditions in the area […]
Visitors: 146 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India November 30, 2009 – Armed with banners demanding “Climate Justice Now!” and “Shut Down Coca-Cola”, over 2,000 villagers marched to the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj in India today demanding its closure. Villagers have accused the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj of worsening the water conditions in the area […]
Visitors: 193 European Union All buildings built after 31 December 2020 must have high energy-saving standards and be powered to a large extent by renewable energy. Public authorities will lead the way two years earlier and part of the funding for these changes will come from the EU. These are among the key points of […]
Visitors: 193 Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu, India Midway between Chennai and Pondicherry, on a drive along the scenic east coast road (ECR), a slight detour after Mahabalipuram, a UN World Heritage site, lands one at the nuclear establishment of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, at Kalpakkam. Right behind the site where the Pallava […]
Visitors: 452 Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu, India Midway between Chennai and Pondicherry, on a drive along the scenic east coast road (ECR), a slight detour after Mahabalipuram, a UN World Heritage site, lands one at the nuclear establishment of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, at Kalpakkam. Right behind the site where the Pallava […]
Visitors: 157 Shortly before midnight on 2 December 1984 thousands of tonnes of deadly chemicals leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal, central India. Around half a million people were exposed. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people died in the immediate aftermath and a further 15,000 over the next 20 years. On 2 December 2009 […]
Visitors: 170 Shortly before midnight on 2 December 1984 thousands of tonnes of deadly chemicals leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal, central India. Around half a million people were exposed. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people died in the immediate aftermath and a further 15,000 over the next 20 years. On 2 December 2009 […]
Visitors: 255 Chhattisgarh, India The National Environment Appellate Authority on 17-11-2009 stayed the Environment Clearance granted to the 1200 MW Athena Thermal Power Plant at village Singhtari Tehsil Dabhra District Janjgir Champa, Chattisgarh. The decision came as a result of the Appeal filed by Jan Chetana and the “Villagers of Singhatarai” who challenged the environmental […]
Visitors: 185 Chhattisgarh, India The National Environment Appellate Authority on 17-11-2009 stayed the Environment Clearance granted to the 1200 MW Athena Thermal Power Plant at village Singhtari Tehsil Dabhra District Janjgir Champa, Chattisgarh. The decision came as a result of the Appeal filed by Jan Chetana and the “Villagers of Singhatarai” who challenged the environmental […]
Visitors: 314 European Union “The biggest polluters turn out to become the biggest failures for climate protection”, commented EP Environment Committee Chair Jo Leinen (S&D, DE), on this weekends events. On the contrary, the December climate conference in Copenhagen “needs to become a success”, stressed Mr Leinen, who will chair the EP’s Copenhagen delegation. It […]
Visitors: 193 For full article please click on Full Article The Deadly Challenge Of Climate Change Began To Arise Only 250 Years Before The UNIPCC report clearly states that the planet earth was pollution-free before the advent of capitalism some 300 years back. By1750, pollution began to appear. The expert reports point out that increase […]
Visitors: 247 Glimpses of ‘An alternative framework for environmental governance’ Or Few Aspects of Self-Help Green Society (SHGS) A Crisis in agriculture and environment is reciprocal to each other. Environmental problem is a global, national and local phenomenon, which is to be addressed in all the three phases – globally, nationally and locally. In matters […]
Vivek Umrao GlendenningWe believe that all the basic needs of human beings to stay alive, are produced by common society since the beginning of society. Capital was produced by common society and still it is produced by common society. In current market systems there is no accountability towards common society. The Current market and various […]