Banning plastic..

One of the good things that himachal govt. has done is banning use of polythene.So if you go to the sabzi mandi the vegetables are sold in paper bags only :)
This is a lesson which should be learnt by retail giants like Reliance Fresh and Food World(I named them only because they are near my house) which make heavy use of plastic bags.It is not so hard to implement if a joint effort is made by all the retail giants.It may be difficult in the beginning for consumers (long standing habits are difficult to break) but once it starts finding acceptance(which it surely would when they would have no other choice) it would not be difficult for them.These giant super stores are best suited to make the change. The govt. faces political opposition from the plastic bag industry to implement any ban on plastic bags. So it would not do it.
The retail giants face no such opposition .It will also help them to improve their image as the green consciousness increases in the indian middle class who are their main customers. They should promote greener alternatives like jute bags.
May be they can learn from the experience of Wall -Mart.
After all it's part of the corporate responsibility .Is n't it ?

Some quotes ....

Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God. -Isaac Bashevis Singer, Writer, Nobel laureate (1904-1991)

My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library. -Peter Golkin, museum spokesman (1966- )

If one Ponders on objects of the sense,there springs Attraction;from attraction grows desire,Desire flames to fierce passion,passion breeds Recklessness;then the memory-all betrayed-Lets noble purpose go,and saps the mind,Till purpose,mind,and man are all done.
-Bhagvad Gita

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual toward freedom. - Albert Einstein, physicist

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. -Henry Ford, industrialist (1863-1947)


The moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.” - William Murray, mountaineer

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of doing, so they can see that it's not the answer. Jim Carrey

A good teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary . -Anonymous


This is another great difference between our civilization and yours. You admire the man who pushes his way to the top in any walk of life, while we admire the man who abandons his ego. (Seven Years in Tibet –Movie)

signboard on entrance to a school ...

A speech for the planet

"We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency - a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here. But there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst - though not all - of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly."
No ,this is not a dialogue from a Hollywood sci-fi movie but lines taken from Al Gore's acceptance speech for jointly winning the Nobel peace prize for 2007
Arguably the most important debate of recent times has been that concerning global warming and environment. Al Gore jointly won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign to fight global warming.
It's the time for countries and individuals to act before it becomes too late.