Welcome to Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation This video is from americaswildlife.org – “Conserving the Future, Wildlife Refuges & the Next Generation”. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Wildlife Refuge Association are spearheading a public engagement effort to shape a new vision for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System. There are 553 wildlife refuges – at least one in every state and territory in the U.S. Together these refuges comprise the National Wildlife Refuge System, providing 150 million acres of habitat for more than 750 animal and plant species. Strengthening the …

How are the tomatoes doing? Did you know cucumber is 95% water? So, how are the Cucumbers doing? What about Basil, Mint and Dill? Did you try their leaves yet or are they still too small? If you are wondering where this is headed, click on the Organic Cooking section on the portal and read through all that we have covered from the basics of Organic Gardening to growing your own vegetables, Salads and Herbs in the last few articles. Last week we covered a few herbs such as Basil, Dill and Mint; whereas this week we’ll cover Rosemary, Thyme …

Herbs have played an important part in the existence of Man for millennia’s. These are the foremost constituents of Ayurveda: translated as Science of Health, that is probably the oldest existing system of natural healing in the world. Nearly suppressed by the English during their occupation of India, Ayurveda is finally making significant inroads of acceptability throughout all countries of the Western world. To fight biopiracy and unethical patents, the Government of India, in 2001, set up the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library as repository of 1200 formulations of various systems of Indian medicine, such as ayurveda, unani and siddha. In …

CII-ITC Sustainability Awards Ceremony 2011- Recognising and Rewarding Excellence!! 4 – 8pm, Friday, December 16, 2011 SteinAuditorium,IndiaHabitat Centre,New Delhi Know which companies serve you best by working responsibly on all fronts. Exercise your consumer choice, and be greener. Tailored to the Indian business environment, the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards rewards companies which have successfully introduced sustainability into their way of doing business. In the last six years, over 400 organisations of various sizes and sectors have vied for the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards. Participants’ triple bottom line performance is evaluated and top performers are identified through: A rigorous assessment process conducted by …

CII ITC Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development opens Annual Summit in New Delhi Unveils first of its kind thought piece at the ‘Sustainability Solutions’ conference New Delhi, 26th November, 2011- CIIITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, an India-based apex body that creates a conducive, enabling climate for Indian businesses to pursue sustainability goals today organized the sixth edition of one-of-its-kind annual conference in the capital city. The two-day event called Sustainability Solutions: Summit & Exhibition was held at The Lalit Hotel on 25th and 26th November, 2011 and explored challenges, opportunities, and strategies for bringing sustainability solutions to …

If trees could talk, they would tell us                                                 ……Build…..                                          your castle high and strong, lock the exquisite, sandalwood  door  don’t   let  breeze  claw mahogany decor, acidic winds   roam  the    moor,  Noxious smoke  embraces  tight, an  ethereal heaven’s cry   scrounges barren  earth, ‘Neath scorching cerulean  sky When in  howling  shadows,   glare a    starless   night,  …

Green is a powerful color. Strongly associated with Envy – one of the seven most deadly sins. But the beauty of this color is that it balances itself. It balances everything around it as well. Green signifies Mother Nature. It signifies growth, stability and harmony. It marks the onset of Spring- Hope. How do we instil that hope , that freshness back into our mundane lives? How do we ‘Go Green’? I could say ‘ Awesome let’s go plant a zillion trees ‘ Well…but that doesn’t really work. So I decided to keep it REAL and come up with 10 cool ways we …

In the last article we described how to grow tomatoes, carrots and cucumber. This article will take you through a few more do-it-yourself farming, on growing your own little salad garden. Salad is often considered as a healthy diet food, but the benefits of eating a salad go well beyond dieting and weight loss. Salads keep you hydrated, add fibre, increase the intake of vitamins and nutrients in your body, reduce calories and improve digestion. Here are a few important ingredients to making a sumptuous salad. Onions: How to Grow: Onions grow to a height of around a feet and …

This is a story of three friends Maple, Elma & Olivia. I am one of them. One day the angels decided to go down to their favorite orchard and see how everyone was living their lives. They had been blessed with special powers to grant wishes. There were three friends they were particularly keen on observing Maple, Elma and Olivia. They had heard from the orchard that these were the best of the lot. Maple wasn’t tall, she wasn’t the prettiest and no one quite took notice of her. She would stand in one corner all day long and watch …

I wanted to participate in the Green Photo Blog last week but unfortunately missed out because of the timeline. So I am here just about time this week around. This particular topic is close to my heart and I try to adapt greener ways of life where all possible. Not really sure how innovative they are but I list here my wishful attempts to bring in the green consciousness into our daily lives. I try and follow lot of them and yet there are many more which I hope I will be able to adapt in the days to come. …