Saving Earth

Small steps can save earth.We can all go a little more green. Here are just a few of the things to go green.These steps require least effort on your part but make a huge difference when it come’s to saving our planet earth.

Travel by walk or bike for short distances.
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Located at the heart of mumbai is Dharavi-one of the Asia’s largest slums,surrounded by luxurious skyscrapers.Spread over 525 acres Dharavi is home to more than a million people.Yet It is a thriving business centre propelled by thousands of micro-entrepreneurs who have created an invaluable industry – as many as 4500 to 5000 small scale industries exist and function within the Dharavi most of which recycle the discarded waste of Mumbai’s 19 million citizens.

Christmas is the season of present giving.So why not give a gift to the environment this year by thinking green at Christmas.

MINIMIZE WRAPPING PAPER

use recyclable wrapping paper (old newspapers will do the job).Or try wrapping gifts in other gifts or hiding gifts in a sock, a bag or pot for extra fun.

TURN DOWN THE HEAT

1-2 degrees really does make a difference on your bill, and in terms of your impact

BUY LOCAL AND FRESH

you will contribute to reducing long transportation use of resources. Also jet-setting food and other goods create tons of carbon dioxide emissions that could be avoided by buying locally produced items.

Recycle electronic waste (e-waste), or any obsolete, broken, or unwanted electronic equipment. Computers, data storage devices, televisions, VCRs, stereos, monitors, cell phones, printers, copiers, and fax machines are common products that are eCycled. These devices can be reused in a number of ways. First, a working device that is too old or obsolete [...]

In India, awareness in people at the grass root level and the higher echelons about the importance of the environment is almost negligible. With rising poverty, a booming population explosion, internal and external terror problems, health issues and unemployment taking priority; no political party actually finds environmental issues an adequate plan to gain votes. Countries [...]