Why should we celebrate National Energy Conservation Day?

Energy Conservation Day is not a gimmick. And it also shouldn’t be looked upon as a one time – annual event. National Energy Conservation Day is organized on 14th December each year by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power.  The aim is to demonstrate India’s achievements in energy efficiency and conservation, while working towards its ambition of holistic development as part of the nation’s overall effort towards climate change mitigation. Energy is the foundation of economic development of any country. India too, in its march towards the forefront, is a…

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World Environment Day 2018: Management and segregation is way forward, not ban on plastic

By: Mridula Ramesh I recently discovered that this year’s theme for World Environment Day is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. Predictably, there is a crescendo of events speaking about plastics, banning plastics, the obligatory sea-life-killed-by-plastic video, and the like. A life without plastic is hard to imagine – even at the very events held to eliminate plastic from our lives. Look at the photos closely: the mike handle, the flex backdrop, the lining of the paper cups used to serve water or beverages, the pens provided to the speakers or attendees – getting rid of…

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