I Wish It Was Just A Bad Dream

by Sashi Kumar November 14, 2010

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would have blood on my hands today. The incident happened just in the matter of a few seconds.Now, I am about 3kms away from the scene of that unavoidable calamity. Aimless, like a vagabond, I wandered in the green canopy that surrounded me. I [...]

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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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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
World Environment Day

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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