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Sustainable Consumption

Sustainable Consumption By Dr Arvind Kumar According to the World Wide life Fund’s report on ‘Living Planet’: “The earth is running out of natural resources like land, water and minerals so quickly that if nothing is done, some predictions say that by 2030 humankind will need the equivalent of two planets to sustain our current lifestyle.” It seems that over the past four this warning has remained unheeded. At this juncture it is worth noting as to what exactly can be done to reduce environmental impact – which has got further worsened – and how shoud we go about doing about it? Preventing environmental damage in the first place is seen as a preferable strategy to asking people to mitigate it after the fact. However, according to Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout (Greens), addressing sustainable consumption was “as crucial as the production side. They need to go hand-in-hand but it’s far more difficult. How do you tell people what to consume? You cannot really forbid things.” ...

Doctor’s Day

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Doctor’s Day The large population of India depends on the efficiency and responsibility of doctors to a large extent at all times Doctors in India over the years have shown remarkable improvements and made definite progress in medical treatments that need to be acknowledged· we should celebrate the doctor’s day to show respect and gratitude to the doctors. In India Doctor's Day is celebrated on 1 st of July to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal,  Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy . He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years. Dr Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961. The first Doctor's Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia.  Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. This first observance included the mailing  greeting cards  and placing flowers on graves of deceased doct...