ARE WE BECOMING BOILED FROGS???

Hi pals!!!

It was a mellow evening. I was heedlessly tuning my FM to find some intriguing programme. As my hands were continuously switching over the channels, i was flabbergasted to clobber at 103.2 fm. I could hear some muffled voices shouting the words,"CLIMATE CHANGE","SOLAR ENERGY" and many other scientific jargons. Needless to say , to all have been acquainted with me , these phrases they were uttering really caught my attention. My leisured , nomadic mind tardily started focusing on that discussion on the most hot topic of today,"CLIMATE CHANGE". The gripping discussion lasted for a few minutes , but then the website which they mentioned at the end of the programme actuated my ray of hope to look into it. Soon after that my hands stated meddling with the mouse to hit that website of All India Radio. But, I couldnt find this discussion in the Audio archieve of AIR. I embarked on my usual job of tuning the channels . I was again astounded to hear some topics of my interest. Initially i had a perception that it was another programme on Global warming.

To my happiness, it was none other than the same programme in Hindi. Thanks to all my Hindi teachers. I managed to listen to the heated discussion with my petite knowledge in Hindi. Well, friends, I accrede it was really an Acid test for me to cautiously center my attention to each and every word which was uttered. You should have seen me pressing my headphones on my ears, as many words were really abstruse for me to get them clearly.For ,I dont want to be hypocritic...!!!

Ho , finally I jotted down the crux of the discussion. My pals, i realised that my Hindi knowledge has still not faded completely. This programme certainly stirred my sweet memories of Hindi classes, when me and my father would discuss hours together on Dhohas of Kabirdas, Tulsidas. My favourite dhohas flashed in my minds.

Ho cool !!! I will come to the important part of the Aakhashvani programme which was different from the usual friovolous and soporic programmes. Well, i hear you my out of the box thinkers!!! Here is the crux

This programme was broadcasted on the wake of Indo-China aggrement on Climate change. The dicussion brought in to limelight the multi faceted issues of climate change and various methods which we can adopt to limit climate change. Further the adaptation issues which serve as an antidote to climate change were also analysed. The five year agreement which was signed by the Environment and Forest Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh and the Chinese Minister for National Development and Reforms Commission Mr. Xie Zhehua in New Delhi today calls for cooperation on various issues related to dealing with the impact of Climate Change at variousl levels . This rendezvous stimulated the heat waves in both the countries to focus on this unprecedented challenge of climate challenge.

APPOSITE RATIFICATIONS FOR CLIMATECHANG ERECENTLY PREDICTED BY NASA
1. Anamalous profile of rainfall in the recent years in the tropical countries.
2. Agitation in the underground water levels and thus leading to alleviation of groud water.
3. Aggrandization of urbanisation.

CAUSES
· Excessive use of fertilisers in the fields.
Accretion in fertilisers pollute the ground water.
As ground water moves very slowly and takes a very long time to replenish, any meagre pollution at this strata will have a serious detrimental effect on underground water quality.

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  EFFECTS
  No solid model for the usage of amount of water for crops.
  Need for plans to promote ground water replenishment.
  Awareness must be created amongst farmers regarding the irrigation processes as a part of adaptation issues.
  Protection of soil moisture and vegetal cover by adopting proper irrigation techniques.
  Recognition of Drip irrigation models as in Gujarat.
  Flood irrigation measures to bolster the cultivation in seasons of erratic rainfall.
  Expurgate unneccessary centralised systems.
  Butressing decentralised systems to ensure proper co-ordination in different seasons of the year.
  Decentralised systems which allay the need of pipelines which are currently used for water transport.
  Increase of CO2 emission in the atmosphere due to increased urbanisation.
  
  SOLUTIONS
  Fathom Solar energy retrieval methods.
  The cost is pretty high in case of solar enegy reconstruction but still it’s a benediction to most of the areas which use non-renewable resouces.
  Bio-fuel energy conservation.
  Conservation of wetlands (both salt water and fresh water)
  These wetlands can trap sediment removal and thus prevent coastal erosion.
  Focus on interlinking of rivers for agriculture.
  Recycling of micro organisms to provide renewable enegy .
  Ecologists are our principle bulwark in sorting this issue.
  Their views and opinions have to be given due respect.
  Students and reseach scholars in premier institutions like IIT’s and IISC must gather to discuss about the solutions for these issues.
  Government must increase the frequency of public transport thus reducing the traffic congestion in the metropolitan cities.
  Credible plans to reduce pollution in the city and materilise the novel ideas which can harness solar power .
  Solar power can be used where ever possible in place of non-renewable resources.
  Coagulation of various technologies to delve in to climate change.
  Derelict wastelands should be promoted and put to use.
  Preparation of well documented dossiers for management of industrial effluents.
  Dynamic plans on recycling techniques.
  
  
  The programme threw a tangential question that if China was able to implement most of the measures in this domain, India is second to none, so India could make better results to abate climate change. My verdict is as follows: “ India being a tropical country faces multiple challenges in rainfall , so best irrigation measures and agricultural practices must be focussed on. Secondly, we must think on feasible innovations in electrical energy generation from ocean by using Remote sensing strategies,ecosounders and Microwave data. Further solar energy reconstruction must also be given due importance.Thus refinement of these ideas can certainly limit climate change if not avert it totally.
  

Friends there was a shocking remark in this discussion which left an imprint in my mind. Scientists and technocrats around the world say that the global temperature will increase by 2 degree in the next 10 years. But, then, long back, I read an article in Hindu about the impact of global warming on Agriculture by Prof. Swaminathan. He had mentioned that even 1.5 degrees rise in global temperature may lead to many regional agricultural problems especially in tropical countries like India.

Any natural disaster cannot be averted completely. Nevertheless, we can still limit them to some extent. The longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve. So friends, let's start focussing on this issue seriously, for we have to leave this world this sustainable for generations to come. Let's not exhorte them to face a planet which is devoid of many beautiful resources which we enjoyed. Let's help them to relish the same pulchritude of our Mother Earth.

Its now "WE" who have to decide over the question of leaving our planet in either of these two conditions for our future generations....???? !!!!.