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http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2101043.ece
This article left me with a sunken feeling in the pit of my stomach - just the kind of news that makes the average monday of an environmental professional even more dreary and polluting...
Granted bad politics has its stink spread everywhere, and the world of environmental protection is not immune to it. However, when the assumed protectors of the environment begin to compromise in the name of progress and development, and prostitute the land for such economic-political profiteering, it is just a colossal loss, a shameful failure for every sentient environmental professional in the country. Minister Ramesh has taken big strides towards clarifying a much needed strong stance against climate change; wonder why he should succumb to the futility of such aspirations. Environmental protection and "growth for growth's sake" are diametrically opposite; let us not allow compromises of this principle to fester the wound that the land, air and waters of India already hurt with..
Vinodh Valluri
As mentioned earlier,on the basis of 120 samples from a power loom environment and 120 samples from an office setting, I was able to build up workforce profiles.
For the past few years global researchers on noise have been postulating about its non-auditory health effects.By way of a schedule administered to study samples for two years, I tested some of the postulations,with surprising results.
Needless to say, shedule was administered personally by me.A considerable amount of time for this was intentionally allotted & set aside while constructing the study protocol. The subjects were assured about the confidentiality of their responses and were told that the study was an overall health profile study. Extra care was taken to ensure that noise, as an occupational hazard was not stressed upon in any way, nor was it avoided if the subjects initiated discussion about it. In case of a discussion, the researcher gave objective and relevant information relating to the specific query.
1. “Long-term exposures to noise-stress may influence health directly through neuroendocrine mechanisms or indirectly through their association with unhealthy behavior” state Plant et al. (1992), Miller (1999) and Sinha (2001).
Elaborating further they state, workers affected by workplace stress are at risk for excessive use of alcohol and other substances in varying degrees. This will then act separately to cause health effects in addition to those related to noise exposure.
The present study supported conclusions drawn by the studies quoted above because subjects from the high-noise exposed group when compared to subjects from the low-noise exposed control group demonstrated a higher prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes and tea use.
Alcohol had a prevalence of 57% in the experimental high-noise exposed group while in the low-noise control group alcohol had a prevalence of 36 %. Similarly, tobacco was used by 48% subjects of the experimental group as compared to 19% in the control group.
Prakash
Research Scholar
Department of Environmental Sciences
Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University,
Faizabad (8004134133)
Dear Members,
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http://www.Paryavaran.com is about eco-systems. A web of relationship between individuals and organizations that developed due to their common goal towards a sustainable society.
It is also about dreams. Dreams in the eyes of young and not so young environment professionals, nature lovers and organization who strive to find satisfaction in the service of mother earth. We cannot let that dream die soon.
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I also took this occasion to inaugurate a "Environment Mentors Club" where our members can stop and share their story of their "Paryavaran Yatra" . It is a place to inspire and get inspired. Check it out at http://www.paryavaran.com/group/paryavaranmentorsclub and join it today. Here is a bonus.
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Take some time out from your busy schedule to thank here for her painstaking effort to share with us her "life story" in the environment sector. Remember, you are next in line. If you want to share your story too, email me at ckdenv@envindia.com or just ping me through me profile page http://www.paryavaran.com/profile/envindia .
Again, wishing you a very happy "World Environment Day" .
Chandra Kishore
Founder
Indian Environment Network.
Dear All,
International Seminar on Waste management will be held on 7 June @ Sathyabama University Chennai,
pls circulate among your friends
pls refer the link for more reference .
20110530160241_waste_mgt_2.pdf
Regards
Rajesh Kumar .N
nature _ rajesh @yahoo.com
ME .Envrio-Engineering (Part-time)
Ist Year Student
Love the nature as you love yourself
I want to write a chapter on topic related to environment If any of you are writing book on environment on any topic of environment. I request your good self to give me a chance.
thanks
The Society of Earth Scientists (SES) is organizing a National Conference on “Science of Climate change and Earth’s Sustainability: Issues and Challenges” on scientists-people partnership at Lucknow from 12-14 Sept., 2011. The circular of the conference is attached for your information. We are expecting a good gathering of eminent scientists and leaders of different domains working on climate change for interaction.
The abstract submission date is extended to 15th June’11.
Dr. Satish C. Tripathi/Dr. Venkatesh Dutta
Honorary Editor,Earth Science India and Secretary, The Society of Earth Scientists
E-mail: sctgsilko@rediffmail.com, earthscienceindia@gmail.com
Website: www.earthscienceindia.info
Office: C-207, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016, (U.P.), India
Phone: 0522-2350138; 07607374176
Book title: Noise Control handbook
Editor: Cyril Harris, McGraw Hill Publishers
Chapters worth reading are on: Community noise: Noise survey; Community response to noise; Physiological effects; Human Performance & Noise.
Yet another good reference is my student's Ph.D. thesis the effect of noise on home environment (Namita Bhatnagar: submitted to Nagpur University). Two papers out of this thesis have bagged best paper awards too.
Dear all,
I would like to know about the procedure for Export of Hazardous Waste. What are the rules and regulations and what needs to be done to export it.
Every one of us asking the Government to make some rules, regulation and law to takle the problem of E-waste. This is a wrong approach. We should ask the Government to create facility for collecting the E-Waste. Facilities should come first and education of the people to make use of the facility and why e-waste should be recycled (benifts and income from e-waste and harm it can do if we dont recycle) only when people dont make use of the facility, the rules, regulations and laws should come to decipline the people. Governments in India are notorious of making rules and people in government and politicians make use of such law to harase the people and make money (Bribe). Courts and Lawyers join in to dicide what punishment should be given to people who are honest and dont want to bribe and get away from punishment. I think environmentalists job is to educate the people and force the Government to create facilities needed and not help make rules, regulations and laws to punish our citizens. Lets not waste time on rules, regulations and laws, but spend time on educting the people and forcing the government to create facility for collection, recycle and recover materials from E-waste. It is a profitable business to recycle (recover whatever material from it for reuse) e-waste. Electronic Industry pays tax and duties, buyers pay taxes and duties on purchase. Employees working in electronic industry pay income tax. What for these taxes are collected? Is it for buying new cars and furnishing and remodeling and foreign tous of Ministers? This attitude should stop? It is time that educated think of forcing the government for creating facilities first and then educating the people on how, why and benifits of using such facilities, then make rules if people dont use the facilities created.
We pay huge tax on Cars, pay road tax, Pay insurance premium, Pay huge tax (+40%) on Petrol/Disel and then pay Tols on Roads, Pay panalty or bribe when you voilet road laws because of congestion in Road (resulting from non availability of good roads and wide roads), create accidents because of non availability of good and wide roads, die as a result and make our families suffer. We then blame ourselves that we voilated the rules? What are we doing about the Governent, Police, Courts, Politicians?
E-Waste is fastest growing stream in India. There should be some government rules for environ friendly recycling. Unorganized sector is doing same but in improper manner. There is urgent need to channelized them with organized sector for better and green environment.
Government should impose rules for E-Waste recycling with some incentive to do so. Collection mechanism shall be develop by government/muncipal corporation/original equipment manufacturer. Awarness programme shall be organized by them to better collection and disposal.
Vengeful.
That seems to be the mood of the powers that control our planet. Mother Nature cracks Her whip mercilessly, repeatedly. Too much has happened in the North American eco-region within the last few months to discount the necessity for a humble analysis. Texas cried, praying with a parched throat, as wildfires ravaged more than a million of acres of land.. and rain did come.. Severe storms gave birth to scores of tornadoes that ripped across the south, scarring the land with their deathly dance, crunching cars and buildings into a tangle of steel and stone.. their force borne down with nonchalance on everything around...
The Mississippi flooded from the torrential rains that were part of the pandemonium, rising to near record levels, choking the cities in its vicinity with an unbearably slow, but frustratingly definite deluge. Severe weather seems to have now become the new norm. Even as I count these catastrophes, another unfolds in Missouri - as the death count continues beyond a hundred people in the city of Joplin, where a mile wide tornado is reported to have split the city in half, ripping the bark from trees, not even sparing those who are already suffering in a hospital.
This preview contains one third of the original article. To read the rest of the complete blog, please follow the link below: http://vallurivinodh.blogspot.com/2011/05/loss-of-consciousness-and-laws-of.html
Thank you,
Vinodh
Noise is highly detrimental and is capable of creating many errors in our work.
Noise also creats confusion and anxiety; it produces unhappy state of mind.... and much more. Imagine thousands of people getting exposed to the noise and becoming less and less of person. Our research for the last several years have shown all these.
Governmental agencies are silent on this nuisance....
And these agencies hardly bother about any complaints received.
The Centre for Science and Environment, a non-profit institution known for its rigorous and scientific policy research and advocacy on environmental issues is looking for a Team Head to steer its Renewable Energy Programme:
Post - Team Head - Will have to take a lead role in research, policy briefs, report writing, organising conferences/workshops/training and in advocacy and campaign on renewable energy issues.
Experience - Candidate must have at least ten years of experience in the energy sector including at least five years in the renewable energy sector. Should have experience in team management. Candidate must be willing to travel, network and report on issues.
Other Requirements - The position demands competency in English speaking and writing skills. Candidates should be comfortable in interacting with people and giving presentations.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please mention “REP” in the subject line and email your applications to jgupta@cseindia.org or sugandh@cseindia.org
or
Post your application to:
Ms. Jagdeep Gupta
Executive Director – Planning & Operations
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110062
Tel: +91 (011)-29955124, 29955125, 29956394
Fax: +91 (011) 29955879
E-mail: jgupta@cseindia.org
N.P: Only short listed candidates will be intimated
Note: Reference: Indian Environment Network
I need support for issue the Environmental Management Plan for Construction specific for Insulation activities. If any one can manage to send me a Sample report would be a great advantages to me. My concerns specificaly to find out Environmental Aspect for this activities.
Thanking you in advance for your kind support.
Regards,
Vikram
IS IT ONLY AFTER THE LAST TREE HAS BEEN CUT DOWN
AND ONLY AFTER THE LAST RIVER HAS BEEN POISONED,
AND ONLY AFTER THE LAST FISH HAS BEEN CAUGHT,
IS IT TILL THEN WE FIND THAT MONEY CANNOT BE EATEN.....................................................
hottest World cup that was going on. Having heard about the Super moon that was going to
happen that day night I and few of my friends gathered in our favourite place ‘the tank top’ of
the hostel to view the rarity.
Awaiting the Moon, we were discussing about it - On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size
and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20
years. Its 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the
Moon's orbit.
Peeping into the past
Finally the super moon had appeared, gazing its ruling beauty amidst the tress passing clouds
in the sky I was dragged to the days of my childhood. I remember my grandmother feeding
me dinner showing the moon – A Moonlight dinner. It was really a super moon for me big
and beautiful. Gone are the days, those lovely days.
I had already fallen back deep into my thoughts. Memories and thoughts were playing a
confusing role back and forth about present and past. Those days’ people lived a sustainable
life in all the possible ways. These days the same has become the greatest need of the
hour. When we look back to years and compare the current sustainable technologies being
invented; we will find most of them are modified and computerised form of our ancestor’s
methodologies.
Sustainable lifestyle?
In the pursuit of material comforts and a higher standard of living, human beings have
been engaged in an intense and sustained assault on the environment. Many of the modern
developments and gadgets either make life convenient or create aesthetically appealing
objects, but harm the environment, often in subtle ways. In some cases, the problem is
compounded by a carefree use of resources, without concern for environmental implications.
A particular mail I had crossed very recently flashed my mind when I had to give a thought
on present and past people living styles with respect to sustainable development.
A few examples drawn from life in India are discussed below.
§ Several decades ago, people used to eat unpolished rice. With the advent of
mechanized rice mills, the use of polished (white) rice became the norm in virtually
all the households. What a folly to expend energy to remove the valuable nutrients
that cover the rice grains.
§ About 50 years ago, all the watches and clocks available were mechanical devices,
powered by the energy stored in springs wound by hand. These have now been
rendered almost extinct by the availability of quartz watches powered by batteries.
The electronic watches are convenient as the batteries last for a year or two and free
us from the chore of winding the spring daily. In most of the villages and towns, there
is no system for recycling or proper disposal of such batteries. The possible leaching
of toxic metals and other substances into the soil and water bodies is not of much
concern to most of us.
§ Another wasteful practice is the use of ballpoint/gel pens instead of fountain pens
for writing. Even though many adults are writing less and typing more, millions of
children in the higher classes still use pens for taking notes at school and for doing
their homework. The ink accounts for only about 25% of the total mass of the refill
plus packing material; the plastic and metal that are discarded when the refill is
thrown away make up the rest of the mass. For example, consider a refill whose mass
(excluding the ink) is about 4.6 g. If 100 million refills are discarded annually, the
amount of waste generated is 460,000 kg. The disposal of such a large amount of
waste is not of much concern to both children and adults.
The list of examples is endless, but solutions are scarce. Are we ‘helpless pieces of the
game’, as Omar Khayyam had written in a different context, or can we do something to
reduce environmental degradation?
Having my thoughts on present status of living and development going boundless and
unanswered I merely could not imagine the condition of the Environment. Will us take a
thought and make a note to follow up an action to change the Situation? Or agonize much
more disasters like Japan?