By FNS
Paper recycling and mushroom cultivation are among the most favourite activities of schools in the capital city Delhi. Read the rest of this entry »
By FNS
Over 1.3 lakh Eco-clubs have been established in the schools throughout the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Delhi’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today gave a new mantra to keep Delhi green. Read the rest of this entry »
Over 3000 Eco-clubs in Delhi have been concentrating on conservation of the natural resources. Delhi’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today told children of various schools came to participate in social initiative to sensitize the youth through ‘Kids for Green-Clean Delhi’.
The Chief Minister exhorted everyone to work together to make an eco-friendly world and told people to conserve all natural resources as these are not going to last for ever.
‘Kids for Green-Clean Delhi’ focuses on fun-learning and hands-on environment workshops for school children. The aim is to capture the imagination of the children and build their enthusiasm through fun-filled activities and practical projects within the school premises. A competition for school children was held at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre also present were Principals of various schools and children participating in the program. 7500 children from 150 participating schools competed in three categories- dance/drama/song; as well as poster painting and declamation on ‘What I can do to keep Delhi Green and Clean’.
Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore are among top ten cities generating the biggest amount of e-waste. According to the data released by Ministry of Environment and Forest on the basis of survey conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the amount of e-waste will increase upto 8,00,000 tonnes by 2012. This amount is over 570% higher than the amount of e-waste generated during 2005.
The e-waste includes useless computers, mobile, monitors and other electronic gadgets. Mumbai, Delhi, Banglore, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Surat and Nagpur are top ten cities generating electronic waste in the country.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said that around one Million saplings would be planted by 2010 in Delhi. Inaugurating four-day annual Eco-Meet at National Bal Bhavan in the capital she requested children to preserve sapling to improve the survival rate of a plant.
Dikshit also lauded role of people in making Delhi a pollution-free city upto some extent. She called upon people to concentrate more on conservation of natural resources, as our efforts have not yet reached the peak.
About 2000 eco-clubs in the city are participating in this Annual Eco-meet. NGOs/corporate bodies also set up their stalls along with schools and colleges depicting different aspects of the environment. Many students along with their eco-club teachers have been putting regular hard work in creating their colourful stalls and showcasing their contribution to the environment.
The themes of paper recycling, making Delhi a clean and green city, rain water harvesting, solar energy, air, water and noise pollution, and climate change were the issues on which the students and teachers showed their genuine concerns. Exhibition is being prepared on this occasion with the themes of Solid Waste Management, Promotion of recycled paper, Bio-diversity, Air pollution, Water Pollution, Energy & Water Conservation and Climate Change.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today exhorted children to function as an Environment-ambassador. In an interaction session with school children at Delhi Secretariat she requested children to at least plant seven saplings and preserve them as their family member to make the city green.
Stressing upon the need of utilization of recycled paper she said that practice may help in saving around 40,000 trees in a year. She also underlined the need of making mandatory use of recycled papers in business houses
Secretary (Environment) Dharmendra Kumar informed the students about the scheme of Eco-club in schools and colleges. He said that to make more effective and action oriented, the department has initiated a programme called vacation programme for the eco-club students since last six years. Under the scheme, 80 students (40 from govt. schools and 40 from pvt. schools) selected through a competitive process. These children were trained for 10 days in Delhi during winter vacation and 5 days out side Delhi during summer vacation.