GT replies: There was no "technological breakthrough" but only a "knowledge breakthrough".Till the last century, man thought that salt deposits would one day run out and hence guarded them fiercely and fought over it.Today we know that it is present everywhere and is limitless in supply. We are glad that you are reading Gobar Times with so much of interest and also liking our work. I hope you enjoy reading our future editions also.

I got my copy of Gobar Times from a friend in my school. I went to CSE site to read about the recent news about pesticides in Coke in India. I am very happy to visit the website. In fact, I am going to forward your website to a few friends. I am very excited about the field of education, environment. In fact, we have developed software models that help us to access the level of risk associated with different concentration levels for different chemicals. The Risk Assessment & Management Group performs this role and does policy formulation for many of the states in the US.

I wish you could organise some workshops for adults & school kids on domestic garbage. On ships we maintain a certain level of control that is totally lacking ashore with food & plastic waste are mixed together. I tried to order the following: Chipko movement & Chilika lake but the order forms didn't list both of them.

GT replies: Waste segregation should be the first step of waste management and as you are doing such good waste management I think you can yourself conduct workshops for the children and also the adults to make them aware about the benefits of segregation. Regarding the two books, we currently don't have the books available with us in print. We will inform you as when they are available.

Dear Panditji,
I am a student of class 6th. Ever since I started reading Down To Earth magazine and also Gobar Times, I really liked reading them. I have started taking eco friendly bags to buy fruits and vegetables in the market. I also got the chance to visit the CSE office and I came to know about the different ways to collect rain water in various places all over India. I also learnt that the pollution affects the poor people those who earn just enough to survive. I also have some ideas that I would like to share with you. Reusing polybags: we collect all the polybags that come in our house and give them to street vegetable seller. Using water of dripping tap: I have seen the dripping tap in the wash basin of my grandmother's toilet. So I have placed one mug instead of leaving like that only. Whenever someone now uses the toilet he/she got the mug full of water ready to wash hands. I am doing both of these in my house. If anyone has more ideas like this they should also write to Gobar Times and tell other about it.

Respected Panditji,
I am a regular subscriber and of course the reader of various publications of CSE. I very much appreciate your approach the way you are spreading awareness of environmental science specially involving young generation through GOBAR TIMES. The way you presented the recent article on SALT was very knowledgeable in its simplest form. I appreciate such more articles such as on SUGAR, ALCOHOL, TOBACO, COTTON, various metals used in daily life, various principles of science. This will make science as well as environment an interesting subject to every student. Thanks again in spreading the awareness about the NATURE.