INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC BAG FREE DAY

Today is International Plastic Bag Free Day. It was started by Bag Free World to create awareness among people about the harmful effects of plastic bags not only on human beings but also on animals . It is affecting not only living beings but non living things are also getting affected by it.

So many campaigns are carried out to minimise the use of plastic bags at world wide level but even then use of plastic bags is not reducing. It is not so that people are not aware about the consequences of using it but they find it a best alternative as it's cheap and durable.

 But can it be more valuable than the life of living beings???? Definitely no.....but even then people prefer it's use.

 It's high time as the use of plastic especially single use plastic is not only a danger for living beings on land rather it's also affecting the aquatic life terribly.

My purpose in this post is not about to discuss the harmful effects of plastic bags as already all are aware about this.

But I would like to remind once again that we should use the alternative of plastics which are available in plenty like:

 use of paper bags, jute bags, bags made up of cloth etc .

Whenever we go to market for shopping,we should carry our own bags. 

It's our earth, our life,we should adore it not only for ourself but for future generation also.

How themes related to environment would be fulfilled? Think.....

Today ,5 June 2020, is World Environment Day which is celebrated every year on 5 June. It is also called Eco day or  Environment day. First time, it was celebrated  on 5 June 1974.
 The theme for this year's World environment day is "Biodiversity" .  World Biodiversity Day is celebrated on 22 May  and the theme for this year i.e. 2020 is " Our solutions are in nature" and it's true also.
Already, I discussed in my last  post that nature can heal itself but it will be possible only when we human being don't disturb it.
  But human being has become so selfish that he just think about his own comfort zone and for this, he  doesn't hesitate or even not give a single thought in harming the environment not only floura but fauna also and its live example is killing of a pregnant elephant after eating a pineapple filled with explosive in Kerala. It is really a shocking incident  that while doing so the soul of human being doesn't shiver or cry.  While just by listening this news on news channel, my heart was crying. It is so horrible.
Now it's time to think that how all these themes would be fulfilled?
Already we are facing this pandemic covid-19 which is also the result of human's actions.
Think.......

IS LOCKDOWN A BLESSING FOR NATURE?

“Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy” by Isaac Newton

This quote of Newton seems to be really true during this lockdown period. During this period, when human beings are confined to their homes, there is no disturbance or interference of human being in environment , the nature is also changing itself. 

The beauty of nature which was destroyed by us is replenishing itself . It seems that this lockdown period proves to be a blessing for nature. Now a days, lot of news are coming that sky is appearing crystal blue, there is drastic fall in pollution level, Pir Panjal range from Srinagar, snow covered peaks of Himalaya range from Saharanpur(U.P.), Sitamarhi (Bihar) are visible after many decades. Ganga and Yamuna rivers are also cleaning themselves. Ozone hole which has become a topic of serious concern is also replenishing itself . Even birds and animals are also having a gala time during this lockdown period.

 But have we given a thought why is it happening? What magic happened during this lockdown period? Now it is time to think for all of us that on one side conferences are organised at National or International level to decrease the Carbon emission, pollution level, to find out the ways how to clean river, to decrease global warming but no fruitful result is there till now. But during this lockdown period as interference of human being has minimized so nature has also get time to beautify itself once again. This is that beauty of nature which we (especially present generation) have seen till now only in books. 

So, we should wake up and stop our interference in environment as nature wants only simplicity.

HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE IN MAKING OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN?

Everybody wants a clean environment and appreciate it also. People criticises whenever they saw garbage here and there. But have we given a thought to it that who is responsible for it. Yes, we all are resposible in some or other way but we always blame others for it.
There are some questions which can help us to make our environment neat and clean when you will think answers of these questions.
1) Do we keep our streets clean or it is limited only upto cleaning of our home and it doesn't matter what is happening in our surrounding?
2) Whether we contribute in creating a green environment or not?
3) Whether we adopt a park in our neighbour so that we can keep an eye on its maintenance or not?
4) No Smoking area. But do we follow it honestly?
5) Don't throw garbage here. Are we following it sincerely?

SLIDE SHOW

EARTH DAY POEM

EARTH DAY BADGE

I'm proud to wear

my Earth Day badge

I give the Earth a hand.

I pick up litter,

care for trees,

Recycle what I can.

I'm an Earth Day helper

Each and every day.

I take care of Mother Earth

In oh, so many ways.
By :Jane Yolen

WELCOME ON MY BLOG

Hello friends, All of you are welcome on my blog to give your opinion about saving environment- how one can give his/her contribution in cleaning the environment and how one can make it more beautiful . You can also suggest ways to reduce pollution and to make our livelihood more ecofriendly.