Though Olive Ridley Sea Turtles are found throughout the world, Orissa – an eastern coastline state of India, is the single largest rookery or breeding ground in the world for these turtles which migrate from the Indian Ocean through the Bay of Bengal every year for mating and nesting. Worshipped by most small fishermen as [...]
by Bhavani Prakash Annie Leonard, creator of a series of informative animations, The Story of Stuff, The Story of Bottled Water, The Story of Cosmetics and The Story of Cap & Trade has just released the latest one taking the electronics industry to task: The Story of Electronics. It shows the negative impact of the [...]
by James H. Wandersee and Renee M. Clary This an inspirational story that describes an exemplary “green” food-supply-and-packaging system that exists in India. The dabbawalas of Mumbai practice a 125-year-old trade which involves the daily delivery of a fresh, home-made meal from each customer’s suburban home to his or her city office workplace. The word [...]
by Bhavani Prakash Diwali or Deepavali is one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in India and the world over with great pomp and fervour. People spring clean their homes, decorate them with beautiful rangoli (patterns made of coloured powder or rice), wear new clothes, offer prayers at [...]
“The World Bank is good at spending a billion dollars in one place, but not in spending a thousand dollars in a million places” – from the movie, FLOW – Water Privatisation (referring to mega dams) How Did A Handful Of Corporations Steal Our Water? Water is the very essence of life, sustaining every being [...]
As is well known, the mining industry is one of the most destructive of industries, often leading to local pollution of the air and water, deforestation and civil conflict in some areas. An effort towards sustainability is fraught with challenges – it is often hard to find a truly “sustainable” source of metals, and there [...]
