By Bhavani Prakash 2011 is the International Year of Forests, and I thought it fitting to conclude the year with a final piece on some of the environmental effects of deforestation and subsequent land use that I observed and learnt about during my field trip a few months ago, to the area of Janda Baik, [...]
By Bhavani Prakash A historic tribunal, the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) was held in Bangalore, India from 3rd to 6th December, 2011 to indict Agrochemical Transnationals (TNCs) for gross violations of human rights. Here is the trailer to the Tribunal: Video link here Victims and survivors of the pesticide industry from all over the world were [...]
I was asked this very interesting question by a reader in response to an earlier blog, “Let’s celebrate a Chemical Free Day.” If I were to speak literally, our human body itself is a huge chemical soup, 70% of which is made up of H2O molecules!! So we don’t need to balk at the word “chemicals” as though [...]
Earth Hour 2009 has a nice buzz around it, in contrast to last year, when it passed by almost incognito. Just look at the response this year to Earth Hour, a global event initiated by WWF Australia and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007. Compared to 35 countries who participated in 2008, today we’ll see people from [...]
Eco WALK the talk is happy to feature this article by guest writer and practising homoeopath, Dr. Priyadarshini Kamat. JUST ONE CHEMICAL FREE DAY…TO SAVE YOU AND ME By Dr Priyadarshani Kamat Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink? Soon we are moving in this direction. Unless we act fast. Look around, Pause, Think. [...]
A modified version of this article is published in today’s edition of Tabla! a Singapore newspaper by SPH Holi hai!! Holi which is just around the corner, is the most energetic and vibrant of Indian festivals. People literally take to the streets in India and play with a riot of colour, smearing it all over [...]
I don’t remember much of my great-grandmother except for two things. One, she was a spirited lady and second, she lived to be a healthy 97 years old. The amazing fact is that till she breathed her last, she had all her 32 teeth intact, and gleaming white they were. I bring this up because [...]
Diwali or Deepavali as it’s also called, is the festival of lights and is one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar. It 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), [...]
