Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
This issue of our newsletter looks at one of the ways in which the Polluter Pays principle is being implemented in various countries.
This issue of our newsletter looks at one of the ways in which the Polluter Pays principle is being implemented in various countries.
In most cultures, colours are considered auspicious, significant and sometimes even sacred. India is known for its celebration of colour in dress, in food, in arts and crafts and in architecture
As part of our Healing with Nature series, we shall be looking at simple home remedies and natural substances that we can use to keep our bodies fit and radiant. Today, we bring to you the magical properties of one of the most valued spices in Indian cuisine.
The word TOXIC brings up dark images of skulls and bones and generally indicates danger. We are being told that our living environments are becoming increasingly toxic. But what do we mean when we say something is toxic?
Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are the three Gods in the Hindu pantheon which when considered together, as a triumvirate, cover all the three aspects of the life cycles in Nature – creation, maintainence and dissolution.
As we watch the natural environment around us degrade with dismay, we realise that what is required more than anything else right now is a deep healing.
A ban is not enough to change the situation. While a ban definitely helps, its implementation is tricky and not fool proof. Citizens need to take ownership of the ban, to recognise the importance of cleaning up our environment and of avoiding the use of single use plastic disposables.
We all have heard about how the cow is considered a sacred animal by the Hindus. In recent times, this has led to several debates with the ban on beef on the one hand and the growing efforts of the Hindu community to save every cow at all costs.
Here in India, we have just completed a week of celebrations in honour of Sri Lakshmi, the energy of manifestation and expansion, in Nature. But do we really understand who she represents? Do our practices of celebration do justice to her beauty and grace?
This issue of our newsletter looks at how online shopping and home deliveries, have impacted the scale of plastic pollution.