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Class-XI Prose, , The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role, A story by: Nani Palkhivala
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , • As, , Nani Palkhivala, , • A, Born: Jan 16, 1920, Death: Dec 11, 2002
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, About the Writer, , Nanabhoy "Nani" Ardeshir Palkhivala was an Indian Jurist and, Economist. His name is a byword in India's legal world. A man of, many and varied parts, he has crossed with ease the law's, narrow confines and has gone beyond into numerous other, fields. His life's work, as evidenced by history, and his several, writings and speeches, bears testimony to his passionate, commitment to public causes. He has given generously and, unsparingly of himself and his talents to the nation whenever the, occasion demanded
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , This is an article written by Nani Palkhivala and published, in The Indian Express on 24 November 1994. The issues, that he raised regarding the declining health of the earth, continue to have relevance., The green revolution started in 1972., First green party was formed in New Zealand 25 years ago.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , The author explains the change in perception of people, from materialistic view to comprehensive and ecological, view of the world. This means people are now getting, concerned about environment., In this view our earth is considered as a living organism. It, is considered as a having its own metabolic processes as, all living being have.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , Then he explains the concept of Sustainable development, of 1987. “Meets the needs of the present, without, compromising the ability of future generations to meet their, needs”, i.e., we should utilize our natural resources in such, a way that we fulfill our present needs as well as conserve, them for our future generations. Now the perception is that, we consider ourselves as partner and not as a dominant, member of this planet., We are partner with millions of species of the planet.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , Mr. Lester R. Brown’s thoughtful book, The Global, Economic Prospect, points out that the earth’s principal, biological systems are four fisheries, forests, grasslands,, and croplands. These contain virtually all raw materials of, industries now a days running. An unsustainable utilization, of these resources is taking place. This has caused loss of, fisheries due to our protein conscious world, creation of, barren lands, and crop lands deteriorate.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , Then the author is concerned about reduction of forest, land. It has been well said that forests precede mankind;, deserts follow. The dung which should be used as natural, fertilizer is mostly used for fuel., Thus soil is not getting natural fertilizer. Fivefold rate of, planting of trees is required to meet the future demand of, woods as fuel.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , Then author has referred to Article 48A of the Constitution, of India were it is stated state should protect and improve, forest and wildlife. But as many other laws this is also not, enforced properly. Then author has referred to a, Parliamentary committee report which states decline of, forest at the rate of 3.7 million acres per year.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , United Nations, warns that the environment has, deteriorated so badly that it is, ‘critical’ in many of the eighty-eight, countries investigated.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , Human population has been rising at very higher rate., Development is the most appropriate solution of human, beings day to day problems,, but with such a high rate, of population, development, is difficult to take place.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , It is thinking between poor uneducated populations that, more children more hands to work. Because of such, thoughts poor are getting poorer. A proper family planning is, required to cope up the situation. There is a need to go for, population control.
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The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s role, , Author at this point again repeat the positive change in view, regarding ecology among people. Industries also need to, take responsibility for a good ecosystem and should be, good at environmental performances. All we have is a life, tenancy. We need to preserve it for our future generations.
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