-Dr.Susan Sharma
News…..
The news of the month is our campaign to motivate people to visit bird sanctuaries- a campaign initiated by two youngsters in an advertising firm. We had lots of people visiting ourbird
sanctuaries page- Hope some of them actually visited the sanctuaries as well.
A couple of years back traveling by road in Himachal Pradesh, we were driving near the bridge over the Sutlej river. Suddenly my nephew called out Look! There is a rainbow on the road!! Sure enough, the sprinkle of water from a rock
surface had caught in its spray the rainbow colours. This artwork by nature mesmerized all of us. We tried to capture it in our camera. This month when Saraswati sent in a poem written by her, this photograph got the words it needed to tell a story.
2 nd February each year is the World Wetlands Day. Check your knowledge about India 's wetlands by attempting ouronline quiz.
………….And Views
“The challenge is to secure the desired quality and pace of development, not only economically but also socially and environmentally. As the nation embarks on an ambitious journey of economic growth, this is also the right time to
engage with the broader scope of growth- namely sustainable development. The need of the hour for the Indian industry is to play a proactive role towards achieving sustainable growth.
India ranks 133 among 180 countries in terms of water availability in the UNDP Report 2005. In terms of water quality, its record is even more dismal, as it ranked 120 th among 122 countries. Besides, India ranks 127 th among 175
nations in terms of Human Development Index. Under these circumstances, the industry and the corporate segments have a special responsibility to ensure that no deferred burden is placed on coming generations”.
-Y C Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Ltd.