ENVIRONMENT Managing e Waste

Computers and electronics have revolutionised the world but brought with it negatives that have created issues of e waste. Developing nations fall prey and turn into toxic dumps with carcinogenic wastes leaching into ground water and noxious fumes polluting the atmosphere through open burning.

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PEOPLE OF INDIA The Bishnois

Many community based conservation drives have col lapsed with increased intrusion of market forces, break down of traditional systems, population explosion, power politics, inappropriate pricing and subsidy. Yet there are some groups that still maintained their sanctity and worth. Few such indigenous people are the ‘Kuna’ of Panama, the ‘Kayapo’ of Brazil and of course the ‘Bishnois’ of India. Bishnois as we know are the world’s first fervent environmentalists that follow it as a religion.

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