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Food wastage

Every year, one third of all food produced globally goes to waste. This not only affects our wallets but also has a significant impact on our environment. When food waste ends up in landfills, it releases methane gas, which contributes to climate change. We can reduce food waste by buying only what we need, planning our meals, and composting our food scraps. Let's work together to reduce food waste and make a positive impact on our environment. Food waste is a significant problem that affects individuals, businesses, and the environment. According to the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food produced globally goes to waste each year. This equates to 1.3 billion tonnes of food, which is enough to feed three billion people. Food waste has many negative consequences. Firstly, it is a waste of resources. Producing food requires land, water, energy, and other resources. When food is wasted, these resources are also wasted. This is not only bad for the environment but also ...
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Nature is a healer

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Consider yourself sitting under a tree, birds chirping, a lovely river just by your side and the sun has just began rising.Does this brings smile on your face?  Nature has a hypnotizing effect on everyone of us and if one is able to see that, his entire existence turns into happy.  "Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. … There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. " Nature in itself is the image of growth and regeneration. It has the energy to heal your soul. Suppose on a bad day, whilst you are annoyed frustrated & indignant .So,you go to a plant and touch its leaves. Then, you experience its healing effect on you.  We are a part of nature.It has created us.  It is like when you have been a child and you wouldn't stop crying,  you will go to your mo...
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Earth is healing

Due to the lockdown announced by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19, nature has begun to flourish.  The benefits of this lockdown is in the air quality in most Indian cities. The cities which were known for their bad air quality have reported 'good' air quality index (AQI). Following the 'janata curfew', air pollution levels dropped 60% in Kolkata, 6% in Mumbai, and 26% in Delhi. We all know the crucial role of ozone layer. Besides the drop in pollution levels, the ozone layer also play an important role in maintaining a balance of climatic conditions. Earth has begun to heal with decreased human activities.  The earth has been healing itself while we stay locked down in our houses. There are reports of Ganges water being sparkling clean, the Himalayas being visible from towns in Punjab, ozone layer sealing, air quality index improving significantly, birds singing in our cities, flamingos flocking Mumbai, animals coming out of hiding and roaming on t...
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Key role a Leaf plays in our lives

What a difference a leaf makes! Well, not one leaf. We have 3.04 trillion trees on our planet—that’s 400 trees per person. If we count all the leaves on all those trees and take a look at what they do collectively to the air around us, is stunning. We know they absorb air. Their leaves gobble carbon dioxide, and then, with help from the sun, the carbon stays in the tree. Oxygen gets released. Come winter, the leaves fall off, trees go bare. Without leaves, trees go quiet. Any extra CO2 is more likely to hang in the atmosphere—until June. That’s the month when trillions upon trillions of leaves are opening, growing, & starting to breathe and  their collective breath literally cleaning the sky. It’s like the world’s northern forests become a giant vacuum cleaner, scouring the air, sucking down the CO2 till around November. When leaves fall, the situation reverses … and it feels a little scary It tracks the flow of carbon dioxide across the planet over 12 months, starting in Ja...
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Coal industry is the biggest polluter

Much of the world's energy comes from material formed hundreds of millions of years ago, & there are environmental consequences for it. There were warnings given by the scientists back in 1960's about the harmful effects of these  Perhaps the most damaging effect of petrochemicals is global warming. Thus a primary contributer of climate change. Imagine driving yourself to a petrol pump to fill up your car’s tank & seeing this  notice affixed to the pump: “Warning: Burning fossil fuels kills.” Tobacco packages all over the world display warnings like that. It makes sense, since tobacco kills as many as 8 million people a year around the globe.  Burning fossil fuel doesn’t get the same kind of attention, even though the toxic air pollution it creates kills 7 million people a year. Burning oil, natural gas, & coal  releases gases &   tiny particles that harm human health, leading to respiratory diseases such as asthma, cardiovascular diseases,...
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