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Ownership blip in the Swachh Bharat dream: Martyred without glory

June 5: World Environment Day Vs the Swachh Bharat dream

This World Environment Day, let us applaud Ravinder Kumar’s matrydom and seek the strongest of punishment for the prime accused and his misguided aides.

I wonder how we are different, really. Ravinder Kumar in one unfortunate moment believed. Believed he could ‘be the change’, the change that can better, the nation he perhaps loved. So often we, the…

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Added by Sulagna Chattopadhyay on June 5, 2017 at 9:11am — 1 Comment

Calling for beauty with brains: India’s reformed environment programme

Today we wake, deliberate, hang our heads in shame and then stick it back into the metaphoric sand for the next call, a year hence. We, the feather buddies with an environmental itch, brace ourselves for a lifetime of exasperation. We are convinced that policy makers do not believe in environment protection, for themselves or for the masses. But, this one time, my hopes soar that despite being relegated under a dual charge, deigned as undermining of…

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Added by Sulagna Chattopadhyay on June 5, 2014 at 2:47am — 3 Comments

How ‘green’ are the election manifestos?

While major political parties have announced a number of green initiatives in their election manifesto for the 16th Lok Sabha, it appears that many of the promises made are not well thought of and are not detailed in achievable terms. Read on http://j.mp/1loPWbo

Added by Sulagna Chattopadhyay on May 14, 2014 at 1:05pm — 3 Comments

Bloody Plastics - The Saga of Sanitary Napkins

The Indian Government has been promoting better hygiene amongst the user but has turned a blind eye towards disposal of the used sanitary napkins. The modern pads being primarily plastics, clog up drainage and incineration leads to dangerous air pollutants. Putting the used napkins in landfills adds toxins to the soil and groundwater. And in a country like India where littering is a birthright, disposable pads end up along roadsides buried…

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Added by Sulagna Chattopadhyay on August 29, 2013 at 1:31am — 16 Comments