Newsletter - November 2018
Novel Entities
By
Dr.Sanjay Banerji
Founder Director/Dean of Amrita School of Business
Dear Friends,
This month, we shall discuss the 8th Planetary Boundary: Novel Entities. In common parlance, we may call them chemical pollution caused by the release of man-made toxic substances into our environment, but it is not only toxicity but something more that cannot be captured by the term ‘chemical pollution’. This is why scientists decided to use the term ‘novel entities’. Essentially, we are dealing with the release of these toxic substances into the environment. But one may ask, “So what? There are so many toxic substances that occur naturally like salt, kerosene, snake venom etc. Why should we worry?” Let us see why?
Solid Waste Management
By Hand in Hand, Chennai
Mr. K. Veera Raghava Rao, District Collector of Ramanathapuram along with Ms. Janaki, Regional Director of Municipal Administration visited Market Street, Jetty Street and Agni Theertham on 16th November to monitor the SWM activity. The Collector interacted with the Green Friends on the general working of the project.The visit started around 10 am and ended at 12 pm.
Nakshatra Vanam
Ardra (Tiruvatira)
Indian Long Pepper
Tamil Name: Tippili
Sanskrit Name: Pippali
English Name: Indian long pepper
Habitat
Scandent or straggling shrubs, sometimes ascending and climbing. Leaves 8 x 4 cm, ovate, acute at apex, cordate and strongly oblique at base, shining above; nerves impressed; petiole 1-3 cm long. Female spike stout, erect; peduncle 1.5 cm long; bracts peltate,orbicular. Male spike to 7 cm long, erect, slender; stamens 2. Berry 2 mm across, glabrous, black or deep red. (Indiabiodiversity portal).
Project Officer
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Chennai
Livelihood Opportunities
By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
Home garden training was organized for SHG members of Rameswaram. The programme is sponsored by NRDC, New Delhi. The participants were given the Tool kits for establishing Home Garden in their Residential Area after the training.
- Grow Bags
- Couple of Tools – i.e Cutting Scissors/spade
- Organic Compost
- Seeds - Spinaches, Brinjal, Ladies Finger, Tomato, Bitter Gourd and Cluster Beans etc.
- Seed Tray
- Book on Home Garden/Terrace Garden
Revival and Renovation of Water Bodies Story of Sugriva Teertham
By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
Location and Form
This Teertham is located from Rameswaram Temple towards Gandhamadhanaparvatham. It’s a pond type Teertham with one side stairs
Mythological Story
Sugriva instrumental for his brother Vali’s death acquired the sin of killing his own brother. Lord Rama created this Teertham and sugriva did 9 days of Shiva Pooja near this Teertham and had the darshan of Lord shiva in the form of light.
Social Capital
By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
The aftermath of Gaja Storm effects, heavy Rainfall was witnessed in Rameswaram. During the Rainfall many low lying areas were affected with Water entering the huts especially in Natarajapuram area, 100s of huts and houses were flooded with water. As a response relief materials were distributed with the help of Govt. officials on November 25, 2018.