Earth Day: Steps Individuals Can Take In Planet s Best Interest, According To Indian Scientists
by Karan Kamble - Apr 22, 2021 12:12 PM
Earth Day is celebrated every 22 April
Snapshot
What is the one new action or habit that one can adopt from today in Earth s best interest?
Here s what India s scientists and environmentalists had to say.
In 1968, humans recorded their first visit to another celestial body, the Moon, as part of the landmark Apollo 8 mission. Besides paving the way for the lunar landing next year â âone small step for manâ â the crewed lunar orbital flight yielded a photograph for the ages. Called âEarthriseâ, it showed Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface.
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BENGALURU: At least 16-17 per cent area of Karnataka are potential wetlands, but officially, the State hasn’t got a single wetland or Ramsar site. No initiative has been taken to mark out and declare wetlands, highlighting the negligible protection for Karnataka’s rich biodiversity. If wetlands or Ramsar sites are declared, they require stringent conservation measures.
This fact emerges in the report ‘Wetlands Ecosystem: A Sensitive Landscape of Unorganised Non-Administered Services’, which has been accepted by the European Journal of Applied Sciences and is to be released by February-end. The report was prepared by UV Singh, retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and member of the National Green Tribunal Committee, and Deepthi Hebale, research scholar, Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, at Indian Institute of Science (IISc).