Tag: ENVIRONMENT
The ‘Severe’ Pollution Levels in Delhi: A Collective Concern
The pollutions standard is the capital has become intolerable and can destroy collective wellbeing if adequate measures are not adopted.
Environmental Conservationists Dying the World Over as Global Witness Reports
ENVIORMENT
Revealing data from across the world depicts that several environmental conservationists are being murdered for resisting environmental damage.
The Horrors of a Risk Society
In this thought provoking article, Professor Avijit Pathak has referred to sociologist Ulrich Beck’s path breaking text Risk Society, and reminded us of the need for a new mode of living and thinking for saving our earth.
One-third of the world’s nature reserves are under threat from humans
ENVIRONMENT
Growing environmental damage and unplanned growth has put the world at risk. Here is an important essay by James Watson, James Allan, Kendall Jones, Pablo Negret, Richard Fuller and Sean Maxwell.
Global Concern over Basic Needs of 7.5 billion to 10.5 Billion People
Growing environmental damage and unplanned growth are becoming core issues for nations across the world. Ensuring basic amenities like food and shelter are significant issues that nation-states need to work towards.
Developing Countries and Environmental Crisis
ENVIRONMENT
Developing nations face issues while attempting to build a balance between development and environmental sustainability. Social awakening and political participation could offer alternatives.
Rethinking UN Declaration for the Right to Healthy Environment
ENVIRONMENT
Nature is of great significance. Human denial of ethical orientation to nature has led to environmental crisis.
Dr.Ruchi Shree
Antarctic Ice Melts Leading to Global Climate Crisis
Ecological issues are immensely challenging in our world. The rise in global temperatures has led to large scale melting of ice in Antarctica leading to environmental crisis.
Video|Meet painter Pratul Dash
Pratul Dash is an Indian artist and painter from Odisha. He is a multidimensional artist working across diverse media including painting, video art, performance art, photographic art, earth art, installation, and sculpture. He received his Bachelor’s degree from B.K. College of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar in 1995 and his Master’s degree in painting from College of Art, New Delhi in 1998. He has held five solo shows in major art galleries of India and has been a part of many group shows developed by reputed curators.A recipient of the prestigious Inlaks award, Pratul went for a residency at Cittadelarte in Biella, Italy. He has participated in numerous art camps and residencies and is widely acknowledged for raising various environmental issues about the damages inflicted on the ecological balance, earth, and society at large.
Modern Development and Environmental Depletion in our Times
Nature, when treated like a resource to be merely extracted and used can prove extremely destructive for the sustainability of the planet and the species that reside on it. A harmonious and fruitful exchange with nature is the need of the hour.
Bharat Dogra
