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TRAFFIC India
8PE Category: Respect Nature and Environment
Sub-category: Wildlife Conservation
Written By: Samrudhi Patil, First Year, Fergusson College
TRAFFIC is a non-governmental organization working with the aim of preserving wildlife and plants in biodiversity. It is an international organization that came to India in the year 1991. It is research-driven and action-oriented, which finds a solution for conservation as per the updated information. It has an alliance with the World Wide Fund (WWF) for nature and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA)
8 PE Category: Respect Nature and Environment
Sub-category: Energy Conservation
Name: Samrudhi Patil, First Year, Fergusson College
In 2016, the entire world used 82% of the energy for heat and transportation. The rest 18% was used for electricity. Out of the total energy, 80% came from fossil fuels, 10% from biofuels, 5% from nuclear and 5% from renewable resources like hydro, wind, solar and geothermal. But one should know that fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy. Once these get used up to their full extent, it is not possible for us to ...
Read MoreWaste Warriors – Fighters for a Clean India
8 PE Category: Respect Nature and Environment
Sub-category: Waste Management
Name: Samrudhi Patil, First Year, Fergusson College
Solid waste is the major factor contributing to land pollution. In India, around 62 million tonnes of waste is generated from rural and urban areas. Out of which not even 60% is collected and only 15% is processed. The waste that is not collected ends up being burnt by the people or dumped in nearby areas. People hardly realize that they are giving a boost to diseases in their neighborhood ...
Read MoreWildlife SOS
8PE Category: Respect Nature & Environment
Sub-Category: Wildlife Conservation
Written by: Neetha Ann Dooy, Batch: 2019-2022, CMS College, Kottayam, Kerala
India is known for its rich biodiversity. We have it all. Flora, Fauna, you name it. But this lush biodiversity is under serious threat dāue to inhuman activities. We poach, mine and kill our own diversity.
Our actions have a hugely detrimental effect on our surrounding species. All our flora and fauna are at ...
Read MorePaani Foundation - An Initiative By Satyamev Jayate
8 PE Category: Respecting Nature and Environment
Sub-Category: Water Conservation
Written By: Samrudhi Patil, First Year, Fergusson College
Water is important for livelihood in a Man’s life. Around 71 % of Earth is covered with water, 97 % consists of oceans and seas, which means that only 3 % of water can be directly used for drinking. Out of that 3 %, 69 %comes from glaciers, 30 % is underground and the rest 1 % is lakes, rivers and swamps.
In the recent years, water is being used to a great extent such that the groundwater ...
Read MoreSAVING THE CORAL REEFS
8PE Category: Respecting Nature and Environment
Sub Category: Aquatic Life
Written by: Jasmine Jena
The importance of saving coral reefs by the adverse effect of climate change hasn’t been in the popular issues to discuss among people, however, a large proportion of the population is still unaware of the fact that coral reefs are our ocean’s lungs. The land plants produce about one-third of the oxygen we need. The rest of the oxygen comes from the ocean.
Coral reefs extinction profoundly impacts all species from marine life to humankind. In the last three ...
Read MoreThe ‘Extinctential’ Crisis..
8PE Category: Respecting nature and Environment
Sub-Category: Wildlife and Aquatic
Written By: Advaitha Reddy, First Year, St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet
Wildlife generally refers to the animals and plants that have not been domesticated by humans. However, this does not mean that their lives do not interfere with humans’. Prehistoric humans constantly struggled with wildlife. Both sides were sometimes ...
Read MoreWhen Homes Turn To Gas Chambers ...
8PE Category: Respecting Nature & Environment
Sub-Category: Air Pollution
Written by: Neetha Ann Dooy, Batch 2019-22, CMS College Kottayam, Kerala
"Let the clean air blow the cobwebs from your body. Air is medicine." -Lillian Russell
Air is medicine and India is a bedridden patient suffering from a severe shortage of quality air. Air Pollution levels in India are so high and so dangerous that we are practically choking. Think Delhi, our National Capital. The Air Quality Level of Delhi has deteriorated to worse in the past few days.
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8 PE Category: Respecting Nature and Environment
Sub Category: Environmental Education
Written by: Alisha Mehra
Delhi Greens is a non-governmental organization founded by the trio Ravinder Bawa, Aastha Kukreti, and Govind Singh backed by the belief that initiating green actions is the only possible way for sustainable urban development. They were shepherded by the mission of educating the masses and inviting their participation for sustainable development. They administered the propagation of the message of environmentalism and green economy while promoting the global ...
Read MoreThe Environmental Science of a Vegan Diet
8PE Category: Environment
Sub- Category: Environmental Education
Written by: Alisha Mehra
How many times have you been flagged off because of being a vegetarian or how many times have you attained glory by putting down a vegetarian friend? The question which seems to howl in the air might leave you a bit uncomfortable at first but the concept which is waiting to dawn on you is as huge as the cause itself. You might wonder why the fervent environmentalists are vegetarian or turning a more severe shade as they call it vegan instead. let ...
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