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

EDITORIAL

Hey folks,
Enforce a ‘drought code’ now!, Dr MS Swaminathan, one of the most astute agriculturalists in the world, has been urging Indian policy makers. Monsoons will fail frequently and long dry spells
will become a part of India’s regular season cycle. So face these inevitable consequences of Climate Change and build reinforcements, he has been saying.

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COVER STORY

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

Read carefully. This story, of course, but I am not talking of
that alone. Take a little time to read that tiny sticker behind the notebook you just purchased.
Also on the packet of chips, your mobile phone, and every product you buy! Why? Because it will tell you what the salesman wouldn’t.

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POSTER

The How’s and What If’s of H 1 N 1

Initially referred to as ‘Swine Flu’ and now...

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CUTTING EDGE

Spurned by bigwigs

A study done by the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), a consumer rights advocacy group, claims that the most crippling setback to the scheme was the indifference of the big players in the industry. ...

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TRADITION TRICKS

SAVE TRADITIONS. SAVE THE FARMERS.

The season of horror is here again. The unseasonably dry June and July have triggered off a spate of farmer suicides, this year too...

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GREEEN SCHOOLS

Virtual v/s Natural:
“Which world are you living in”?
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Richard Louv (Journalist and Writer) talks about Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) in his book titled “Last Child in the Woods”.
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