GREEN LIVING

  • “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.

ENVIRONMENT

  • For those of us who are botany-challenged, Google Lens has come as a boon. For us city bred folks, who do not have a background in biology, it is difficult to distinguish a Jacaranda from a Jackfruit tree ! However, Google Lens has given even a layman the power to identify different types of trees.

GREEN THINKING

  • Technology is the enemy of Nature The primary usage of technology is faster extraction of resources There is a direct correlation between usage of technology and consumption of resources. As technological progress has zoomed after World War 2, so has the extraction of natural resources. Technology begets Technology. If you put up an automobile manufacturing ‘plant’, you will need lots of ancillary industries as well, to keep feeding it with inputs. These plants will themselves need resources & energy from other plants.

SPIRITUALITY

  •   Anyone who begins the journey of meditation soon encounters a common problem: thoughts keep appearing during meditation. Many people eventually give up because of this. They assume that if thoughts are still coming, their meditation must have failed. But the truth is that having thoughts during meditation is completely normal—especially in the early stages of the journey. In fact, expecting the mind to become completely thoughtless from the very beginning is unrealistic. One of my classmates once asked me, “Can anyone meditate? And what should we do when thoughts arise during meditation?” Let us answer this question in two parts.

ECO DIARY

  • Tap Water

    Every living being needs water. Our bodies are made of almost 70% water. However, we are starting to face a water crisis, because of wastage & overuse of water resources. Saving water is essential and needed for us, and many more generations to come. In this article, we will discuss several ways to save water.

HEALTH