Mountains of Waste
The massive quantities of waste that we are generating are filling up our landfills and contaminating our water sources at a great speed. If people keep mixing their recyclable, organic, hazardous and sanitary waste in the same bin, the Municipal Corporations will collect the waste and dump it in a landfill.Read more here
We all know that excess sugar in the diet is bad for us and can cause a range of conditions, including heart disease, weight gain, diabetes, tooth cavities etc. Doctors, dietitians, health coaches, all recommend minimizing sugar intake. People in general have become conscious of what we are eating.Read more here
Maha Shivaratri is an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. This festival has a very important significance in Hindu Mythology. It is believed that devotees who sincerely worship Lord Shiva on this auspicious day, perform poojas, chant Vedic mantras, practice sadhana and meditation are bestowed with a sense of peace and inwardness and absolved from their past karmas and sins.
“Global warming isn’t a prediction, it’s happening right now,” Dr. Justine Butler, Viva! Senior Researcher and author of ENVIROCIDAL, said in a statement sent to Plant Based News. “If these warnings are ignored, climate change will lead to a whole new range of health risks – from infectious disease outbreaks to water shortages, drought and mass extinctions. We must take urgent action to avert an environmental disaster.Read more here
It is said that by 2050 the amount of plastic in the ocean will outweigh the fish in the ocean. This statistic is shocking, isn’t it? We all need to replace simple items we use in our everyday lives with environmentally friendly products to have a large impact.
We visited ‘The Women of India Festival 2016 of Organic products’ yesterday and it had one of the largest collections of organic food and other products, we have seen at one location.
There were organic farmers who had come to be a part of this fest with their produce, from almost all states of India. Visitors to this Festival have a good opportunity, not just to buy organic, but also to understand the journey of organic food, how and where it is grown, and what are the steps and difficulties faced by the farmers in growing crops organically without depending on pesticides.Read more here
With so many attractive plastic storage boxes, containers, bottles etc available in the market today, it is very easy to get lured by them, due to which we end up buying a lot of plastic objects.
But plastics are quite harmful for the Environment. Increasingly, it is being found that plastics also have several negative effects on human health. Here is an in depth article on 7 dangers from plastic use.
Here are four easy ways through which, we can reduce plastic usage in our kitchens:
My son looks forward to his birthday celebrations every year. While planning the details of the Birthday Party, over the years, we have also kept in mind simple ways to reduce the environmental impact of the celebrations. Sharing some easy to do things:Read more here