Fuel Does Grow on Trees
Leena Mehendale and Ranjan Goswami
The burning of fossil fuels at the current rate is likely to create an environmental crisis. In India, bio-diesel, an alternative and renewable source of energy, is gaining momentum. Bio-diesel burns cleaner and is available from natural, renewable sources such as tree-borne oilseed and animal fats. Like petroleum diesel, bio-diesel operates in compression and ignition engines.
Blends of up to 20% bio-diesel (mixed with petroleum diesel) can be used in nearly all diesel and most storage and distribution equipment. These low-level blends (20% and less) generally do not require any engine modifications. Bio-diesel can provide the same payload capacity as diesel.
India consumes about nine million tones of petrol and 42 million tonnes of diesel, the crude import bill in the region of Rs. 1,10,000 crore. A blend of ethanol in petrol and bio-diesel in diesel will, therefore, make a big difference both in our import bill as well as in the environment impact. Bio-diesel has 10% built-in oxygen and properties that would help it burn efficiently, which would, in turn, lead to less use of fossil fuel. As a tree-based source, it would mitigate the greenhouse effects.
Jatropha curcas has been identified for India as the most suitable tree-borne oilseed for production of bio-diesel, in view of the non-edible oil available from it and its presence throughout the country. The capacity of jatropha curcas to rehabilitate degraded lands by improving the land’s water retention capacity renders it suitable for up gradation of land resources. This oil needs to be converted
to bio-diesel through a simple chemical process called trans-esterification. While large plants would be useful for centralized production, smaller plants can also be started at the village level.
Jatropha plantation on wasteland can rebuild our afforestation programme. One plant of Jatropha can offset 0.15 tonne of carbon dioxide per year. Assuming the presence of 200 plants in a hectare, a lakh hectares of wasteland planted with jatropha can fetch 27 million carbon credit points for the country.
The current annual petro-diesel consumption in the country is 40 million tones. For blending 5% bio-diesel in petro-diesel, India needs around two million tones of bio-diesel annually. By January 2006, India’s demand for petro-diesel will touch 52 million tones. For 5% blend bio-diesel, we will need 26 lakh tones of bio-diesel. The land area required for Jatropha plantation would be 2.5 million hectares. If we can further increase the use of bio-diesel to 20%, the figures projected for January 2011 are 67 million tones of petro-diesel, 134 lakh tones of bio-diesel and 13 million hectares of land.
We need to push bio-diesel in the market. The use of bio-diesel is hampered by ad hoc production and high cost that lowers demand. If we ensure steady flow of demand, it would build up sustained production and supply and bring down the cost. Farmers are not encouraged to grow Jatropha when the demand for bio-diesel is low. The vicious cycle of high price leading to low demand and non-establishment of a supply chain, which in turn results in high prices, can be broken by an assurance of steady purchase by the government, especially oil companies.
Initial incentives have been given to promote green fuels through various methods. It is proposed that a limited subsidy be given on a reducing scale for a limited period. This would help in establishing supply chains quickly.
The proposed model of subsidy envisages the purchase of bio-diesel at a landed price of Rs. 40 per litre for the first six months, then Rs. 35 for next six months and Rs. 30 for another six. There after, it may be purchased at a minimum support price of Rs. 25 per litre.
The Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) has already established a national biofuel center, with a strong website means to work as an information bank. PCRA has developed institutional linkages for research and development in the field of biofuels with Indian Oil Corporation, Delhi College of Engineering and other R&D Institutes.
What is required now is to propagate bio-diesel as a viable crop to farmers and as a viable fuel to auto users.
The Times of India (New Delhi), 01 Jul. 2005
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
The career that is
The Career opportunity in IAS ( Corrected on 12-08-20120)
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The great scientist Marie Curie used to say and practice– “every person comes to the world with a task written for her or him and must strive to accomplish it.” Our choice of career decides how we accomplish the task.
Career consideration is the main plank of education of the present day. It is possible to choose and pursue a career of one’s choice if there is determination for hard work. All India Services offers one such career where rewards in terms of job satisfaction and possibilities of bringing about social change are enormous. Especially for those who can think of a task carved out for them in bringing about social change and are ready to strive for it, this is a career with great potential.
The preparation for this examination is quite elaborate and arduous. From the date of getting a form from UPSC to the date of result, it takes two years. The preparation is better carried over for 3-4 years.
Every year the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducts nation-wide examinations to choose nearly A thousand candidates who will later on fan out in the whole of the country to manage government responsibilities of the highest order. They may go as officers of Indian Administrative Service or Foreign Service or Police Service. Or they may go to Services that manage Forests, Income Tax, Custom and Excise Collections, Defence establishments, Ordinance factories, Audits and Accounts, Railways, Telecom engineering and so on. True, the number of candidates recruited per year has gone down from around one thousand some thirty years back to a lesser number in the wake of privatization. Yet the need for integrated services of All India character will continue to remain.
Most of the All India Service jobs have two main aspects – one is regulatory, the other is policy formulation. Both require skills of Management, Resource planning, and the understanding of social and technological polity.
Coming specifically to the Indian Administrative Service, or the IAS, this service offers the maximum job variety and understanding of the social mileau in the deepest sense. Of course, it is a tough career and the competition to come in this service is tough too .
According to one statistics, released by UPSC for the year 2003, nearly three and half lakh candidates filled up form for the examination in 2003, out of which only sixty per cent i.e. nearly 2 lakh took the preliminary examination. Out of these only six thousand were selected for final exam and only four hundred were selected for all the All India Services put together, among which there were only seventy for the IAS. This brings the ratio to almost one in thousand for all services and one in five thousands for the IAS, it is thus obvious that the selection process is very tough. Still the rewards of getting selected are very fulfilling.
Talking specifically of women IAS officers of Maharashtra cadre, one finds that their list and contribution as extremely impressive. The first woman IAS of Maharashtra was Smt Malti Tambe Vaidya who worked as Revenue Secretary in Maharashtra and as Managing Director of National Film Development Corporation. Dr. Shanta Shastri served as Secretary to GOI (Govt. of India) for Indian System of Medicines. Smt. Bansal contributed to shaping up the future of children of the country in capacity of Secretary of Elementary Education to GOI and Smt Sohoni in the Dept of Animal Husbandary, while Smt. Chandra did the same in Govt. of Maharashtra for drafting a policy for women development.. Smt. Gokhale became the first lady IAS Collector when she was posted in Kolhapur Dist. and Smt. Mehendale was the first lady Divisional Commissioner who worked in Nashik. Smt. Sanjivani managed the Censor Board, Smt. Bagchi took care of Tourism, Smt. Satyanarayana of Civil Supplies, Revenue while Smt. Zutshi of Home and Finance. This amply shows, how various lady officers in IAS are contributing to major policies and running of administration and governance. Even the illustrious IPS officers like Smt. Borwankar are doing proud to Maharashtra.
The job of IAS, IPS and other senior Govt. officers is also quite tough. It involves long hours of duty and being available for all emergencies like cyclones, earthquake, drought, floods, accidents, election, war, etc. So a question is often asked – how good is it for women.
Here is a sad experience. In my first year of IAS service, I was on training with the Tahsildar of Haveli under Pune Collectorate. One day, an elderly head clerk brought his daughter’s wedding invitation. When enquired about her I was told that she had been selected in UPSC written examination and was called for viva but a choice came whether to go for viva or to say good bye to UPSC and go for marriage. She had to forgo her career at the demand of the would-be father-in-law. I only hope that the lady may now be looking after their family business and thus pursuing a career of her own rather than just remaining confined within the house.
As against this, my own experience was quite opposite and quite exciting. I always had support from my in-laws as well as from parental house. This meant being able to work through long and odd hours whenever needed.
For a working lady, especially when she is occupying a responsible post, some constraints are bound to be there which are generally not felt by the male colleagues, especially in terms of children’s health, emotional support system and upbringing. Often these constraints are used against giving more meaningful posts to lady officers. Even if they are confident, these so-called "consideration" is used by others in the name of "sympathy" for them. The most commonly perceived constraints are : lady officers may not be able to put in hard work, may not adjust with politicians and politicking. There is always the glass-ceiling effect – which means women officers will never be given postings of real value and responsibility. The perception is that they may not be able to manage both house and office, may have disadvantage for not being able to participate in late night cocktail parties. Even if some of these constraints may be there for person to person, I have not seen women officers particularly suffering from them. On the other hand, any good work done by them especially in field posting, catches the public eye and attention more quickly and the respect they command for such a work is worth all the hard work and trouble.
It however remains a fact both for male and female officers that if they remain concerned about transfers, want always to be accommodated in desired city or region, if they want senior level responsibilities but not the necessary learning which is required to cope up with them; in short if one is looking for soft jobs, then maybe the IAS or the Central Services are not for them.
As for future trends, since the globalization and privatization is set in, the role of governance will be shifting towards regulatory issues, social sectors and consumer protection against malpractices. There will also be major role for strategic planning to safeguard the nation's interests from the aggressions of other countries coming through trade and services rather than from wars as in past. Officers will remain more busy with better policy formulation, modernization, crime reduction, efficiency, transparency and accountability. This has still remained a big challenge. Hence, anyone aspiring to make the IAS as a career, will be able to contribute towards a better governance if one can develop a proper tuning with the common masses and their socio-cultural dreams and aspirations. That is a reward more than a career.
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नमस्कार madam ,
धन्यवाद आपल्या लेख बद्दल
आम्ही हा लेख संकल्प सिद्धी ह्या दिवाळी अंकात प्रकाशित करत आहोत,
ह्या आणि मागील अंकाची प्रत आपल्याकडे देऊ.
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Thane: 204,2nd Floor,Rajdarshan Society,Dada Patil wadi,Opp.to Platform No.1,Thane (W). Call: 9867174075,9029981673
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The great scientist Marie Curie used to say and practice– “every person comes to the world with a task written for her or him and must strive to accomplish it.” Our choice of career decides how we accomplish the task.
Career consideration is the main plank of education of the present day. It is possible to choose and pursue a career of one’s choice if there is determination for hard work. All India Services offers one such career where rewards in terms of job satisfaction and possibilities of bringing about social change are enormous. Especially for those who can think of a task carved out for them in bringing about social change and are ready to strive for it, this is a career with great potential.
The preparation for this examination is quite elaborate and arduous. From the date of getting a form from UPSC to the date of result, it takes two years. The preparation is better carried over for 3-4 years.
Every year the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducts nation-wide examinations to choose nearly A thousand candidates who will later on fan out in the whole of the country to manage government responsibilities of the highest order. They may go as officers of Indian Administrative Service or Foreign Service or Police Service. Or they may go to Services that manage Forests, Income Tax, Custom and Excise Collections, Defence establishments, Ordinance factories, Audits and Accounts, Railways, Telecom engineering and so on. True, the number of candidates recruited per year has gone down from around one thousand some thirty years back to a lesser number in the wake of privatization. Yet the need for integrated services of All India character will continue to remain.
Most of the All India Service jobs have two main aspects – one is regulatory, the other is policy formulation. Both require skills of Management, Resource planning, and the understanding of social and technological polity.
Coming specifically to the Indian Administrative Service, or the IAS, this service offers the maximum job variety and understanding of the social mileau in the deepest sense. Of course, it is a tough career and the competition to come in this service is tough too .
According to one statistics, released by UPSC for the year 2003, nearly three and half lakh candidates filled up form for the examination in 2003, out of which only sixty per cent i.e. nearly 2 lakh took the preliminary examination. Out of these only six thousand were selected for final exam and only four hundred were selected for all the All India Services put together, among which there were only seventy for the IAS. This brings the ratio to almost one in thousand for all services and one in five thousands for the IAS, it is thus obvious that the selection process is very tough. Still the rewards of getting selected are very fulfilling.
Talking specifically of women IAS officers of Maharashtra cadre, one finds that their list and contribution as extremely impressive. The first woman IAS of Maharashtra was Smt Malti Tambe Vaidya who worked as Revenue Secretary in Maharashtra and as Managing Director of National Film Development Corporation. Dr. Shanta Shastri served as Secretary to GOI (Govt. of India) for Indian System of Medicines. Smt. Bansal contributed to shaping up the future of children of the country in capacity of Secretary of Elementary Education to GOI and Smt Sohoni in the Dept of Animal Husbandary, while Smt. Chandra did the same in Govt. of Maharashtra for drafting a policy for women development.. Smt. Gokhale became the first lady IAS Collector when she was posted in Kolhapur Dist. and Smt. Mehendale was the first lady Divisional Commissioner who worked in Nashik. Smt. Sanjivani managed the Censor Board, Smt. Bagchi took care of Tourism, Smt. Satyanarayana of Civil Supplies, Revenue while Smt. Zutshi of Home and Finance. This amply shows, how various lady officers in IAS are contributing to major policies and running of administration and governance. Even the illustrious IPS officers like Smt. Borwankar are doing proud to Maharashtra.
The job of IAS, IPS and other senior Govt. officers is also quite tough. It involves long hours of duty and being available for all emergencies like cyclones, earthquake, drought, floods, accidents, election, war, etc. So a question is often asked – how good is it for women.
Here is a sad experience. In my first year of IAS service, I was on training with the Tahsildar of Haveli under Pune Collectorate. One day, an elderly head clerk brought his daughter’s wedding invitation. When enquired about her I was told that she had been selected in UPSC written examination and was called for viva but a choice came whether to go for viva or to say good bye to UPSC and go for marriage. She had to forgo her career at the demand of the would-be father-in-law. I only hope that the lady may now be looking after their family business and thus pursuing a career of her own rather than just remaining confined within the house.
As against this, my own experience was quite opposite and quite exciting. I always had support from my in-laws as well as from parental house. This meant being able to work through long and odd hours whenever needed.
For a working lady, especially when she is occupying a responsible post, some constraints are bound to be there which are generally not felt by the male colleagues, especially in terms of children’s health, emotional support system and upbringing. Often these constraints are used against giving more meaningful posts to lady officers. Even if they are confident, these so-called "consideration" is used by others in the name of "sympathy" for them. The most commonly perceived constraints are : lady officers may not be able to put in hard work, may not adjust with politicians and politicking. There is always the glass-ceiling effect – which means women officers will never be given postings of real value and responsibility. The perception is that they may not be able to manage both house and office, may have disadvantage for not being able to participate in late night cocktail parties. Even if some of these constraints may be there for person to person, I have not seen women officers particularly suffering from them. On the other hand, any good work done by them especially in field posting, catches the public eye and attention more quickly and the respect they command for such a work is worth all the hard work and trouble.
It however remains a fact both for male and female officers that if they remain concerned about transfers, want always to be accommodated in desired city or region, if they want senior level responsibilities but not the necessary learning which is required to cope up with them; in short if one is looking for soft jobs, then maybe the IAS or the Central Services are not for them.
As for future trends, since the globalization and privatization is set in, the role of governance will be shifting towards regulatory issues, social sectors and consumer protection against malpractices. There will also be major role for strategic planning to safeguard the nation's interests from the aggressions of other countries coming through trade and services rather than from wars as in past. Officers will remain more busy with better policy formulation, modernization, crime reduction, efficiency, transparency and accountability. This has still remained a big challenge. Hence, anyone aspiring to make the IAS as a career, will be able to contribute towards a better governance if one can develop a proper tuning with the common masses and their socio-cultural dreams and aspirations. That is a reward more than a career.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Preparing BOOK -- collection Eng articles
Order suggested by Nidhi
1.Some learning lessons from our Devdasi Rehabilitation Program
2.Reform the exam system : stall student suicides
3.Not a Kirkol Chedchad, this Juhu incidence
Now modified on 12 aug 2012
4 Fuel Does Grow on Trees
5 Career Opportunities in IAS
Now modified on 12 aug 2012
6 Strategy for a new system of education
7. Yugantar -- At crossroads of Time and Society
Now modified on 14 aug 2012
8 Dr Modak : a life of dedication to social service
Now modified on 16 aug 2012
9 When 1+1 is 11
Now modified on 15 aug 2012
10 Energy auditing India
Now modified on 15 aug 2012
12 sati : the real story
13 NCW : An appraisal
14 EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN COMING YEARS
15 30. anjaner-call-for-new-model-in-tourism
Now modified on 15 aug 2012
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LIFE & VALUES
1. We were sold to gold :some-reflections on 26/11
2. Revival of sanskrit : A need for heritage
3. Legal Philosophy
4. administration-and-literature-are-not-mutually-exclusive
5. Dr Modak : a life of dedication to social service
6. Dr Agnihotri, my beloved father
7. Yugantar -- At crossroads of Time and Society
8.Goa election and beyond
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRAGIES
1. Panjhara an equitable irrigation model
30. anjaner-call-for-new-model-in-tourism
2. Subsistance allowance : an experiment in system simplification
3. An appeal of a buraeucrat
EDUCATION
1. Strategy for a new system of education
2. When 1+1 is 11
3.Reform the exam system : stall student suicides
4. The career that is
ENERGY
1. save-energy-interview
2. energy-conservation-and-national-character
3.Energy auditing India
4. Oil grows on trees
5. Bio diesel :an emerging need
6.Role of Biogas now a bigger necessity
7.Energy Security and Efficiency : Role of Bio-Gas
WOMEN ISSUES
1. Crime women and justice delivery
2. Need for speedier criminal justice
3. Maharashtra status of crime against women : dowry
4. sati : the real story
5.IRDP for women in developing countries
6.NCW : An appraisal
7.EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN COMING YEARS
8.Maharashtra Profile on Crime Against Women: Rape
9.Not a Kirkol Chedchad, this Juhu incidence
1.Some learning lessons from our Devdasi Rehabilitation Program
2.Reform the exam system : stall student suicides
3.Not a Kirkol Chedchad, this Juhu incidence
Now modified on 12 aug 2012
4 Fuel Does Grow on Trees
5 Career Opportunities in IAS
Now modified on 12 aug 2012
6 Strategy for a new system of education
7. Yugantar -- At crossroads of Time and Society
Now modified on 14 aug 2012
8 Dr Modak : a life of dedication to social service
Now modified on 16 aug 2012
9 When 1+1 is 11
Now modified on 15 aug 2012
10 Energy auditing India
- As modified on see here
Now modified on 15 aug 2012
12 sati : the real story
- As modified on see here
13 NCW : An appraisal
- As modified on see here
14 EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN COMING YEARS
- As modified on see here
15 30. anjaner-call-for-new-model-in-tourism
Now modified on 15 aug 2012
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LIFE & VALUES
1. We were sold to gold :some-reflections on 26/11
2. Revival of sanskrit : A need for heritage
3. Legal Philosophy
4. administration-and-literature-are-not-mutually-exclusive
5. Dr Modak : a life of dedication to social service
6. Dr Agnihotri, my beloved father
7. Yugantar -- At crossroads of Time and Society
8.Goa election and beyond
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRAGIES
1. Panjhara an equitable irrigation model
30. anjaner-call-for-new-model-in-tourism
2. Subsistance allowance : an experiment in system simplification
3. An appeal of a buraeucrat
EDUCATION
1. Strategy for a new system of education
2. When 1+1 is 11
3.Reform the exam system : stall student suicides
4. The career that is
ENERGY
1. save-energy-interview
2. energy-conservation-and-national-character
3.Energy auditing India
4. Oil grows on trees
5. Bio diesel :an emerging need
6.Role of Biogas now a bigger necessity
7.Energy Security and Efficiency : Role of Bio-Gas
WOMEN ISSUES
1. Crime women and justice delivery
2. Need for speedier criminal justice
3. Maharashtra status of crime against women : dowry
4. sati : the real story
5.IRDP for women in developing countries
6.NCW : An appraisal
7.EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN COMING YEARS
8.Maharashtra Profile on Crime Against Women: Rape
9.Not a Kirkol Chedchad, this Juhu incidence
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Discussion Group on Linkedin
Save our Tigers there are only 1411 left. A heart rending message. Can we think of a leadership initiative to Build the Tigers ?
Several action agendas need be taken up. Here is the beginning with 5 suggestions.
1. Help GoI to carry out their proposed plan by ---
a. Ask them to put their plan on their website and this group can circulate the site URL to all likedin members.
b. Keep a watch on how slow or fast they are able to get funds and all clearances from Min. of Finance.
b. Monitor their progress and publish on this group site.
c. Share these efforts with the greenpeace group.
2. Look at the map of India. There are pockets of tiger population. They are not joined, so lone tigers cannot mate ad breed.
Create Pressure group with GoI so as to build forest corridors for tigers.
3. The national Park at Bhubaneshwar named Nandankanan breeds a variety of animals like white lion, cheetah, ghariyal. Fund raising can be done so that they take up a vigorous program for tigers.
4. Facilitate or build pressure for joint meetings of officers of Forest and of Animal Husbandry. Presently there is no team work, though joint committees are there.
5. Often tigers or cubs enter human population, and are killed. One Dr. Sanjay Gaikwad of Nashik, (Maharashtra) has prepared an excellent presentation on this subject. Can his show-cum-presentation be arranged for public sensitivity?
AND MANY MORE TO FOLLOW FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
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comments that prompted me
Santosh Nair Strategic and Business Oriented I&C ProfessionalI love this thought... because my 5-yr old loves the tigers and he wants to save the tiger from being extinct. He believes that by saving electricity and water, he can save the earth and thus save the tiger...
But seriously - if something can be done about this I'm pretty sure he'll be excited about it and so will I be (to support him).
So, is there a way? How can we all contribute to it?
Siddharth Shah shahsiddharth2000@gmail.com
(,
envisect@nic.in,
http://moef.nic.in/modules/others/?f=contactus)
As far as tiger fur is concerned, govt. should start sponsoring programs for international investors in tiger conservation. Any individual/ corporate can sponsor a tiger in jungle or zoo, against which they can get exclusive photograph/ video copyrights during the lifetime, get continuous updates in form of video/ census/ health information from the forest/zoo officials regarding the animal.
The money thus collected can be used in funding the protection agencies, tagging, rehabilitating the populations that encroach the jungles, better medical facilities, census etc.
And when they die claim their fur and body/ parts for disposal or decorative purpose which carry authorized seals, branding, certifications on them to avoid counterfeiting.
Considering high prices that people pay for a dead animal, it would be worth while to legally charge them for a live animal, which can help tiger lead a complete life.
The ornamental value of tiger skin is very high, and in high social circles its possession must be commanding a lot of snob value, a certified/ branded tiger fur will command pride while a poached poor animals skin will be quiet an insult for the possessor in these societies.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Save our Tigers there are only 1411 left. A heart rending message. Can we think of a leadership initiative to Build the Tigers ?
Several action agendas need be taken up. Here is the beginning with 5 suggestions.
1. Help GoI to carry out their proposed plan by ---
a. Ask them to put their plan on their website and this group can circulate the site URL to all likedin members.
b. Keep a watch on how slow or fast they are able to get funds and all clearances from Min. of Finance.
b. Monitor their progress and publish on this group site.
c. Share these efforts with the greenpeace group.
2. Look at the map of India. There are pockets of tiger population. They are not joined, so lone tigers cannot mate ad breed.
Create Pressure group with GoI so as to build forest corridors for tigers.
3. The national Park at Bhubaneshwar named Nandankanan breeds a variety of animals like white lion, cheetah, ghariyal. Fund raising can be done so that they take up a vigorous program for tigers.
4. Facilitate or build pressure for joint meetings of officers of Forest and of Animal Husbandry. Presently there is no team work, though joint committees are there.
5. Often tigers or cubs enter human population, and are killed. One Dr. Sanjay Gaikwad of Nashik, (Maharashtra) has prepared an excellent presentation on this subject. Can his show-cum-presentation be arranged for public sensitivity?
AND MANY MORE TO FOLLOW FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
comments that prompted me
Santosh Nair Strategic and Business Oriented I&C ProfessionalI love this thought... because my 5-yr old loves the tigers and he wants to save the tiger from being extinct. He believes that by saving electricity and water, he can save the earth and thus save the tiger...
But seriously - if something can be done about this I'm pretty sure he'll be excited about it and so will I be (to support him).
So, is there a way? How can we all contribute to it?
Siddharth Shah shahsiddharth2000@gmail.com
(
envisect@nic.in,
http://moef.nic.in/modules/others/?f=contactus)
As far as tiger fur is concerned, govt. should start sponsoring programs for international investors in tiger conservation. Any individual/ corporate can sponsor a tiger in jungle or zoo, against which they can get exclusive photograph/ video copyrights during the lifetime, get continuous updates in form of video/ census/ health information from the forest/zoo officials regarding the animal.
The money thus collected can be used in funding the protection agencies, tagging, rehabilitating the populations that encroach the jungles, better medical facilities, census etc.
And when they die claim their fur and body/ parts for disposal or decorative purpose which carry authorized seals, branding, certifications on them to avoid counterfeiting.
Considering high prices that people pay for a dead animal, it would be worth while to legally charge them for a live animal, which can help tiger lead a complete life.
The ornamental value of tiger skin is very high, and in high social circles its possession must be commanding a lot of snob value, a certified/ branded tiger fur will command pride while a poached poor animals skin will be quiet an insult for the possessor in these societies.
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