Ecoscout

There are about 115,000 species of bees and wraps. All these days taste and their stings brought attentions. We all know how honey is extracted. In fact, they are the best homemade remedies for health and beauty.  Ever wonder these bees and wraps have colonies, queen and duties. Honey bees have their own kingdom and queen. Each member of these colonies has works and duties.  These Queen bees are larger than the workers.  They have colonies which lay eggs and administrate. When the fertile males mate with the queen they die soon. The workers perform their duties such as building the nest and food.  Workers on the first week clean the nest, build nest walls and repair the damages.  Queen bee spends most of her day checking cells and laying eggs in them. After 1 or 2 days substance called larvae hatch from the egg. Workers feed the larvae and royal jelly. Just like the election process. Here the ruler is selected on the simple basis.  Bees Matin...

They are not animals or plants but they’re definitely alive. They don’t have leaves, roots but they are plantlike. The colorful formations make places anywhere possible. They are terrified when found around. As an act of hygienic sense, we tend to keep them away.  It's  washed away whenever found on the pots, walls and many other places. Ever wondered how these colorful patches are essential.  Lifestyle  process has impacted mankind and nature. Pollutions, climatic change, global warming has conveyed at the peak levels.  In fact we are paid to breathe in fresh oxygen. This is the current mode our lifestyle. The conviction of unwanted stuff has reasons to help us out. Algae can suck in the carbon dioxide the gas that is created by traffic and other forms of human pollution. Helping to provide clean and fresh oxygen.  Though algae doesn’t find a place with mankind. Algae use sunlight to prepare food and release oxygen. Food chains are as i...

Trees have always been a great blessing for mankind. Twenty years ago these glorious trees in the city of Bengaluru played a vital role. Garden city has explored the beauty of very single tree . Unfortunately, the splendid glamor of the nature have disappeared. Developmental activities have encroached the nature massively. Environmental restrictions have found alterations in its own way possible. One of the best examples happens to Bengaluru. Bengaluru has been witnessing heavy rainfall presently. Rain has played a significant role for mankind. Nature is a contributing element for overall ecology. Apart from the contributing factors rain turns out to be misfortune at times. Recent downpour in the city  mercilessly killed the 3-year-old boy and the passer-by.    The sign of mere negligence and careless seems to be environmental penalties at the moment. Say it the developmental activities have led to these effects. Environmental alterations such as chopping...

From fallen leaves; On the lively trees, The silent dreams, Before the raising sun, the chirping bird; Made  my pleasant days On the fallen trees now, The fallen voice of, esteemed beauty, Of his golden voice, Is now washed away, He is broken for all the happenings; He can barely fly to make me happy, No one looks up to this bird anymore. He is just object because we all have better works, The people are too busy, And controlled by money, To care about the bird, They could not look down, To the broken, sad bird, We have no time to make him feel the warmth nor to sooth him, Things  are vanishing away, Without the mesmerising voice, And while they are now happy, we can’t  and not ignore, The bird there to die, On the lively trees.

In the name of development we have encroached the forest, lakes and waterways and what not?  When too much of human activities are conducted against nature it goes in its course be that Kashmir flood, incident in Kedarnath region 2013 or tsunami, cyclones and all types of natural calamities throughout the world. No media is discussing the root cause of the problems which can bring change in the society by the media. Living in harmony with the nature we all know about its importance, but when it comes to practice we tend to forget about it. Everyone wants development, but at what cost? Who would listen to the victims? few oppose industrialisation that has equilibrium  with the nature. How many dams, hydroelectric power plants can be laid along the river 10-60? More importantly there is no clear cut policy on dams, and no thoughts as how dams should be built, where or how? Today, society’s interaction with the nature is extensive that environment question has assumed a...

The effects of climate change 

Globalization has pre-dominantly made life easy. The factors of productivity have led to great changes. I would hereby highlight the environmental perception regarding the production.  Farmers are the prevalent contributor for the Indian economy. Cultivation is a dynamic process. Indians are considered to be late adopters. At times this can be a great blessing. As it would be a bane for scarce sectors. Technology has led to a quantity of productivity. Is productivity a bane to the environment. Let’s consider the safe means of productivity concerning the environment The effects of Globalisation are leading to major changes. Gone are those days   farmers enjoying to in the farm land. The son of the soil is now the spoiler of the soil. It's all because of the immensive demand to towards the production The fast growing trends of technology drive people to produce more. The mode of producing products is based on the quantity rather quality. The process of pro...

Youngsters have always been the contributing factor for change. Young minds are the quick adopters and reactors. Keeping this in mind. Keshava Shishumandira Kulai and Gopalakrishna Bajana Mandali, Vidyanagara, Kulai in association with department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, St Aloysius College organised an awareness program on ‘ Summer Vanamahotsava’ and drawing competition at Gopalakrishna Bajana Mandali, Kulai on April 3, 2016 The event focused by  creating  an awareness among the children about the need to protect environment and building their surround ings with Green. The need of the hour is to imbibe the importance of having the green surroundings in the young minds such that they inculcate this and preserve their environment. “The increasing temperature in the city is an alarm to get ready for a bigger disaster. Its time to teach young minds about the value of the trees” said Prof. P. Krishnamurthy, Vice Principal and HOD of Kannada department Govin...

Human expansion always cleared some forest for needs.  In the name of agriculture, larger areas are cleared for domestic requirements. D eveloped countries have a recreational forest, how about developing countries. For thousands of years, forests used for hunting are now preserved in the  rational way.  Mountains unfortunately, don't support large trees. As we all tend to go for development and luxuries. Whether we can rebuild forest  in the same state is a doubtful  aspect to think about. So many species of fauna and flora have now vanished. By far the most serious aspect of deforestation is the  forest, where crops can provide profit. The trees can also be profitable of course, as in India we use for books and few countries for toilet papers being made from trees valuable trees such as teak have been used for furniture and the interior designing of the house. This hardly recompenses for the replacement for the  sites as we walk ...

The richness in tradition and culture makes India unique. From birth to death we have variety of customs and ceremonies followed. Each of these aspects are connected to  the nature.The realization of the fact that humans are bond with the nature astonishes us. When a child is born, right after 28 days its served with the milk deeped in the gold. The footprints of the first walk are kept for memories. The 21 st century’s citizens have adopted modernisation. Westernization and modernization has become the trend of new era– ignoring nature. Unknowing we are searching for the natural resources today.  But somewhere deep in our mind we have the hereditary of our ancestors. Rural sectors have a way of coating their floor ,cow dung which protects us from flies and keeps the floor tidy .Then cow dung, now – marble, tiles, granites which also from the heart of the earth. We buy luxury stones like diamond and pearls to make us beautiful and grand. The ladies wear ornaments ...

Those who are looking for a spot to enjoy must make sure to the destination of Pilikula. It is a stairway to the nature’s version of heaven on earth. Located in Mangalore, Karnataka about 30 minutes away from Mangalore city, this place has a lot to reveal. It is part of culture and heritage. The name Pilikula itself is an evidence of its interconnection with nature. Pilikula literally means pond of tigers. In tulu language ‘pili’ means ‘tiger’ and ‘kula’ means ‘lake’. In older days tigers used to come to this lake to drink water. That’s how the zoo got its name. It interests people who are looking for scenic beauty and peace. But nowadays endangered animals like tigers are rarely seen in the zoo. The tiger’s population is declining very fast. Many of the forest and zoos are empty. Though the authority has different laws regarding the protection of animals, people turn a deaf ear against it. Every year July 29 is observed as the ‘International Tigers Day’. We celebra...

Ever since the nature was formed.  The essential factors are always the added beauty of these nature creations, the flora and fauna has always attracted people. The excitement to see the wild animals and rare species of plants is still prevailing. Seeing these creatures is a great opportunity. Humans are curious by nature and have an inherent desire to explore the unknown and discover environment. The only opportunity that we human beings get to explore the wild life is through zoos. People enjoy looking at the wild animals closer, so that they get the feeling of wild life experience and also get to click pictures. The wild life sanctuaries are not only the great places to get up close to the wildlife, but many are also doing their part to bolster the decreasing population of wild animals. Protection of wild animals has come to such an extreme that today to protect them they have been kept inSanctuaries. Animals kept there give a different look altogether to that part...

Tourism Industry of India plays a major role in the rapid economic growth. Tourism is a travel for leisure, recreation and religious purposes and can be defined as anything. As the tourism is flourishing in India, sustainable tourism is developing in southern part of India.  It tries to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy.  Kerala has been grant the top United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)  award for Sustainable tourism in Kumarakom, situated on the banks of Vembanad Kayal, west of the Kottayam District. It is one of the leading travel destinations on the planet and a crown jewel of Kerala tourism. Kumarakom is also known for its wide range of ecological balance in the environment. It is well known for Bird sanctuary, Backwater tourism hub and for its Hospitality in its natural charm. Sustainable tourism in Kumarakom is an incredible tourism development and sustaining the environment for economic growth without losing it...

Kerala is a traditionally rich and culturally beautiful state of India. The greenery and abundant variety of species marks the importance of this coastal strip. The most beautiful feature of this small state is the 44 tremendously flowing rivers. The land was blessed with the natural supply of fresh water from these rivers. But this fact seems to be ended in the state. Along with the development and industrialization which are meant to be positive factors of a countries growth, the state tends to lose whole of its natural sources along with these rivers. In a recent study by Aravind ES on ‘Various lakes in Kerala and Environmental Issues’ he explains the splendidness of the rivers which they had in the state and how the common people simply look helpless before these dying lakes and rivers. The major rivers of Kerala include Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pamba, Chalakuduipuzha etc. and the lakes such as Ashtamudi Lake, Vembanad Lake, Vellayan Lake etc. These natural sources are ...

Environment destruction has been happening from a long time but now it has increased to such an extent that it’s become a very common thing. Pollution is increasing in quantity and variety instead of showing signs of reduction. Earlier it was just three types – air, water and soil. Later it became four after noise pollution got added. Now, it is five types. The four mentioned along with radiation. The latter being extremely dangerous as it has the ability to not just disturb and affect the ones living but their next generations as well.  Constructions are a sort of development that is a must to mankind, especially because of the over-growing population and the need for more and more residential and industrial complexes to provide shelter and income to many. Once constructed a workspace or a house might look beautiful but during construction the amount of devastation that it causes to the environment is a lot. Nobody might have noticed; but once a construction gets over, t...

Have you ever wondered about the autumn trees and leaves? Green, orange, red, brown and yellow, the colours that can be appreciated by many and be lost in its beauty. Autumn is the season that adds attractiveness to the nature.  According to me autumn or fall is the season of vulnerability, which tells about circle of life. For a human it is baby, youth, adult, elder, followed by death of the physical body. Trees follow the same cycle: leaves bud, grow, changes colour and finally fall to return to Mother earth.   Trees sacrifice themselves to nature more than humans. Trees readily allow autumn to have their summer leaves. During winter, trees allow the frost to touch them and the wind to toss them. They allow the season to make it appear that all is lost and that there is no green growth left. But even           when the trees are at their barren moment, they still make people get mesmerized at the sun rays that flashes through the branches. The pr...

Protecting the environment is the duty of every individual. Human activities have proven to be the greatest threat to the environment. Everyone has the right to healthy environment but due to the human wants the healthy environment has been slowly depleting. Mangaluru the hub of floura, fauna and wildlife is now the ignorant plight of exploitation. The added beauty and the balancing cycle of the Western Ghats is now surrounded by major environmental issues. The village of Jokatte has been showered with soot emitted from the Coke and Sulphur manufacturing unit of MRPL. This shower has not only affected humans but the vegetations as well.  The soot has been creating problems to the locals creating skin related disorders. Due to the monsoon the soot has been mixed with the water bodies making it impossible for the locals to consume this water. The soot showering on the vegetation has also affected the local farmers. This has created lot of agitation in the public. Th...

Global warming is by far the greatest threat to birds and wildlife. It impacts all kinds of wildlife in many different ways.  Global warming is not just a threat to the environment.  Ever thought how the effects of global warming can be a warning and a threat to wildlife. Impact of Global Warming on Wildlife Wildlife is an important part of ecological community in the environment. Wildlife is an important character of the nature, so its conservation is an important obligation of human beings for the sustainability of life on planet earth.   Global warming has led to habitat loss due to sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, washing away nesting sites due to cloud bursts and torrential rains, extended period of droughts with increased daytime temperatures resulting in delayed fruit set in wild fruit trees, and build up of invasive species and loss in desired vegetation. Bird migrations are severely impacted and the ripple effects are seen in terms o...

Nature is the best friend to the mankind. Yes I would not be wrong to call them the best companion. Each of the environmental elements cart memories in every single way possible. One such element is our stunned beauty river. Each of have memories to recall with the nature. This piece of writing would help to track back those memories. The ultimate days spent with the river At some point of time we all have made memories with the nature. Have you ever wondered how rivers can make you feel. If you ever happen to walk towards the river the first ever feel would be the flow of the river. Joyfully welcoming you. They make you feel the best at times of loneliness. They capture millions of smiles. The prevalent entertainer to bliss memories.  It’s the joyful mesmerism flow, the true companion to play along with, the best tutor for the ideas, the best therapists to give the pleasant feeling. The greedless and egoless buddy. They can share anything with you. Imagine the days yo...