do your part to save the environment

I dont think there ll be any place in punjab which is not struck by water shortages in summers. And we all blame to the government or Municipal Corporations for the poor supply of water. We fail to understand that they cant manufacture water or its not their fault when water gets dried up in the natural resources from where it is supplied.
We too have to co-operate in this situation by making a few and simple efforts to conserve water and preventing its wastage...

I have seen many cases of such incidents where people carelessly waste water for no reasons...

People leave the water pipes running in their gardens for watering the plants. But instead, the water gets accumulated in a small area which leads to its pure wastage.Watering of plants should be done with sprinklers or manually.

Another case is when people wash their cars with continuously running pipes. Instead the washing can be done with a wet cloth or stuff leading to the minimal usage and wastage of water.

And another case which i think almost everyone must have encountered is when come back home from somewhere ..we notice that the taps where running in the bathrooms or kitchen. This usually happens when we open the taps, and the water is not coming and then we forget to turn it off. Later when the water comes, it goes running. Before leaving our homes or sleeping at night, we should turn off all the taps.
And turn off the taps wherever you see it running.

We can adopt these simple methods and conserve water. And lesser the wastage of water, more will be the supply.

Was just going through the newspaper pages and found a few article posters on World Environment Day ! giving some tips on conserving the environment. But does that worth anything ?? We read it, we forget it.

What do we think of World Environment Day...Having a few speeches or a function in school...reading a few articles in the newspaper...news flashing on television...thats it! How did all this contribute to the 'Environment' ?
Every day is indeed an environment day...we dont need a special day to do something for the environment or for our self or for our future...

A Very Happy New Year to all the readers. Lets welcome the this New Year 2012 with resolutions for our environment too!

So here are some simple initiatives which we all can take this year and do our part.

1) Switching all the appliances not in power and Save Electricity.
2) Using energy efficient appliances and CFC free.
3) This is the most important one- Say NO to POLY BAGS. This can actually create a huge               difference.
4) Plant atleast one tree.
5) Save trees. Atleast the ones around your home.
6) Save water by repairing all leakages and turning the taps off before leaving home.
7) Control the pollution emission by turning off your vehicles at signals and jams and car pooling.
8) And as a god citizen , Don't throw litter or garbage here n there which makes the environment      unclean.
9) Save paper. Millions of trees are cut to make paper , so don't waste it.

These simple steps can lead you to saving your environment . So cheers to the New year and a bright future.....

In Punjab, Its not only the Factories or Industries who have a major hand in air pollution, but agriculture is also in the line.

picture from -connectbillions.in

Firstly talking about the air pollution. Well we all have seen sights of agriculture fields set on fire after the harvest and the black ash layered soil left behind.  But the huge amount of pollution caused and the harmful gases released into the air is not taken into account by the farmers.

According to the report generated by The Tribune (published in Dec 30, 2011 print), about 19 million tonnes of paddy residue is burnt every year in Punjab, which is indeed a big value.

Due to this, huge amount of lethal gases generated in air become the cause for respiratory problems. But till date, there is no such law or any ban on this activity.

But an alternate to burning paddy residue can be  decomposing and later using it to enrich the soil. Or The Tribune report says that the left over can also be used to produce energy in co-generation plants to produce electricity.

But what we can do here is to educate our near and knowns who are agriculturist about this issue; Aware other people around us and head towards cleaner air to breathe in our city and state and then country!

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These days we all are enjoying the gala season ... Our most enjoyed festivals are arriving soon, why we would not be filled with elation.......

But coming to the point, we loose our concern towards environment.......

The first thing which arrives in our mind about DIWALI is - crackers ....... lighting bursting crackers....  But When we ask ourselves - "What we gonna get from these crackers?"  Pleasure and fun for a moment ?  But what about the damage we make to the environment to satisfy our inner souls by these crackers.....

We can't even make out how much pollution is created during diwali season in our whole country...
below is the satellite image of India on diwali....... looking fascinating ???


But beneath lies the bitter truth of this lighting reality........
The emanated smoke and noise pollution causes a devastating effect on environment ....

So why do we all resort to such things if they cause such results......
Can't we celebrate festivals without crackers??? YA WE CAN .....  Instead of letting our money burnt with the crackers we can make a better use of it.... buying chocolates , clothes and other articles is more beneficial and practical :)
So lets celebrate an eco friendly diwali this time by kicking out the crackers and letting in the real joys associated with these festivals ! 

A green job is one that helps bring about and maintain a transition to environmentally sustainable forms of production and consumption. Green jobs relate not only to renewable energy, biodiversity preservation, waste management, water conservation and treatment, and carbon management, but also to the change in employment patterns in favour of greener, cleaner and more sustainable employment.
A ‘green job’ is employment in any industry that contributes to preserving or restoring environmental quality in that sector and allowing for sustainable development. Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that help protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through high efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize (or altogether avoid) generation of all forms of waste and pollution. A green job can be a white or a blue collared job in any sector: agriculture, manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and service activities such as IT, finance, teaching and so on.
Green jobs exist in all sectors. Increasing environmental awareness is changing and increasing legislation supporting the environment, which will mean increased environmental litigation, lawyers and policy writers. Growth of global carbon markets will mean an increase in carbon finance consultants, analysts, financiers, an increase in carbon accountants, business risk analysts and more. A rise in green buildings and energy efficiency is increasing the demand for architects, engineers, technicians, plumbers, and construction workers. This means more engineering jobs, more construction jobs and more management jobs. These are just a few sectors and jobs out of the hundreds of jobs that will be transformed and created in the future.
Green jobs in India could overlap with other professions: architects capable of designing green buildings, civil engineers capable of making environment-friendly infrastructure, organic farmers, etc. India will need a lot of professionals and trained people to take care of and expand its solar energy, wind power and turbine facilities. The country is facing a shortage of experts in these fields.
Green collar job is the latest trend in the job market and employment sector. The green jobs trend is sprouting around the world. By generating new kinds of employment even countries like India the trend of green jobs is going to be a revolutionary drive and a much preferred one in the coming years.
Some of the courses available to students are:
Bachelor of Science (Env. Sc.)
BE in Environmental Engineering
BTech in Environmental Engineering
Carbon Finance Course n Masters in Science (Env. Sc.)  
Mtech/ME in Environmental Engineering
ME in Hydraulics and Flood Engineering
Phd & Mphil in Environmental Management
Phd in Environmental Protection and Management
Phd in Environmental Science
Phd in Environmental technology  
Phd in Environmental Engineering