Environment Is Bruised, Let’s Repair It

    • kumar.saurav2@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Sep 12 2016 2:50PM
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    • Updated Date: Sep 12 2016 3:25PM
Environment Is Bruised, Let’s Repair It
A face mask is placed on the statue of Nelson's Column by Greenpeace protesters on April 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Mahatma Gandhi had said, “Earth has enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.” No wonder we are now paying the price for not listening to the wise man.

A bruised environment is the worst thing to inherit, but unfortunately, the generations before you were so busy cutting trees and releasing smoke that they never bothered to notice that one day the atmosphere will be so out-of-place that it will be near-impossible to refurbish it to its glory. Why do we say that, why are we so negative about rebuilding our nature, and how did we end up here! Let’s look at some of the reasons! 
 
Population is the sole ruin-er: We increased in number; we reproduced, reproduced and reproduced. Consequently, we increased the pressure on natural resources, forests which we cut to 'build', air which we contaminated with noise and smoke, and water in which we merrily drained our toxic waste. Obviously there is a limit to how much this planet can sustain, but we have not been able to put that ‘limit’ in numbers, so blissfully we are adding 74 million people every year to this planet. 
Did you know: We have consumed more resources in the last five decades than the entire generation before us? 
 
Humans became materialistic, they want the best: Our desire for an affluent life has done its bit to damage the environment. What started with Industrial Revolution now continues with the building of smoke-exhaling SUVs, continuous running of air-conditioners, killing of animals for fur and leather, and the latest finding is that even perfumes pollute the environment. Gosh! 
Did You Know? Air conditioners in the US release about 100 million tons of CO2 every year. 
 
We cut our forests: According to a data published on Greenpeace.org, “an area of natural forest the size of a soccer pitch is cut down every two seconds.” The report goes on to suggest that “the current extinction rate of plant and animal species is around 1,000 times faster than it was in pre-human times - and this will increase to 10,000 times faster by 2050.” And imagine, this data was published in 2007, so you can very well calculate what would be figures now. Let us help you with that. According to a fresh research by the University of Queensland, Australia, the world’s wilderness has shrunk from 33 to 23 per cent of land since the early 1990s.
Did you know: If we don’t take serious effort to restoring the forests, only 10 per cent of it would be left by 2030. 
 
We polluted our air: Air pollution has been talked about so much at length that we don’t really need to tell you much about the filth in the air. Still, go through the following data recently released by World Bank and the University of Washington, and it will give you a fair hint about the dirt we inhale.  
  • 5 million people died worldwide due to air pollution around the world. 
  • 1.4 million in India and 1.6 million lives in China were lost due to air pollution in 2013, a World Bank Study has suggestion. 
  • $5 trillion is the cost of burden on world economy arising out of air pollution. 
  • Air pollution is estimated to be the fourth leading fatal health risk worldwide
  • We have not even spared our water and soil: Our water resources have more of toxins, household garbage, and industrial filth than water. A recent report from the United Nations Environment Program suggests that over 300 Million are at risk because of water pollution. That’s not all. Even our soils is so injected with fertilisers and garbage that we casually dumped under the ground that it’s not easy to repair all of it. 

 

Items you did not know pollute the environment
  • Facial cleansers
  • Candles
  • Toilet cleaners
  • Kitchen stove
  • Paint
  • Air-fresheners
  • Air purifiers  

Simple things you can do to save the environment
  • Share your ride to school with friends, do your bit to reduce air pollution.  
  • Pick public transportation
  • Don’t take unnecessary printouts, or waste tissues.  
  • Save electricity, cut the burden on power plants. 
  • Say no to plastic bags, bring re-usable bags.
  • Start compost at your house, use it as natural fertiliser. 
  • Keep your waste out of rivers and water resources. 
  • Use the washing machine only when its full to the capacity. 

What are you doing to preserve the environment. Are you doing something in the school? What you think would be the best way to repair the enviroment. Share your views in the comments below.


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Kritika Malhotra Indira National School

i think the best way that we as children can presently use is planting trees.....NGOs here and there are taking up initiatives for planting trees but that is not enough.....we children must contribute too so that when we grow up we do not live in such a deteriorated environment that death and diseases due to pollution becomes commonplace. we have only little time left on our hands to do what we can to save the environment.

Priyanshi Banerjee Somerville school, Greater Noida

Our school is taking the initiative to teach us a subject- GARDENING! This teaches us how to use knowledge to go eco-friendly. Also, our school ensures the trees are planted by one and all. In these ways my school helps me succeed in repairing the environment.

Harini MS NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN

Going by the PMs Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, our school has organized an activity for us 11th graders. We have to go to lower classes in pairs and spread awareness about the effects of garbage. Also, our school follows a system of awarding points to well maintained classrooms.

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

India is a land of festivals.Well, the best way to conserve the environment is by limiting the decorative material that are very harmful for our environment due to the toxic-materials present in them which we get during festival season. Another good way to ensure this is through afforestation. Everyone should do some good for this purpose. Every year in my school, a Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drive takes place in which we pick up the garbage lying in the school premises.

NAVYA MALHOTRA SWARAJ INDIA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Transportation by cycle - makes you healthy as well as lessens the toll on the environment

A.parmeshgoud sree narayana vidya bhavan

we should keep our surrounding clean.

Ritvik Baweja Bal Bharati Public School

Everything starts with a motivation and desire to achieve.Even if we know our actions harm the environment but still we don''t do anything to solve the problem. If the people realize the importance of environment then they would definitely give their contribution towards saving our motherland. Afforestation is not enough to curb pollution, small contributions from business class, schools and industries such as proper disposal of waste can help .

Raju kumar Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

first change yourself

Amish Agarwal Goldcrest High Vashi

It is the top-most priority for us to keep an eye towards the depleting climate. We are amid the climatic tragedy and most of us have yet not realised. As a student I am trying to use public transport as far as possible.

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