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When the Industrial Revolution hit Europe in the nineteenth century, the world hailed the advent of a glorious new age. It was a brave new world – a world of steam engines and motor cars. Then came the aeroplanes, the spacecrafts and finally the computers! Great cities all over the earth echoed with the sound of factory sirens and the roar of the havoc that was to be caused by this attack on nature. Today, our planet has reached a stage, when environmental pollution is threatening to destroy it. It is further heightened by deforestation, air pollution, global warming and green house effect. Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non- forest land for use such as arable land, pasture, urban use, logged area, or waste land. Deforestation results from removal of trees without sufficient reforestation, and result in declines in habitat and biodiversity, and quality of life. However, as the human population is growing, we are cutting more and more of trees for wood. We are also clearing forests to use the land for buildings and agriculture. Our factories and vehicles are emitting more and more of carbon dioxide than ever before. Therefore, in other words we all are increasing the carbon dioxide, is leading to global warming and greenhouse effect and they are further leading to the barren earth. But if we all our united, we can fight this problem. We can conserve forest by planned cutting of trees, afforestation etc. We can conserve soil by crop rotation, judicious use of water etc. We can conserve wildlife by building sanctuaries, national parks etc. We can also start awareness projects such as Chipko Andolan and create more cultural based programmes. To save our dying earth by doing all this, we should be united because "United we Stand and Divided we Fall." -Kirti Virmani VII-B Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar TJ ....................
Posted by Tapon Media Team at 4/16/2008 2:39 PM | Add Comment
Rising Food Prices: An Question?
The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has raised serious concerns about the food and nutrition situation of poor people in developing countries, about inflation, and—in some countries—about civil unrest. Real prices are still below their mid-1970s peak, but they have reached their highest point since that time. Both developing- and developed-country governments have roles to play in bringing prices under control and in helping poor people cope with higher food bills. In 2007 the food price index calculated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) rose by nearly 40 percent, compared with 9 percent the year before, and in the first months of 2008 prices again increased drastically. Nearly every agricultural commodity is part of this rising price trend. Since 2000—a year of low prices—the wheat price in the international market has more than tripled and maize prices have more than doubled. The price of rice jumped to unprecedented levels in March 2008. Dairy products, meat, poultry, palm oil, and cassava have also experienced price hikes. When adjusted for inflation and the dollar’s decline (by reporting in euros, for example), food price increases are smaller but still dramatic, with often serious consequences for the purchasing power of the poor. National governments and international actors are taking various steps to try to minimize the effects of higher international prices for domestic prices and to mitigate impacts on particular groups. Some of these actions are likely to help stabilize and reduce food prices, whereas others may help certain groups at the expense of others or actually make food prices more volatile in the long run and seriously distort trade. What is needed is more effective and coherent action to help the most vulnerable populations cope with the drastic and immediate hikes in their food bills and to help farmers meet the rising demand for agricultural products.
Question:
1.How do you explain rising price of food items when the stock market is registering steep fall in share prices?
2.If the Govt.fails to arrest galloping price of food do you thing riots can break out in India particularly in eastern states?
3.How serious is malnutition in India compared to other developing countries?
4.How can India allow food grain to rote inFCI godowns while people in parts of the counrty go hungry?
5. Do you think we need more agricultural research institutions to improve productivity in farming?
Posted by Tapon Media Team at 4/11/2008 8:54 PM | View Comments (1) Add Comment
