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Join hands to save the planet before it is too late

Nature provides us with abundance. There is no questionthat Earth has been a giving planet. Everything humans have needed to surviveand thrive was provided by the natural world around us: food, water, medicine,materials for shelter, etc. However, more and more human activity in the nameif development is depleting the natural resources and pollution is on the rise.The Earth is losing its ability to absorb dangerous levels of carbon dioxide asmankind pumps more pollution than ever into the atmosphere, a new study hasfound. India is facing an ecological crisis as its natural resources aredegrading day by day. Our unending greed is taking us nowhere. It is time torise up to save our only life-sustaining planet.  


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Where is the ban on one-time use of plastic?

RAGHAV GADGIL, Khandola
Published Oct 25, 2020, 12:25 AM IST
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India has made a commitment to eliminate the usage ofsingle-use plastics by 2022 and Goa participated to do its bit. The ban onsingle-use plastic is a welcome step but the implementation has been lax. InPanaji market complex, the vendors disburse goods in plastic carry bags on thepretext that the consumer should claim ownership if the vendor is caught by theauthorities. This shows that people have not accepted the fact that plastic isa major cause of concern for the…

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