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  1. Earth Mother

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    / May 19, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan   I have been long before you, son,I will last long after you.Armies have marched over my soil,And looted and pillaged and murdered,They tore babies from their mothers,They hunted men like animals.I did not cry, my son.Brother has deceived brother,Lies and treachery have ruled the land,Honest...

  2. Declare an embargo on nuclear power projects

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    / May 12, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By E A S Sarma A series of nuclear disasters, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and now Fukushima, have provided grim reminders to the humanity about the potential inter-generational dangers of nuclear technology, suggesting the adoption of energy strategies that are safe, sustainable, environmentally benign and people-friendly. Unfortunately, successive governments, captive...

  3. Ban plastic

    Posted by Akkineni Nageswara Rao
    / May 5, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Akkineni Nageswara Rao   Right at the outset, I want to say I am in favour of a complete ban on plastic bags. People are addicted to the non-biodegradable plastic bags despite knowing they are hazardous.  I wear khadi and handmade cloth. I eat home grown vegetables without chemicals...

  4. Do not kill Kolleru

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    / May 4, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By E A S Sarma   We believe that the Andhra Pradesh government has asked the Centre to bear the cost of rehabilitating the people to be affected as a result of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF)’s insistence on maintaining Kolleru upto its fifth contour. Apparently, the Centre is...

  5. Nature in my backyard

    Posted by Shwetal Rai
    / May 3, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Shwetal Rai   Laughter had tinkled across our classroom when in class 6 when we were taught about JC Bose and his experiments with plants. I laughed too yet, from that very evening I stealthily crept into the balcony and sang to my rose bush every day. Voila! It...

  6. Where have the environmentalists gone ?

    Posted by Shankar Chelluri
    / March 23, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By Shankar Chelluri   The recent representations by politicians from Andhra Pradesh to Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of Environment & Forests (MoEF) to reduce the Kolleru Lake area from Contour +5 level to Contour +3 level, smacks of political opportunism and not welfare of villagers as it is being made out...

  7. Dear Mr Jairam Ramesh

    Posted by saraswati kavula
    / March 20, 2011 / 3 Comments
    Dear Mr. Ramesh,   I have seen your recent interview to Headlines Today channel on the 18th March, regarding the nuclear issue. You said, “This is not a stop button, but a pause button” and added that while India must reassess the situation, there is no need to abandon the...

  8. Is my city prepared to face a disaster?

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    / March 17, 2011 / Leave a comment
    An Indian friend informed me from Tokyo : “Today Tokyo experienced the strongest earthquake of its lifetime. The good news is: everybody is SAFE. Our offices are mess with books, papers, documents lying everywhere on the floor due to the quake!”   Another senior colleague said :We inside Japan have...

  9. Not a time to defend nuclear technology

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    / March 16, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By E A S Sarma   The full details of the nuclear disaster in Japan are slowly unfolding. There is more to come in the coming days and months. The effects of radiation are going to last for generations.   I am glad that the Prime Minister has said in...

  10. `Made in Japan’ has lessons for India

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    / March 12, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By E A S Sarma   The strong earthquake that hit Japan yesterday and the Tsunami that followed were unusual events.   Japan declared a `Nuclear Emergency’. The cooling system at Fukushima nuclear plant failed. At Onagawa, there was an outbreak of fire, leading to evacuation of more than 3,000...

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