A hunter got into a thick, trackless forest chasing a deer. Soon he got lost in the forest. He roamed for three days with nothing to eat. On the evening of the third day he…
The Core of Christianity
We have received in our Christian Spirituality that the foundation of our relationship with God is based on, ‘Love God with your whole being and love your neighbour as yourself.’ Pope Francis through his Encyclical…
International Year of Plant Health, 2020
On December 20, 2018, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a Resolution to declare 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. One may ask, “Are plants so unwell that they need global concern…
Expanding Eco Education Network
God’s Creation is a web: everything in Creation is linked. It is this Creation Web that sustains the Universe. [auth] Last month, GJEM (Gujarat Jesuit Ecology Mission) began creating a web of Eco Education across…
Bartering plastic waste for food, school fees, etc
[auth] 1) Plastic waste as school fees ‘Akshar’ school in an Assam village accepts plastic waste as fees. The school has over a hundred children and each child brings in around 25 items of plastic…
One man’s Eco dream – lived!
Purushothaman was a technician in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Bangalore. He saw the rapid growth of industry, population, and the consequent explosion of filth in the ‘garden’ city of India! He dreamt of living…
Not All Crap! – Selling waste Online
Hyderabadis, listen! Want to earn from your household scrap while helping the environment? This start-up not only offers a free pick-up service, it also uses part of the profits to educate underprivileged children. [auth] Making…
Chennai Engineers develop nozzles to cut water wastage…
Normally, about 600 ml water is used in a single hand wash. According to UN, about 350 ml of this is wasted. Now consider that this simple nozzle reduces the water used in a single…
Shrine of St. Anthony at Kachchathivu Island
Over 6,500 Sri Lankans and 2,100 Indians came for the feast of St. Anthony, the patron of seafarers, on 15th-16thMarch, 2019. Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalese, after years of civil war, mingle at this pilgrimage…