March 2014 Blog Posts (5)

As I make last preparations for my trip to India I am very excited to see the interest and activity around EPEAT on the part of manufacturers, recyclers, purchasers and others.

I look forward to being "on the ground" in both Delhi and Bangalore over the next two weeks to be able to pursue conversations that  spread awareness and involvement even more. 

Can anyone help me find out which are the magazines in India publishing short articles related to environmental issues, cases, reports , etc.

I am in search of magazines not journals.

Biochar is a product of thermo-chemical pyrolysis of biomass, having tremendous potential to improve soil fertility and remediate heavy metal contamination from soil. After pyrolysis of biomass, the organic matter is broken into a highly stable form of carbon, which renders it to act as a slow release fertilizer and retain moisture and nutrients in soil. Addition of biochar from different organic feed stocks (e.g., wood biomass, coconut husk, poultry waste) into soil improves the…

Dear All,

I have been fortunate to attend this important tribal gathering in the foothills of Niyamgiri, Rayagada District Odisha, to make a documentary film on the proceedings.

Please find attached detailed report and article on the Adivasi Food Festival, Feb 2014

Couple of Photos attached. Feel free to translate, distribute and share among friends and network and if possible publish in vernacular and local languages.

Film…

Without a doubt, environmental activism is one of the most important option for making people aware on environmental issues. Most of us are actively involved in this process of creating environmental awareness, either directly or indirectly.Reaching the masses, is of course not a very easy task. It needs lots of pain, hard work and research if somebody really wants to reach the heart of the people. Many times, people resist to listen, to assimilate or to imbibe things that are good for them…