Posted by: Prerna Bindra in Untagged on
Aug 28, 2010
Spread before me is a grassland-a seemingly unending sea of golden grasses gently swaying in the wind, looking not unlike waves rising and falling to the rhythm of the wind. Out of this azure landscape, something, a bird, shoots straight up in the air some two metres high, but before I can catch and ‘paint' the picture in my mind's eye, it's gone...then, a few furlong ahead, another one emerges,
The Mumbai oil and chemical spill was a disaster that was waiting to happen. The files of our government are filled with warnings that could have prevented such an incident. Given our lack of respect for the environment I guess this oil spill had to happen and it will happen again.
Why were two ports at such a small distance from each other approved? JNPT was cleared at the instance of the late
Posted by: Lakshmy Raman in Untagged on
Aug 25, 2010
While Vedanta's proposal to mine for bauxite in Niyamgiri has been rejected, it is vital that the one-million tonne per annum alumina refinery at Lanjigarh, situated right below Niyamgiri, be shut down at the earliest. The refinery, according to several sources, has habitually flouted environmental standards. Vedanta has been expanding the refinery, often without environmental clearances to do
Posted by: Prerna Bindra in Untagged on
Aug 19, 2010
DNA, August 11 carries an interview of Dr Asad Rahmani, Director, BNHS
Question 1, which pertains the issue of the Navi Mumbai Airport, which has raised grave environmental concerns:
The answer:
"Mumbai needs a new airport urgently as our old airport's infrastructure has been stretched to the limit. There are several factors which are to be taken into account while allotting a plot for this purpose,
I will concede here that I have always been fascinated by Chhattisgarh largely because of the sheer extent of the pristine & unexplored forests in the state (and hence the possibility of major surprises that they might withhold) and the similarity between Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in terms of land and culture of these two states.
I was asked to prepare a “Tiger Agenda” for the states of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh a couple of months back. I submitted it, but unfortunately even after roughly 3 months I don't really know what happened regarding the report because while I did read the agenda for some other Tiger-States, I didn't come across one for Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.However I decided that I won’t let history keep on
Coal, bauxite, lignite and uranium mines are ripping my country apart and burying tigers, elephants and butterflies in their depressing debris. Yet, even in my darkest moments, I remind myself we neither have the luxury of cynicism nor despair. The sad thing is that our battles are largely being lost because, as in the story of the Trojan Horse, it is 'crooks on the inside' that are unlocking our
Posted by: Prerna Bindra in Untagged on
Aug 01, 2010
‘Amit Jethwa shot dead' read the SMS received at about 9 pm on July 21st.. I did not know him personally, but I knew Amit, activist, and warrior for any ecological cause--be it the case of an elephant being treated cruelly in a circus or illegal mining in Kodinar bordering Gir or protesting against a shipyard that would impact the nesting of olive ridley turtles. It was a sleepless night, and I
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya in Untagged on
Jul 30, 2010
Amit Jethwa, the well-known naturalist, ecological & RTI-activist, is not among us today, yet the foot-prints left by him will be showing way to the thousands of youths like us, associated with his campaign through, "Gir Nature Youth Club".
In a short span of less than a decade, how a lab-technician of Khambha Village of Saurashtra emerged as one of the active workers in field of
Posted by: Prerna Bindra in Untagged on
Jul 17, 2010
My latest tiger story...
Dr George Schaller's comment on the story!
Many thanks for the tiger article. It is really superb and should be distributed widely in whatever form possible. Congratulations.
FADING TO BL ACK
What ails our ‘star' tiger reserves?
Are our politicians serious about saving our big cats?
What needs to be done, and what can you do?
The answers you need, by Prerna Singh Bindra
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