Showing posts with label Environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environment. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2008

World No Tobacco Day

1 comments Posted by Pradeep Kumar at 6:14 PM


May 31st,2008------World No Tobacco Day

Hmm..One of the serious concerns of today .The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2008 was "Free Youth:Break the Tobacco Marketing Net."Since the youth of this generation is effected most by smoking.As every brand either marlboro or wills used to right a TAG line on their cigarette packets that "cigarette smoking is injurious to health" and also everyone I belief is aware of this fact but smokers not able to live a single day without smoke.Each day the number of smokers increasing and these are mainly from the youth.

Few years back,only males used to smoke and now the data is vigoursly changing number of females smokers is rising to a great extent.The smokers number hike is also because of aggressive marketing,govenments dhould tackle this,even WHO also requested the countries to implement some enforcement rules.

Even I am a hostelite and being a student notice this,many of my friends used to smoke regularly and they all are aware if this fact that its injurious to health.But still they used to smoke daily.Their is a small village named Dighi where most of the studnets visit to buy thier cigarettes.

Also I feel that the damage to health due to cigarette smoking can be reducesed with proper diet
when you have proper meals this can be minimised to a great extent,but most of the smokers dont take their meals properly and thier health reduces significantally.

I also feel in India the student stay in hostel are used to smoke more than those who used to stay with their parents.

In the start of my hostel life I also used to smoke but then some how I manage to leave that.Now I used to collect these packets as I love them.And keep collecting...

 

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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Diesel prices

1 comments Posted by Pradeep Kumar at 1:11 PM

I hardly used to read newpaper,so I am not aware of the present hikes in the petrol n diesel prices.I cam to know about this last evening when I reached the petrol pump to fill the tank of my bike.And seeing the results I am shocked,the prices of petrol were increased upto rs 6-7 per litre.


What this nonsense,every time government increase the prices of petrol n diesel and gave a simple explanation for this that prices in world market increased so its hard for the oil companies to sell these on the same rates.

Since the oil prices are increasing in the world market,everyone is aware of this,but I guess in India its increasing to fast.When one compare the oil pices of neighbouring countries one get to know about this.Since Pakistan is also importing oil and oil prices are bit low in pakistan as compared to India.

Leave it,and say its need of the time,ok.But what the government is doing for all this since oil prices are going high and high,and they all are very well aware of this.In India party in rule have to implement these and others start protesting against them,what if they are in command.
Is they going to bring out the good results for the people.

It is a serious issue and govenment as well as people have to think about this to overcome the rising prices of oil in the world market.If this keeps on going like this one day no one is in the situation to buy lifeline for their vehicles,so people take it seriously!!!!

 

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Green index puts India, Brazil on top

1 comments Posted by Pradeep Kumar at 5:35 PM


Recently I was reading a article on green index,a survey by National Geographic Channel.

After reading that I feal a bit relaxed,since I'm a part of the nation hold the top position in green index.


According to the survey,Indians and Brazilians are the most environment friendly people while Americans are the most polluting, a survey by National Geographic magazine and pollsters Globalscan on consumer behaviour has revealed.


The survey of a thousand people each from 14 high-polluting nations listed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has India and Brazil tied for the top spot with 60 green index points. Americans had the lowest score with 44.9 points.


The survey rates Indian eating habits the best, with 84 per cent eating local vegetables at least once a week.Indians don’t waste much and are very good at recycling. The Indian green index is high on account of low per capita energy consumption — at 0.7 kilowatt — and large-scale recycling. India and China are the best users of solar energy.


Since Indians still belive that being a vegeterian you will live more and may be a myth but its working in favour of us.Being an Indian I m proud of this. More than 40% people are concerned about the environmental problems believe these problems can have adverse impact on their health.And why not India is a nation where trees are also treated as God and worshiped.


I dont know much about Brazilians but they are also tied with Indians.this means they are also environmental freindly.


This is also found in the survey that people in developed countries tend to live in big homes, often with environmentally costly air-conditioning, own more cars, drive alone more often and use public transport only infrequently. They are least likely to buy environmentally friendly products.


Inhabitants of developing countries, by contrast, were more likely to live in smaller homes, use green products and own relatively few appliances or electronic gadgets. They also were more likely to walk, cycle, use public transportation and live close to their most frequent destinations.


So its a plus point for both Indians and Brazalians and the US citizens need to think about this.

 

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Man benefiting from solar energy

3 comments Posted by Pradeep Kumar at 4:30 AM

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/solar_timeline.pdf

It is a fine article about man benefiting from solar energy.I wonder there is so much happening in United States of America about solar energy and they are benefiting from the sun because oil prices are going sky high and they are planing for the future. The American Govt. funds and supports such projects in every way possible. But what happens in our country? Most of us are too busy in earning our livelihoods and our Govts are busy in other "Important" issues that we don't have time for these things. I was listening on some news channel that oil prices will hit Rs. 100 per liter in two or three months in Pakistan because oil prices have increased very rapidly in global markets in previous two months and Pakistan government will not be able to subsidize on oil.

 

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This happens only in USA

2 comments Posted by Pradeep Kumar at 4:23 AM

All of you will be surprised to know that people at United States of America are actually thinking about running there cars on water. Yes WATER simple H2O not the expansive fossil fuels that we have been using.

I didn't believe it but it is real they are doing it.
Just search on google these words.
"run a car on hydrogen using water"

You will be surprised.

 

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