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Result of International Essay Competition on Climate Change


In June 2023, Mission Bhartiyam had organised an International Essay Competition on Climate Change on the topic "Climate Change Affects Us All". 

We received entries from Bhopal, Delhi and Jharkhand in India and from Dubai, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman Pakistan and Rwanda. We thank all the participants and participating institutions. 

We are happy to announce the winners:

First Prize: Subekshya Ghorasainee, Bloom Nepal School, Kathmandu, Nepal 

Second Prize: Yukta Matai, American British Academy, Muscat, Oman

Third Prize: Aaradhya Priya, Jharkhand, India 

Small Steps to Save Environment, Our Future

Due to the unbearable heat, most of us are scared to step out of the house. But we hope that it is alarming enough for us, humanity, as it is our own gift to ourselves. This is what we have done to the environment. 

We must do all we can to reduce the impact, to save the environment, our future. Here, we share a few, small steps to save the Environment:


Do you have something to add to this list? Email us at missionbhartiyam@gmail.com 


Eco-Friendly Ways for a Sustainable Lifestyle

  

This video made by Ankit Sharma, a BBA student of Christ University and Mission Bhartiyam intern, demonstrates some simple and everyday tips to live a life that is environmentally sustainable. The video share ways to reduce waste and environmental degradation. 

 

International Essay Competition on Climate Change

In a bid to encourage thought and action on reducing the impact of climate change, Mission Bhartiyam is organising an International essay competition for school students. The rules are:

*The topic of the essay is "Climate Change Affects Us All"

*The essay should be original and written by the student

*Content should not be copied from internet. The entry will become invalid

*This competition is for children studying in classes VI-X

*The language of the essay can be in English or in Hindi. Essay in mixed language of Hindi and English will not be accepted. 

*This competition is open for participation from children of all countries

*Since Mission Bhartiyam is a voluntary initiative, only certificates will be awarded

*Certificates will be given to winners and all participants with valid entries 

*Email the essay to missionbhartiyam@gmail.com . The email/entry should carry the basic details - name of the student, class, name of the school, city and country. Please attach a photo ID card with date of birth

*Entries can be sent by school or individually by the student(s)

जलवायु परिवर्तन के प्रभाव को कम करने पर विचार और कार्रवाई को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए, मिशन भारतीयम स्कूली छात्रों के लिए एक निबंध प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन कर रहा है। नियम हैं:

*निबंध का विषय है "जलवायु परिवर्तन हम सभी को प्रभावित करता है"

*निबंध मौलिक होना चाहिए और छात्र द्वारा लिखा जाना चाहिए

*निबंध इंटरनेट से कॉपी नहीं किया जाना चाहिए। प्रविष्टि अमान्य हो जायेगी

*यह प्रतियोगिता छठी से दसवीं कक्षा में पढ़ने वाले बच्चों के लिए है

*निबंध की भाषा अंग्रेजी या हिंदी में हो सकती है। हिन्दी एवं अंग्रेजी मिश्रित भाषा में निबंध स्वीकार नहीं किया जायेगा।

*यह प्रतियोगिता सभी देशों के बच्चों की भागीदारी के लिए खुली है

*चूंकि मिशन भारतीयम एक स्वैच्छिक पहल है, इसलिए केवल प्रमाण पत्र प्रदान किए जाएंगे

*विजेताओं और वैध प्रविष्टियों वाले सभी प्रतिभागियों को प्रमाणपत्र दिए जाएंगे

*निबंध को missionbhartiyam@gmail.com पर ईमेल करें। ईमेल/प्रविष्टि में मूल विवरण - छात्र का नाम, कक्षा, स्कूल का नाम, शहर और देश शामिल होना चाहिए। कृपया जन्मतिथि के साथ एक फोटो पहचान पत्र संलग्न करें

*प्रविष्टियाँ स्कूल द्वारा या व्यक्तिगत रूप से छात्र(छात्रों) द्वारा भेजी जा सकती हैं



Practical Tips to Reduce Waste

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the total quantity of Solid waste generated in the country is ~160,000 metric tones per day (TPD). ~153,000 TPD of waste is collected at a collection efficiency of ~96%. 80,000 TPD (50 %) of waste is treated and ~30,000 (18.4%) TPD is landfilled. ~50,000 TPD (31.2 %) of the total waste generated remains un-accounted.

Per-capita Solid Waste Generation has increased marginally from 118.7 gm/day in 2015-16 to 119.1 gm/day in 2020-21. Maximum quantity of per capita solid waste is generated in Delhi. Processing of solid waste has improved significantly from 19% in 2015-16 to ~50% in 2020-21. In the corresponding period, proportion of solid waste landfilled has fallen from 54% to 18.4%.

According to a World Bank Report, globally 2.01 billion tones of municipal solid waste is generated annually, of which at least ~33% is not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Global per capita waste generation is 740 gm/day (average) but varies from 110 gm/day to 4.54 kg/day across countries. High Income countries contribute 34% to global waste generation despite having only 16% of the population.

Source: https://blog.forumias.com/

Here are some tips from which we can reduce waste and save our environment:

On Ambedkar Jayanti, Ten Quotes by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, or Baba Saheb, was a social crusader, jurist and the chairperson of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India.

On Ambedkar Jayanti, we present 10 quotes by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar that gives an insight into his his struggle against social evils especially the caste system and casteism and his vision of India. 


1) A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people. 



2) Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence. 




3) Ours is a battle; Not for wealth, nor for power, Ours is battle; for freedom; For reclamation of human personality. 




4) We are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics, we will have equality and in social and economic rights, we will have inequality. We must remove this contradiction or else who suffer from this inequality will blow up the structure. 




5)  So as long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you. 




6) Educate. Agitate and Organise.




7) I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity. 




8) Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act. 




9) Law and Order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered. 




10) Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is not fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class. 




*The photos have been taken from different websites. Original Links have been provided.  

On Women's Day, Mission Bhartiyam writes to NCW with suggestions to improve Women's Safety in Trains

Photo Source: Internet


To,
The Chairperson,
National Commission for Women,
New Delhi

March 8, 2017

Subject: Request to Issue Suggestions to Indian Railways to Improve Safety of Women in Trains

Dear Madam,

We, a group of responsible and committed citizens, are writing to you with suggestions to improve and ensure the safety of women in Indian railways. The Railways is an important communication link in our country. Every day, millions of Indians commute through the railways. However, there are several challenges in this sector. Recently, there have been many efforts to improve the Indian railways but a lot needs to be done for the safety of passengers, especially the women passengers.

The Railways is, unfortunately, another vulnerable space for women. Sexual assault, molestation, and even rapes have been reported in trains and are even rising. As per the information available on the Indian Railways website, the incidents of rape year wise are:  21 in 2011, 47 in 2012, 54 in 2013, 40 in 2014 and 33 (until Sept month) in 2015 whereas, crime against woman other than rapes 'registered' in IPC are: 154 (in Train) and 222 (in Premises) in 2011; 229 (in Train) and 215 (in Premises) in 2012; 350 (in Train) and 289 (in Premises) in 2013; 330 (in Train) and 258 (in Premises) in 2014; 260 (in Train till Sep month) and 172 (in Premises till Sep month) in 2015.  

In view of this, we have thought of several measures that can contribute to making our trains safer for women:

a) A female-only coach, especially for long distance journeys involving one or more nights of travel is still unavailable in all such trains where night journey is required. Presently there are few trains with such provisions but that needs to be increased. 

b) Emergency buttons in trains, in the washrooms, to ensure women feel safer in trains. To avoid misuse, a heavy fine can be charged in case of its violation. There may also be an emergency complaint system (with the provision of the speaker) that can connect a woman traveler directly to the security person/guard who is present in the train.   

c) Deployment of guards in every coach or at least two guards patrolling trains, especially overnight ones should be achievable. Though it is in use at present, but somehow this provision is not much effective. An analysis must be done regarding the same. Few more female guards must be deployed and they should preferably be in civil dress. 

d) Better working conditions for women employees. Since the railways have taken this initiative of deploying women officers and women staff for various other jobs at the station, they should also take care of their women employees and must provide them with better and healthy working conditions that would cater to their unique job needs. The responsibility of the Railways is huge in terms of providing necessary amenities and security to its women employees in station premises and on-board trains so that they are able to conduct their responsibilities nicely.

e) A sanitary napkin vending machine in washrooms of railway stations. Sanitary Napkin along with basic medicines should be one of the things that should be available (on request) in trains.  

f) Hygeine should be taken care of. A lot of women/people have complained about dirty loos and unhygienic conditions in Indian trains which in turn is the reason for the spread of a lot of diseases. Care should be taken to maintain cleanliness inside and outside the trains.

g) There should be a provision for women traveling alone or in groups to be able to change their seats during the journey. This should be authorized and facilitated by the T.T.E. If (s)he feels the people around the female(s) are of a suspicious character and condition, that request should be immediately taken into consideration.

h) Women helpline numbers (Toll-Free Helpline No. 182 and All-India Helpline No. 138) are in use at few places, but not completely effective. Also, its information has not been disseminated. A lot of women are unaware of such a helpline. We suggest that its information should be disseminated through stickers in compartments, through advertising on display boards in stations, through printing in train tickets and through broadcast and social media as well. This helpline number should also be sent by Railways and IRCTC along with Ticket information via SMS. Effective reporting and action should be planned for its proper implementation as many times such helpline numbers are busy/non-responsive. As connectivity during travel is also an issue, railways must do its best effort to improve connectivity in no signal zones or to take up the matter with telecom operators for providing shared networks for calling Helpline numbers under 'emergency' / SOS call. 

i) A social media App R-Mitra was launched last year by Hon'ble Railway Minister for 'Eastern Railway' women commuters. A lot of women have complained that this app doesn’t work properly. We suggest that effectiveness of this app should be monitored and if found suitable, improved versions should be launched for other zones as well

j) CCTV cameras are installed in very few trains. We suggest these cameras should be installed in all the trains and their working must be ensured. These cameras should be installed on all routes with proper technical analysis and their installation must be feasible and effective in terms of women safety. 

k) Though railway reservation system is computerized, such possibility should also be explored where all booked tickets by a single woman or a group of women can be (even if later) combined together in the vicinity of each other.  

We appeal to you to consider these suggestions and direct the Ministry of Railways to think upon these measures and adopt them to ensure women’s safety in trains.

Thank You

Regards,

Devika Mittal, Madhulika Narasimhan, Ravi Nitesh and Shruti Arora
Mission Bhartiyam