Newsletter - October 2018
Land and Water Use Change
By
Dr.Sanjay Banerji
Founder Director/Dean of Amrita School of Business
Dear Friends,
This month, we shall talk about Land and Water Use Change. The key word is ‘Change’. Mother Earth has bestowed land and water resources for all life on earth, but we human beings, with the aid of mechanical power made available to us by technology, have brought in huge changes in using these two resources for our own needs. During the past 150 years, humanity has converted approximately 40% of forest cover primarily into agriculture and urban areas. Scientific evidence shows that ‘forest systems regulate fresh water formation, flows of different nutrients, and provide habitats for biodiversity’.
Solid Waste Management
By Hand in Hand, Chennai
We organized a workshop for our green friends on October 3, 2018 as a prelude to the HumanArch Event. Sister Saraswathi welcomed the 120 participants. We explored the concept of Waste and how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Session was quiet participative. Shri.Gopisankar, District Manager, Hand in Hand India thanked the Gathering
Green Health
By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
Then Shri.Thillaipackiam, a senior most regular student of Shri.Hegdeji addressed the participants on the topic “Importance of Yoga in Day today life”
Revival and Renovation of Water Bodies Story of Mangala Teertham
By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
Mythological Story
During the reincarnation of the world, Lord Brahma prayed Goddess Lakshmi to bestow Mangalam to all his creation in the world. Goddess Lakshmi accepted gracefully and then merged with the Lotus located in the MangalaTeertham. It is also believed that all the Gods took bath in the MangalaTeertham.
Social Capital
By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
As a lead to the HumanArch Competitions we conducted School Level competitions in Six Schools - Speech, Essay and Drawing competitions were held.
An initiative to capture the Environment knowledge Dissemination among Young minds Issue No.10 October 2018
