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Chitter-Chatter
ENVIRONMENTAL TRAVEL
I must congratulate Gobar Times for coming out
with a wonderful cover story. Rarely to do we
have a story talking about responsible travel.
We are planning to travel to Uttarakhand
and the Chipko homeground, this summer.
Thank you.
Savita Prabhakar,
via e-mail
GOOD WORK
This dedicated environmental magazine
has so much to offer in terms of knowledge,
stories and games. Keep it up!
Ankita Mehta
Delhi
INTERACTIVE BUZZ
I think the magazine should dedicate a
column each month to an interactive activity,
to make it more fun for children and parents.
Rohit Singh
Delhi
Editorial
Hello friends,
Robert Redford, the famous Hollywood actor, once said:
I think the environment should be put in the category of
national security. Defense of our resources is just as important
as the defense of our boundaries. Otherwise, what is there
to defend? As another World Environment Day approaches
us on June 5, I think it is time we sat back and introspected a
bit on what we have achieved since this Day was introduced
way back in 1973. Awareness of the dangers confronting
the Earth has grown, of course; and some actions have
been taken. But we are still very far away from doing what
Mr Redford suggests.
This year, the theme for the Day is the fight against
illegal trade in wildlife. In this issue, we have focused on it in
our own small way on our centre spread. Countless numbers
of species have disappeared and are disappearing almost
every day because we want them dead for one reason or
another, and are hunting them down to extinction. I am sure
most of us are quite familiar with thisbut the question
is, what more can we do besides making others aware? To
begin with, we can boycott all wildlife products. Say no
to anything that is made using any body part of a wildlife
animal. You think you could begin with that?
On that note, a happy World Environment Day, and
happy reading
Souparno Banerjee
Fun Dung
SCHOOL TRAVEL
I am a teacher and I think that schools should
conduct more and more travelling activities
for children to make them learn about what
is afflicting the environment and how they as
individuals can work towards a pollution-free
environment.
Jyotsana Saha
Bangalore
Supplement Editor: Souparno Banerjee, Copy: Diksha Chopra Design: Ajit Bajaj, Ritika Bohra and Surender Singh, Illustration: Sorit Gupto, Tarique Aziz and Ritika Bohra,
Production: Rakesh Shrivastava and Gundhar Das, Email: souparno@cseindia.org, Snail Mail: 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -110062
GREEN SCHOOLS
Air
The first section, Air, focuses on
controlling and improving air quality.
The GSP Gold Schools have fulfilled
this by maintaining adequate oxygen
balance in the classrooms, adopting
sustainable motorised vehicles or
non-polluting modes of transport
and opting for CNG-fuelled vehicles.
Those schools that do not own
any vehicles have reported that
their children travel by non-polluting
modes of transport ( by foot or by
cycling).
Energy
Food
What is the ultimate place we go to in school when
those hunger pangs start? Yes, you got it right. The
cafeteria, of course! The third section is on food
and our GSP Gold Schools are gradually doing away
with ultra-processed packaged food items in their
cafeteria and switching to more freshly prepared and,
of course, healthier traditional snacks. Anyone up for
Idli/Vada? Yes please!
TOP GUNS
Land
Water
Waste
Talking about waste, we at GSP recommend
segregation of waste, recycling waste and
composting. Eight out of 10 schools have adopted
the practice of segregation of waste, but there is a
glitchnone of the schools have reported source
segregation, an area which schools need to look
into.
The GSP Gold Schools are managing their e-waste
in an effective way, that is by handing them over to
the manufacturers or the scrapdealers.
Arent they doing a great job for saving the environment! So, by the next GSP Audit
we are expecting more of our GSP Gold schools in the Green category and in the
coming years becoming a cadre of environmentally responsible citizens. You can also
help your school become green! Every little help counts and till then, stay green.
COVER STORY
Talking Time
Why talk about Time in a cover story, someone asked. Why
not, we replied. After all, this is one entity which has no
tangible physical presence, but which seems to govern and
dominate our lives so completely! Isnt that intriguing? How
do we perceive it? What is Time? Is it a concept that really
moves and flows and passes, or does it ebb and stand still,
while it is we humans who do all the moving? Does Time
really slow down during emergencies and dangers? And
does it zip away too fast when we are happyor are these
tricks that the mind plays on us?
Quite apart from these theories, the question that
we often ask is when and where did Time really begin?
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and cosmologist,
says time began with a Big Bang. About 14 billion years
ago, the Universe was a hot and dense bubble. Then one
fine day, it suddenly exploded. The Universe as we know
it now was born and so was Time.
Early humans took notice of daytime and night
time. These were the first variations of Time that
they perceived. Gradually, they observed that the sun
was dividing the day into smaller periodsmorning,
afternoon and night. At night, the movement of stars gave
them an approximate idea of Time; man noticed that as
night passed, different groups of stars became visible. In
fact, for early humans, the sky was like a giant clock.
The idea of the month could have come from mans
observation of the changing shapes of the moon, which
grew big into a full moon over 15 days, and then reduced
in size over the next 15 days. Similarly, changing seasons
might have triggered the concept of a year the cycle of
winter, spring, summer, monsoons and autumn followed
a 365-day period. As human beings progressed, they
came up with innovations and machines which could be
used to tell the Time (see boxes on these pages).
TICK-TALK
COVER STORY
TICK-TALK
ON THE WALL
Woolly mammoth
Life on the Earth began some billion of years ago from the primordial soup which
eventually led to origin of a countless species of plants, animals, birds fishes, etc. This
planet was supposed to be the home for every individual, but something happened on the
Earth less than a million of years ago with the evolution of an animal species, otherwise
known as modern Humans. Soon after his origin, he started manipulating with the nature,
its forces and with his co-inhabitants. In the process of controlling the nature, the humans
started destroying his inhabitants. Some time it was for fulfilling his needs but most of
the time it was out of pure greed which resulted in mass killing of animals and plants. It's
the poetic justice of nature that now the all-powerful human
beings are fighting a tough battle for their own existence on
the planet because of their own greed, which resulted in
unending wars, pollution of air, water, etc. GT presents a
brief list of animals whom we the "humans" killed
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ON THE WALL
Woolly mammoth
Life on the Earth began some billion of years ago from the primordial soup which
eventually led to origin of a countless species of plants, animals, birds fishes, etc. This
planet was supposed to be the home for every individual, but something happened on the
Earth less than a million of years ago with the evolution of an animal species, otherwise
known as modern Humans. Soon after his origin, he started manipulating with the nature,
its forces and with his co-inhabitants. In the process of controlling the nature, the humans
started destroying his inhabitants. Some time it was for fulfilling his needs but most of
the time it was out of pure greed which resulted in mass killing of animals and plants. It's
the poetic justice of nature that now the all-powerful human
beings are fighting a tough battle for their own existence on
the planet because of their own greed, which resulted in
unending wars, pollution of air, water, etc. GT presents a
brief list of animals whom we the "humans" killed
t
rian elephan
do
us do to overti
i
r
u
Ma
n due
n
geo
i
p
ive
ue
s bl excess
u
ti
i
ur due to
Ma
nct
Exti ting
hun
n
nti
u
fh
o
ink cause
m
ea t be
S tinc r
Ex its fu
r
O und se o
ab cau
be
ol
w
in
ta on
n
u ti
Declared extinct
2014
leopard
hunting
Formosan clouded
2010
Go
04
20
Text: Diksha /Sorit
Design: Raj Kumar
2013
40
19
Japanese riv
e
Hu
to
a to
sc ted
a
C n
o c
m xtin
e
d e
Pinta island
19
ss n i rh
Pa nce o ant b f ove
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Extinction d
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ction of
habitat by fi
sherfolk
14
.
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r
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fo
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186
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182
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Air lde
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to rmin e po ad
the g
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200
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p
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and c, h e to
poa abita over
chi t lo fish
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pol ing, b
Exti erpo
luti oat
nct ol p
on
due ige
to o on
ver
hun
ting
1662
overhunting
We
Extinct due to
for ivory
stern
Extinct d black rhino
ue to po
aching
Sy
100 BCE
(approx)
2011
2000 BCE
(approx)
SHORT STORY
My wriggly friends
Vidya Dengle
writes childrens
stories and has
published two books
in Marathi, both of
which won literary
awards.
WORM WISE
TA R IQ U
E A Z IZ
TOON STRIP
Who is
knocking at
this hour?
We know
you are the
famous hunter
Kim Jorbet and
thats why you
are here.
Let me
explain
Kim.
Neither are
we cruel like a
human to plant
a booby trap.
We realized that we
still confine ourselves
with hunting or
gathering food... For
real progress we need
to learn something from
humans, like...
We animals
want to be
civilized like
humans.
Thats really
a good sign,
but how is
it related
with my
abduction?
We need to develop
an economy. We need
to start business.
Business with your
body parts.
What! Are
you gone
mad?
You cant do
that! How
can you kill a
human?
Let's start
with his skin.
What!
Thanks heavens,
I was dreaming!
Kim did not reply. He calmly put the phone down.
ECOWARRIOR
Moving on tyrelessly
In India, about 100 million tyres require recycling annually,
which is about 275,000 tyres (675 shipping containers or
2,399 tonnes) every day! And here is someone who is doing
something about it
Diksha Chopra
le
yre
up
GOOD GRUB
We should say no to
everything that is not fresh and
natural. Here are a few of our very
delicious Indian drinks for you to
try out and enjoy killing the heat!
These refreshing beverages
have been a part of Indian cuisine
since time immemorial and some
of them have evolved further
with the changing times but basic
ingredients remain the same.
Why not start of trying your hand
out with everyones favourite!
Diksha Chopra
THANDAI
Method of preparation:
SATTU
DRINK
Method of Preparation:
BEL
SHERBET
Method of preparation:
Sherbet is a
SAUNF Saunf
popular summer
SHERBET beverage of Gujarat.
Method of preparation:
PANAKAM
Panakam is a thirst
quenching, palatepleasing, traditional and Ayurvedic
energy drink from the south of India.
It is a naturally sweetened summer
cooler laced with a subtle hint
of spice.
Method of preparation:
VERSE-NAMAH
ECOLOGY
Bharath abounds in natural wealth,
Eroded unscrupulously by stealth
Nature in turn has dealt
Disasters of scales neer felt.
Bharath had its floods
Bharath had its landslides
Bharath had its forest fires
Bharath, an ecological catastrophe.
A healthy ecosystem reflects
A spurt in plant species
Colourful butterflies swarm the arena,
Hovering oer a variety of flora and fauna.
The mere rustle of the notes
Makes many sell their souls
Joining hands to destroy nature
Unmindful of the future.
Nature has its message clear
Its unbridled fury we fear
But neer for a moment, we pause,
Its phenomenal beauty, to rejoice.
By S Sundar Rajan
Whoever thought...
COVER FEATURE
Cowpats
Eat that!
Pollen pains
The scent
that wasn't
Spoof Space
94 I Down To Earth Supplement I gobar times I June 1-15, 2016
Bakwaas Bread
First Class Poison.
Ingredients
1.
White Flour
2.
Salt
3.
Sugar
4.
Yeast
5.
Potassium bromate
6.
Potassium iodate