IANS – 3rd November, 2012 Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Nov 4 (IANS) Around 5,000 zero waste, “bio-digester” toilets will soon be coming up in villages along the 2,500-km stretch of the Ganga basin, a religious leader associated with the project said here. The project has been undertaken by the Ganga Action Plan…
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Times of India – 3rd November, 2012 RISHIKESH: Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna today appealed to DRDO and FICCI to construct eco-friendly toilets for pilgrims on the Char Dhaam yatra route. Building eco-friendly toilets on the Char Dhaam route would be a step towards keeping the Ganga clean, Bahuguna said,…
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New Kerala.com – 1st November, 2012 The three-day socio-spiritual celebration on 60th birth anniversary of Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan commenced this morning with Sun salutation and yoga demonstration, followed by the divine ‘mahayagna’ for world peace and environmental preservation. However, Swami Chidanand Saraswati has appealed to his followers…
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Times of India – 23rd August, 2012 By Mrigank Tiwari ALLAHABAD: ‘Clean and Green’ should be the buzzword for the Mahakumbh slated to be held in January next year and our topmost priority should be to undertake massive sapling plantation drive combined with effective garbage disposal and provision of clean…
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Yahoo! News – 14th August, 2012 By Claudine Zap Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, wants to talk poop. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is hosting a “Reinvent the Toilet Fair” on August 14 and 15, is on a mission to build a better crapper. Why?…
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Recently, India experienced the largest power outage in the history of the world. While power outages are common, almost routine, in various parts of India, from small villages to large cities like Delhi and Mumbai, this power outage was beyond the scale of what had come before. Nearly twenty of…
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Garhwal Post – 8th August, 2012 In the past week, India’s states were hit by a major power cut. Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, presently on a US tour, received the news of recent blackouts there and held detailed discussions with American experts, Environmental Engineers…
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The Sunday Times – 29th July, 2012 By Dan McDougall The Ganges, India’s most sacred river – and the very symbol of the sub-continent – is dying. Its waters have suffered appalling pollution while the government turns a blind eye to industries pumping in lethal chemicals as the Indian economy…
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The Indian Express – 22nd July, 2012 By Sudheendra Kulkarni Something akin to an environmental and spiritual genocide is taking place along the course of the Ganga, India’s most sacred river. Yet, very little is being done to stop the crime. Why? One reason is the citizens’ ignorance, apathy and…
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In India, poly bags are ubiquitous in the streets: shredded, whole, filled with waste, or flying into a gust of wind. They not only sully the look of our beautiful nation, but, as we mentioned in yesterday’s post, they also create havoc for Mother Ganga and cows in particular. While…
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