Gobar Times Magazine (Environment for Kids Monthly) - Centre for Science and Environment

EDITORIAL

Hey folks,
Planning a perfect summer. This is what this issue of Gobar Times is all about. Do I hear you snigger? ‘Perfect summer’ amidst raging power cuts, shooting mercury levels and drying water pipes? Have I lost my mind? Not really. It’s just that we are presenting such a dynamic ...

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COVER STORY

environment How clean is my kitchen?

We all know that climate change is a reality, right? Top climatologists across the world are screaming themselves hoarse, warning us to take drastic measures to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (carbon dioxide and other gases like methane, sulphate, chloride and nitrate). If we don’t, global average temperatures would rise to catastrophic levels.

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MISSION PROTECTION

Law and tiger

Glaring headlines, horrifying visuals on televison channels, shocking census data. One does not have to be a wildlife expert to realise that tigers in India are a seriously threatened species.

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CHEMICAL COCKTAIL

What elements can do...

Elements are everywhere… in everything. Inside our bodies, and outside. They are necessary for sustaining life and for manufacturing the most basic items required for everyday living. So each organism consists of a variety of elements and compounds.

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TRUE GLUE

STICK IT ON!

Adhesives touch our lives daily. Look around and you’ll find them everywhere…in the chair you sit on, your footwear, your bag, the wallpaper, our buildings, even in this magazine!

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POSTER

Find me if you can...

You are in the tiger census team. Follow the trail, which takes you through five habitats in five days.
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