Eco-conservation

A Golden Goal for the Environment

by Prakash Rangarajan July 12, 2010

Finally the curtain is down on the football World Cup 2010, replete with all the gut wrenching drama associated with the No 1 team sport on Earth. On a personal note, the demise of the Brazilian samba and the Argentine ballet left a huge lump in the throat. The Spanish salsa had the final laugh [...]

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US National Parks– Lessons to Learn on Management

by Ganesh Mahadevan June 16, 2010

I have been on an average visiting at least one national park or wildlife sanctuary in India every year for the past two decades. This summer we had the opportunity to visit four different National Parks in the USA, each one differing from the other in terrain, climate, flora and fauna.

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World Environment Day – Many Species. One Planet. One Future

by Prakash Rangarajan June 5, 2010
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Today is the World Environment Day, a wakeup call for all human stakeholders to not just pledge their support but also do their wee bit in their own little ways to pave the way for a greener planet. It is also a stark reminder of the fact that each passing minute is another chance to [...]

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To Bt Brinjal or not to – Should Bt Brinjal stay a midsummer night’s dream in India?

by Prakash Rangarajan April 7, 2010

The recent no go to release of Bt Brinjal by the environment minister in India has  thrown a spanner into the aspirations of proponents of genetically modified (GM) crops. The status quo defined by the indefinite moratorium is not just a breather for the environmentally conscious brethren but also an opportunity for everyone to evaluate, [...]

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Deep Ecology and Conservation of Nature – Lecture by John Seed in Chennai

by Ishrath January 22, 2010
John Seed - Rainforest Conservation Activist

World renowned rainforest activist, John Seed, talks on Deep Ecology & Conservation of Nature, a philosophy that believes that the underlying reason for the environmental crisis is a psychological or spiritual disease stemming from the illusion of separation between humans and the rest of the natural world.

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Anupam Mishra’s TED Talk on the Ancient Ingenuity of Water Harvesting

by Ishrath December 11, 2009
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Freshwater is the fast disappearing resource for which future wars will happen. Here is TED talk by Anupam Mishra, taking you back in time to see how water was harvested, conserved, and used with reverence and respect.

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Summer : A Tale of two trees

by Ganesh Mahadevan June 11, 2009
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Yesterday the first pre-monsoon showers hit us. The temperature dropped a whopping 10 deg C in a single day. We had the air cooler on till the previous night. Yesterday night, we had to reduce the speed of our ceiling fan. What a contrast!. As the hottest summer in the past 5 years came to an end, I felt the need to pen my observations and thoughts.

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