Very nice On 07-Jun-2017 3:27 PM, "Gurumurthy K" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear teachers > > You would have celebrated June 5th as World Environment day in your > schools ... hopefully with sapling(s) being planted... or a water > conservation program etc ... > Usually these days, we hear news about environment destruction and sharing > positive news/stories can give us good role models.... > > I am sharing two happy news from our neighbouring state Kerala.Request if > you could share positive stories from your schools/communities as well .... > > regards, > Guru > > source - http://www.deccanherald.com/content/615554/kerala-plants- > one-crore-saplings.html > > *Kerala joined the nation in observing World Environment Day today with > the government taking lead by distributing one crore saplings for planting > across the state. * > > Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his Environment Day message sought the > support and cooperation of all sections of the society in the government's > efforts of tree plantation. Known Malayalam actor Mohanlal participated in > the sapling of plants programme at a college here. Governor P Sathasivam > planted a sapling at the Raja Bhavan compound as part of day's > celebrations. Schools, local self-government bodies and voluntary > associations took part in the plant sapling programmes of the government > under 'Green Kerala Mission'. > > Importance of this year's tree plantation is that government has done away > with acacia and eucalyptus that draw a lot of groundwater and distributed > only fruit bearing and environment friendly trees. A campaign titled > 'Connecting People to Nature' was also launched besides starting a > programme to cut down trees that were harmful to the environment. > Meanwhile, BJP as part of its green campaign 'Jalswaraj’, distributed more > than 10 lakh saplings across the state for planting. > > 2 > *Kerala govt implements 'green protocol' for weddings* > > source - http://www.deccanherald.com/content/615767/kerala-govt- > implements-green-protocol.html > > Wedding ceremonies in Kerala are all set to become 'green', with the state > government coming out with a green-protocol to make the auspicious > occasions more nature-friendly. > With the implementation of the protocol, plastic and other non-degradable > articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol decorations > will be kept at bay from marriage functions. Instead of this, people would > be persuaded to use tumblers, plates and other utensils made of glass and > environment-friendly metals, officials sources here said. Inspections will > be held at marriage halls, convention centres and hotels and other venues > of the wedding ceremony in this regard and action would be taken if the > protocol is violated, they said. > > 'Suchitwa Mission', the state nodal agency for sanitation, has already > launched the initiative in Kannur, Ernakulam, Kollam and Alappuzha on a > pilot basis. C V Joy, Director (Operations), Suchitwa Mission, said the > green-protocol was launched as part as part of the government's > anti-plastic drive and Green-Kerala Mission. "The core objective of the > initiative is to reduce the use of plastic in daily life. Plastic articles > including glasses and plates are used in large numbers during functions, > especially marriage ceremonies in the state," he told PTI. > > With the effective implementation of green protocol, the amount of plastic > could be reduced in the long run. "We can reuse, recycle and reduce > plastic. But, even if we reuse such non-degradable articles, there will not > be much decline in its presence. So, reducing its use is the more effective > way to achieve our plastic-free society goal," he said. The Mission has > joined hands with district administration, panchayat authorities and > socio-cultural and religious outfit for the green-protocol initiative. > > The cooperation of the owners of marriage halls and convention centres has > also been sought, he said."We are planning the protocol as a sort of > awareness drive. Though we have legal backing, we are trying to implement > it with the support of the marriage parties and the owners of wedding > halls. Mutual understanding is essential for its success," he said. Special > squads, comprising officials of Suchitwa Mission and revenue department, > have been formed to carry out inspections in wedding halls and videograph > the ceremony. Action would be taken based on the nature of utensils and > articles used there. > > "It is being effectively implemented in Kannur. In Ernakulam, the district > administration is issuing green marriage certificate for those weddings > which abide by the protocol completely," he said. The protocol would be > implemented in the rest of the districts soon, the official added. > IT for Change, Bengaluru > www.ITforChange.net > > -- > ----------- > 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ. > -https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL > 8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform > 2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ. > -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/ವಿಷಯಶಿಕ್ > ಷಕರವೇದಿಕೆ_ಸದಸ್ಯರ_ಇಮೇಲ್_ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ > 3. ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪುಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ > ನೀಡಿ - > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:ICT_Literacy > 4.ನೀವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ? ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ > ತಿಳಿಯಲು -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/ > Public_Software > ----------- > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Maths & Science STF" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ----------- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ. -https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform 2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ. -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/ವಿಷಯಶಿಕ್ಷಕರವೇದಿಕೆ_ಸದಸ್ಯರ_ಇಮೇಲ್_ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ 3. ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪುಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ - http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:ICT_Literacy 4.ನೀವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ? ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯಲು -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Public_Software ----------- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maths & Science STF" group. 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