Image Source = https://howlermag.com/grow-sustainably-build-sustainably-live-sustainably-costa-rica-eco-sustainable-special/   Sustainable Food System   Q. What is sustainability? A. Sustainability is the ability to exist constantly. It is defined as the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time. It refers generally to the capacity for the biosphere and human civilization to coexist. It is also defined as the process of people maintaining change in a homeostasis balanced environment, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.   Q. What is food system? A.A food system includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items. It also includes the inputs needed and outputs generated at each of these steps. A food system operates within and is influenced by social, political, economic and environmental contexts.   Q. What is a sustainable food system? A. A sustainable food system is one that does not require chemicals, conserves energy and water, emphasizes local production, decreases inputs and utilizes resources more efficiently on site, values biodiversity ...

Image Source = https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/plan-for-district-environment-impact-assessment-panels-under-fire/article28313596.ece   प्रस्तावना: जलविद्युत परियोजनाओं की संकल्पना के पश्चात उनके निर्माण से पहले पर्यावरण स्वीकृती की आवश्यकता होती है। इस संबंध में पर्यावरण, वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा पर्यावरण (संरक्षण) अधिनियम 1986 के अंतर्गत जारी की गयी पर्यावरण प्रभाव आकलन (ईआईए) अधिसूचना 2006, महत्वपूर्ण है। यह अधिसूचना राष्ट्रीय पर्यावरण नीति के उद्देश्यों को पूर्ण करने हेतु निर्मित की गई है जिसमें दी गई प्रक्रियाओं के अनुसार भारत के किसी भी क्षेत्र में प्रस्तावित विकास परियोजनाओं के कार्यान्वयन के लिए  पर्यावरणीय स्वीकृति की आवश्यकता होती है। अधिसूचना में सूचीबद्ध की गई सभी नई परियोजनाओं, उनसे जुड़े क्रियाकलापों, उनके विस्तार अथवा आधुनिकीकरण करने लिए पर्यावरण स्वीकृति लिया जाना एक आवश्यक प्रक्रिया है।    1.      परियोजना का वर्गीकरण: पर्यावरण प्रभाव आंकलन (ईआईए) अधिसूचना 2006 के अनुसार, किसी भी विकास कार्य से कई प्रकार के प्रभाव जुड़े हैं जिनकी समुचित विवेचना करने के लिए प्रस्तावित की गई परियोजनाओं को दो प्रमुख श्रेणि‍यों - अ (A) एवं ब (B) में विभाजित किया गया है।   1.1. श्रेणी ‘अ’ : अनुसूची के श्रेणी ‘अ’ में सम्मिलित सभी परियोजनाओं या गतिविधियों के संचालन के लिए पर्यावरण, वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा गठित विशेषज्ञ मूल्यांकन समिति (ईएसी /EAC) की सिफारिश ...

  Nomenclature Scientific Name: Boerhavia diffusa Hindi & Sanskrit: Punarnava English: Hogweed, Spiderlings Tamil: Mookkirattai keerai   Even as we live in polluted environments, in conditions similar to gas chambers, eating food whose origins we never know, forever suspecting poison and adulteration in every next thing, there is a plant around us, insignificant and a very common weed which is known in the world of ayurveda and herbal medicine as a wonder drug, renowned for its abilities for detoxification and rejuvenation of human body. Punarnava, which literally means “to bring back to life”, is a creeper that grows in open spaces, commonly found throughout India and all over the tropical and subtropical nations. The plant belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae. It usually grows abundantly after rain. This edible herb, contains many medicinal properties in it that it is used to treat many ailments. Medicinal value:  In Ayurveda, the plant is used in a variety of diseases ranging from skin disorders, liver dysfunction, asthma, intestinal diseases, cough, kidney and heart problems etc. Punarnava herb is most widely used in treatment of renal and urinary problems. Punarnava has excellent anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties. It is used as a heart tonic. The leaves ...