Quiz GD And Speech on Nuclear power

Adding another task to its checklist our team Green Terra organized a Quiz competition on the topic "Conservation of Natural Resources In Campus" which was followed by a group discussion on the same subject. It could be seen as an effective step towards generating awareness and persuading the responsible youth to think of the ways to save our nature. A lot of students actively participated in this event.

Quiz Competition

Group Discussion

The quiz was really interesting, I must say that. And then came turn for group discussion which stirred every brain present in the room. It was a great site to notice that students have knowledge about ecology apart from their orthodox engineering topics. As the GD proceeded new ideas emerged and there were clashes of ideas as per their pros and cons.

     Relaxing their brains for a few days students were again ready to enhance their knowledge about Nuclear power. A 30 minutes lecture was organized in which necessity of this non-conventional source of energy was discussed. Later we saw what all advantages it has over traditional sources and the constraints that this source may pose. A brief Q&A session was held in which students cleared their queries.

GO GREEN INITIATIVE

PLAY YOUR PART TO SAVE NATURE!!

It’s time to start thinking more ethically about the environment we live in. I realize that talking about making contributions at an individualistic level has now become cliché, and anyone who decides to speak up about it, is not paid heed to. It’s scary. Too many people are talking about it, too many people seem to care, too many people write articles, but I fail to see any of these solutions materialize. We have to realize that there isn't going to be a “Magical” day when everyone is just going to start throwing things in the bin, and reduce electricity consumption. It has to happen over a period of time, but it has to start somewhere, and you can be where it starts from.

I’m a student, and I see people around campus throw cans of drinks, and packets of chips around and think to themselves “Whatever will the cleaners do, if we start keeping the environment clean” and laugh about it. It’s a dismal picture. Anyone who tries to stand firm, is either made fun of or ignored. Something needs to be done to bring more and more awareness among the today’s youth population. The time has now arrived when we have to stop making plans and implement at least a few of them made earlier.

I am a member of IET DAVV TGCC TEAM (Green-Terra), and we are working for creating our college campus the most sustainable campus in India. We are an enthusiastic bunch of approx. 60 II yr B.E. students in the team, trying our level best to do something about the current degrading condition of environment, initiating the campaign with our college students. We organized lot many activities in our college to bring the students together for this campaign, some among them are quiz competition, poster making competition, debates, and group discussions.

All this is being done for a purpose. A purpose to spread lots and lots of awareness among the masses and proving them that caring about our environment has become really important now and is not at all a difficult task if  each person starts working towards it individually, without caring what others will think about them.

We are not big environmentalists doing all such activities which prove that each and every person can contribute towards saving our- mother earth. We organized a green march in the city also. More than 100 students participated in it and it was truly fun and a huge success too.

The best part of doing all such activities was that all were based on green and sustainability theme and were still so much fun and brought a feeling of pride within us- that yes, we have a big part to play, and we are contributing so much to save the ecology. We are now going to set up separate bins around the campus for “Plastic”, “Paper”, and “Metals” and this is something which we feel is highly desirable for not only our campus but the whole city or the country as well. ‘Waste needs to be Paste at proper place’.

What I was getting at anyway, was that it is evident, that the most pressing issue about the environment has now become its conservation. Before you even know how it is defined or what its dynamics are, you’re expected to lend a hand in protecting it. That is proof enough, that environment conservation is an issue that cannot be considered frivolous anymore. It’s more than just about saying “I care about the environment”, or “I’m going to write articles about the environment” or even instruct people to throw litter in the bin. It’s more about contributing at an individualistic level. I think we’ve had enough of “What difference would it make if I did it? Or “I’m just one person in a population of a trillion people worldwide”. Well more, but I don’t know what supersedes trillion. I don’t deny that each one of us is ultimately only one drop in the ocean, but what we need to remember is that it is ultimately only a combination of these drops that makes the ocean, an ocean after all. I think it’s time to start throwing things in the bin yourself, it’s time to pick up other people’s litter too if you claim you care.

I think it’s time for us to stop shifting blame, and pick up our own litter. Easier said than done, I know, but it’s high time we start walking on the right path, instead of choosing just the easier one.

Oil : A major energy resource...

                        OIL CRISIS                                    

 We live in a world which is totally dependent on oil. From morning to bed, we use things that are directly or indirectly derived from oil. In fact Rockfellar said that the secret to success is to get up early, work late and strike oil. In the history we can get a long list saying about the wars caused by oil.

                                  There exists clashes and ups and downs in the market of oil , perhaps ever since it was discovered. Countries with high crude oil as resource have always been the target of developed countries or countries with high oil demand. There exists an unavoidable relationship between oil and terrorism.  

terrorist are ready to throw their explosive spanners to the machinery of global trade. targeting energy infrastructure will be far more efficacious and less opprobrious than the indiscriminate slaughter of the civilians.

                                     If continued with such situations,we are sure to loose our oil resources soon. A famous Saudi saying is that , ‘My father rode a camel; I drive a car, my son flies a jet; his son will ride a camel.’ Exactly… we are sure to end up with the oil and thus the next generation will be left with the the machines run with manual power.

                                        At present the heavily industrialized United States, which only 5% of the world’s population , is using more than 40 % of the world’s energy output. That data is really awe full  All the countries are still heading to become developed. Being developed surely means to increase oil consumption , as talking practically.

Oil has direct and indirect impact on the environment as:

1.      On water in the form of oil spills.

2.      Air pollution from vehicle exhaust.

3.      Acid rain, global warming, ozone layer depletion.

4.      Wildlife damage.

5.      Trash: disposing cars.

6.      Toxic Waste.

7.      Toxic Trade: Greenpeace has documented hundreds of cases where developed countries have traded or transferred toxic waste problems to developing countries.

8.      Pesticides.

9.      Soil depletion and damage.

Best way to reduce such impacts is:

1.        to avoid oil usage.

2.        Reduce our selfish needs.

3.        Avoid extreme luxurious life.

4.       Reduce globalization.

5.       Increase production so less need of transportation.

Conclusion is just learn to live as how our forefathers used to live with less use of natural resources at least as long as we find a sustainable and practically usable resource.

Waste

                           Waste.....

We all have heard the name and almost equally concerned about it. It has become a major problem of waste disposal. Its simplest definition can be:

“waste is unwanted or usable materials.”

Waste is directly linked to human development both socially and technologically.

For example: some typical waste include nuclear waste or plastics etc.

Some waste have also some economical value of once it is correctly recovered it can be recycled.

              Sometime waste can be a matter of concept because thing which is useless for someone can be useful for other. Waste can be a valuable resource as they have potential to act as raw materials saving natural resources.

Modern waste can be classified as follows:-

    * Municipal solid waste

    * Constructional waste and demolition waste

    * Institutional waste, Commercial waste and industrial waste

    * Medical waste (Clinical wastes)

    * Hazardous waste, Radioactive Waste and Electronic Waste

    * Biodegradable Waste

            On a global scale it is difficult to report the amount of the waste generated every country has its own definition of Waste but BASEL convention estimate a 338 million tons while OCED estimated 4 billions tons.

      Waste can cause a hazardous effect on environment and living thing if it is not managed properly.

              Waste can attract rodents and insects which can cause gastro intestinal parasite, yellow fever, worms, the plague and other conditions for humans. Exposure to hazardous waste particularly when they are burned can cause various other diseases including cancer. Waste can contaminate surface water, Ground water, soil and Air which cause more problems for humans other species and Ecosystem. Waste Treatment and disposal produces significant amount of green house gas emission, which can greatly contribute to global climate change.

               Waste management must be promoted to reduce ill effects of waste. Scavengers must be promoted and must be saved from social abuse so that they can help better to save resources. Spreading awareness in the area of waste and waste management is increasingly important from global perspective of resource management. More technological development is needed to the field of waste management so that maximum of the waste can be obtained. It not only save environment, it also boost the economy as reliability on raw materials considerably decreases.

Food Waste

What becomes a serious problem is FOOD WASTE….. It is more likely to produce diseases, moreover a large part of the world suffers from food shortage and in such situation wastage of food is something unavoidable.

It is of two types:

Pre Consumer Waste:- Includes overproduction expired, Trim waste, Spoilage, Overcooked etc.

Post Consumer Waste:- Plate waste, which include rejected food, due to excess quantity.

Measures For Food Wastage-

* Awareness about Plate waste or table scraps-food discarded by consumer, customer, patients etc. They should realize the value of food that they are rejecting and it can only be done by spreading awareness among them.

* Establishing Tracking/Control system to measure point at which food is wasted.

* Establish staff action team to review waste data, set waste minimization goals and develop revise procedure and discuss about waste produced is meeting frequently so as to aware everyone about it and also discussing its economical part.

* Storage of food also plays major roles in reducing properly according to standards,  remain consumable and safe for a longer period of time without noticeable degradation in quality.

* Conduct waste awareness arrive among students and staff and guests this drive can invite ideas and suggestion.

* Fine can be imposed in mess on student which waste food on routine basis.

* Food Wastage reduction can include recovery/donation program to re-use product safety.

* We can search for local bio fuel producers so that the burnt cooking  oil can be utilised to produce  bio fuel. This helps environment in two ways-:

               1. bio fuel

               2. Environmental degradation/pollution is reduced

* To check quantity of that is being served generally guests do not eat whole of the stuff and at last it wasted so it is better to check quantity according to guests.

* Keeping record which items are being rejected and why?

This can help chefs and food service team to minimize the waste, according to save 2-4% cost.

* Waste food which is not fit for consuming can be delivered to local bio gas plants which can reduce it impact on environment and also help to produce fuel.

*We can review amount of material that is being served and its better to serve multiple time, then all at once, it can save a lot of food.

Pre consumable waste must be minimized by proper planning.