Chilika
Lake is the largest brackish water lake in India
and one the largest in Asia. Besides being home to
hundreds of types of wildlife, the lake is also a
popular tourist attraction. However, torn between
human intervention and Mother Nature, the lake's
entire ecosystem lies at risk...
Oceans
around the world have been indiscriminately used
as dumping grounds for every conceivable kind of
waste. These wastes do not get broken down over
the years but lie there at the bottom of the
ocean, contaminating plants and fish until they
eventually find their way up the food chain to
humans...
Karunawathi
Menike found it almost impossible to make the
women of her organization realize the need for
safe water to minimize water-borne diseases,
mainly diarrhea among children. The pilot project
on the solar disinfection of water seemed like the
answer she was looking for...
