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

EDITORIAL

Hey folks,
Around this time last year, hundreds of divers were scouring the ocean bed at Dubai’s Fisherman’s Port, one of the busiest in the world. They were fishing out ship wastes, plastic and other sundry junk, so that the port could wear a spanking new look on the World Environment Day. I wonder if this year the exercise was repeated. ...

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COVER STORY

Environment Today

In a larger-than-life scheme of affairs, individual efforts are always lost sight of. But truth be told – small bubbles also do create an impact, albeit slowly and silently! So today, lets make those not-sotalked- about human efforts, a piece of our conversation pie. Lets talk about a few individual entreprenuership that will make us feel that the world has not really gone to the dogs.

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PANDEMIC PANDEMONIA

Flu Flows

Sars in 2003, Bird flu in 2004 and now swine flu in 2009. In today's times diseases spawn and spill over with a far greater ease than dubious infiltration...

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SPEAKING TREE

Surviving the sun

A smouldering summer day has just simmered down to a pleasant evening. Pranav and Aunt Piya are strolling in the park, taking a much-needed breather.

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POSTER

“Just one day is not enough to assert that environment is important to us”

Do you agree? Or don't you? Here is what some of our readers had to say....

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GREEEN SCHOOLS

A PICTURE

Sparkling beaches, crystal clear sea, and a city as pretty as a picture. This was the vision that unfolded before the GTGSP team, when it first landed in the Veer Savarkar Airport in Port Blair, capital city of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar....
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