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Dear Pandit ji,
I like your magazine and would like to subscribe to it. Please let me know how to do it?
Aayush Gupta
Via email
Dear Aayush Gupta ji
Please visit our website www.cseindia.org. At the bottom of the page on the right hand side is the CSE store icon; click on that. Then click on the Down to Earth icon at the top of the page. You shall find information regarding subscription. Gobar times is a part of Down to Earth.
Dear Panditji
I am a student of class XII and want to pursue a career in environment planning. I have been surfing and researching on the internet since a very long time without any fruitful results. I would be obliged if you could give me some information regarding this (the eligibility criteria, career prospects, undergraduate courses, universities and institutes, admission procedures, etc.). It would really help me a lot .
Angel Kharya
Dear Angel Kharya ji
Our issue of 15th June, 2008 might be able to address your problem. It talks about careers in the field of environment. You can read that issue online as well by going to www.gobartimes.org and clicking on the archives section found at the left side of the web page.
Dear Panditji
I found a great article about energy called ‘Crude Shocks’, and I need more information for a project. So I was wondering if you had any other articles especially one about how cow wastes are used as energy! That would be great!
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Dear Jennifer ji
These are some links that might help you out:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogas
2) http://www.practicalaction.org/?id=biogas
3) http://www.eon.se/upload/eon-se-2-0/dokument/om_eon/presscenter/broschyrarkiv/broschyrer/Renewable%20biogas.pdf
4) http://www.mothercow.org/oxen/gobar-gas-methane.html
5) http://www.ganesha.co.uk/Articles/Biogas%20Technology%20in%20India.htm
Dear Pandit ji,
I am a student of class X in Adani Dav Public School, Gujarat. My social science teacher has given me a project on disaster management. Can you suggest to me any disaster model or give me information on any disaster? I would be highly grateful if you could help me out.
Peeyush Malav
Dear Peeyush Malav ji
I have given some information on what is a disaster followed by a few links that could help you:
Disaster model
‘Disaster’ is defined as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society, causing widespread human, material,
economic and environmental losses. These exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. In order to reduce the undesirable impacts of disasters, there are world wide trends on managing disasters. Disaster management is a cycle of activities beginning with mitigating the vulnerability and negative impacts of disasters; preparedness for responding operations; responding and providing relief in emergency situations such as search and rescue, fire fighting, etc.; and
aiding in recovery which includes physical reconstruction and the ability to return quality of life to a community after a disaster.
These are the links:
1) http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/natural_hazards/overview/me05_138.htm
2) http://www.gisdevelopment.net/proceedings/mapindia/2006/disaster%20management/mi06disa_245abs.htm
— Conceptual Model for Disaster Management in India using GIS
3) http://home.earthlink.net/~dalep1/KELLYMODEL.pdf
-Principles of disaster management
4) http://devplan.kzntl.gov.za/ASALGP/Resources/Documents/ASALGPhandbooks/2-principles-of-disaster.htm
Hello sir,
I am an engineering student. I regularly read Gobar Times. Recently, I read in a newspaper that usage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in buses does not reduce pollution, rather it increases it, as the emissions are very minute and can easily penetrate into the human lungs. I was shocked to read this. Can you please tell me what is the composition of CNG? Does it emit any harmful emission when burnt as a fuel? How can it be prepared?
Phani Krishna Yadav
Dear Phani Krishna Yadav ji
The composition of CNG is as follows
Methane ... ... ... 93.05 %
Ethane ... ... ... 3.47 %
Nitrogen ... ... ... 1.67 %
Carbon dioxide ... ... ... 0.81 %
Propane ... ... ... 0.66 %
N-butane ... ... ... 0.12 %
I-butane ... ... ... 0.08 %
N-hexane ... ... ... 0.06 %
I-pentane ... ... ... 0.04 %
N-pentane ... ... ... 0.03 %
Oxygen ... ... ... 0.00 %
CNG emits gases such as:
Nitrogen Oxide – but not in very high levels.
Hydrocarbons – toxic substances are emitted such as Formaldehydes and Carbonyl. These emissions can be harmful only if a catalytic converter is not fixed in the vehicle. Also, as technology improves such toxicity shall reduce.
Particulate emissions – these are minimal.
In order to understand CNG’s importance for a cleaner environment, it is necessary to compare it with the conventional fuel used in buses, that is, diesel. Diesel engines are responsible for high particulate emissions and nitrogen oxide. If poor quality diesel is used, then this problem exacerbates. Also, in natural gas fuel adulteration is nearly impossible. There are higher chances of cancer from diesel particulate emissions as compared to CNG. So relatively, CNG is a better option. If you want to know more, then you can read CSE’s publication —‘Leap frog Factor.’
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Respected Panditji,
I am a subscriber and an interested reader of Down To Earth (DTE). Gobar Times is like dessert after a scrumptious meal of DTE. My special interests are water management and environment. I am 75 years old and want to work towards creating awareness amongst youth. I read with interest the article on Agri Rural Tourism in the March, 2009 issue of GT. Kindly give me more details of the project, so that I can consider taking it up in my area.
Dr Girish V Udapudi
Geetanjali, Girish Nagar,
Jamkhandi, Karnataka
Dear Panditji,
I came across your website while browsing through CSE’s website. What struck me while going through the pages of your magazine was the simple manner with which difficult issues have been raised, meant to create a lasting impact. We lack such attempts in our country and this shall be very effective to educate our children, our kid brothers and sisters on the issues facing us in a way they understand it best, pictorial with no data or graphs. It is a great effort and special compliments to your team. If you could open a spot where people like me could write something kindly inform me. Carry on the good work!!
Sainath Sunil
Via email
Dear Sir/Madam
We really like your magazines and have started a programme on Environment Education, where we teach children how to save their
environment and keep it clean, etc. We wanted to know whether its possible to have Hindi translations of Gobar Times or some parts of the magazine such as the competitions and games for children? We would really appreciate if you help us.
Good work!!
Sheila Sedgwick /Ajit Kumar
Green Friends
Eagles Nest, Upper Dharamkot, Dharamsala, HP India.
Dear Sheila Sedgwick/Ajit Kumar ji
Thank you for your suggestion. We shall keep it in our minds and shall work towards producing Gobar Times in regional languages.
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