Civic Sense

Plastic – The New God

by Ganesh Mahadevan July 18, 2011
Plastic the new God

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has suddenly woken up from its long hibernation and announced a BLANKET ban on plastic carry bags last month. Keeping in tune with our 21st century pragmatism, this initiative was promptly attacked citing the no doubt valid excuse that the livelihood of 5 lakh people employed in the various [...]

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Hyderabad Public School – Committed to the Green Cause

by Ganesh Mahadevan October 21, 2010

What would anyone do with a hundred and eighty five acres of land in Begumpet, the heart of Hyderabad? Considering the malls that have come up around it – Shoppers Stop, Pantaloons, Lifestyle and the like, one would not really point fingers if real estate developers got their hands on to at least some of [...]

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World Enviroment Day – Whats the big deal about it?

by Ishrath June 5, 2008

Read on the comments and laments of so many people we have come across on the WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY. While some have been lip-servicing, some have made us to sit up, think, and do something about it.

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Suicidal Society? – Sure it is

by Paul Thiyagarajan December 1, 2007

Stagnant water that facilitate breeding of mosquitoes and bacterial threats. Uncouth men and women who spit on public roads and property. Effluents from factories that totally pollute ground water. Gases, smoke and carbon emissions from manufacturing units. Minute cotton fluffs in cotton mills that can pose hazards. Each issue with grave repercussions for mankind. both directly or indirectly

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