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24
Sep
1
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” – An Essay

The following Essay was written as part of Weekly Essay Challenge – 8 by Mr. Aditya Jha “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”  Aditya Jha An imaginary conversation between a couple : year 2030. Wife : Honey, you have got a mail from the environmental agency. […]

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Tags: ias preparation, insights ias, insights upsc, sustainable development, upsc, upsc essay writing,
23
Jun
4
Rio+20 – Plenty of Empty Promises

Just concluded Rio+20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has been labeled as failure of epic proportions by Greenpeace and this is not without reason. The final outcome document of the summit brought out by the heads of 190+ countries after lots of negotiations, named  “The Future We Want”  is high on series of R […]

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Tags: climate, climate change, earth, earth summit, ENVIRONMENT, green economy, green house gases, kyoto protocol, life, news, reflections, rio de janeiro brazil, rio summit, rio+20 smmit, SCIENCE, sustainable development, thoughts, writing,
31
Jan
4
Sustainable Development? But, For Whom?

When looked from space, Earth is a beautiful planet – there are continents and oceans, and there are no countries and borders. From space one can see vanishing rainforests, melting ice caps and expanding deserts – they have no respect for borders, because there are no borders. They engulf us all. Earth is one planet […]

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Tags: agenda 21, ddt ban, development, earth summit, ENVIRONMENT, neoliberalism, news, rachel carson, rio declaration, silent spring, sustainable development, thoughts, wildlife protection act, writing,