Vanishing colors!

We all know that the Solar System's eventual fate is to burn out, like all planetary bodies. But we seem to be in some kind of a contest to see how soon we can make the earth get there! The more fossil fuels we burn and the more we delay our switch to green energy, the faster we ensure the martians of their chance of having the last laugh.


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Great Indian Bustard

Habitat destruction for agriculture, and industrialization are the main conservation threats faced by the Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps, an endangered species. The bird that lost out to the Peacock when India's national bird was to be chosen by the then Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, is today one of the most endangered birds in the country. Recent surveys reveal that bustard numbers are steadily declining and many of them are already extinct from areas they thrived in earlier. Some ornithologists feel that it is already too late for us to save the Great Indian Bustard.

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Coal Mines in Tadoba

Coal miners are after the blood of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, located unfortunately in the mineral rich belt of Central India. Unsustainable mining practices have devastated entire stretches of pristine forest earlier and it takes no fortune teller to guess what will happen if if these mines are allowed to operate in Tadoba. Visit http://www.savetadoba.org/ for more information.


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Desperate Measures

India's national animal is being poached indiscriminately for sale in Chinese markets. The tiger ends up in various unacceptable forms in these markets as flattened skins, bones, claws, parts of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and even as tiger bone wine. Backed by their kingpins in China, poachers today have become a formidable force, equipped in most parts with weapons and a well-knit network of locals and insiders who back the trade. If severe measures like the imposition of shoot-at-sight in Kaziranga are not implemented elsewhere, the tiger will lose out to poaching sooner than we know.

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Learning from our ancestors

Wouldn't it be a great idea to switch back to the early Hominid's green, sustainable ways in today's era of aggravated global warming and climate change? The more we burn up fossil fuels, the more pollution we cause and the faster our ice caps disappear. The wheel really needs to be re-invented such that we are able to put the brakes on the climate change accelerator!

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The Stork and the Pelican

The most harmful sources of water pollution come from industries. Unplanned industrial growth, inefficient waste disposal and leaching of resources from the natural world have all contributed to the destruction of wetlands. Major environmental mishaps have occurred due to industrial pollution in the past and it is a growing concern for every country on the planet.

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A Chef called 'Man'

While we all know that global warming is a constant and irreversible process, several human activities are responsible for aggravating it and contributing to climate change. These include industrialization, use of fossil fuels, pollution, deforestation, agriculture, overpopulation etc. Since the industrial revolution, human impact on climate change has been dramatic, and the situation is only getting worse each year.


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Glorious Past, Gory Future!

Deforestation and habitat loss are the biggest contributors to the extinction of wildlife species across the globe. Illegal logging is prevalent in several countries including India. Its impacts are not just limited to wild animals, but extend to tribes and communities that depend on forests for their subsistence, and contribute in a huge way to global warming and climate change. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change listed agriculture as the biggest direct cause of deforestation.

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