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Let’s Celebrate Diwali The Old-Fashioned Way

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Diwali has always been the festival of lights, happiness and celebrating the good over evil, but is it fair that we become evil in our mad pursuit to celebrate it in the grandest way possible? Every year air pollution increases by a considerable amount during and after Diwali due to the incessant overuse of firecrackers. Its not just the environment that we harm we also harm those around and near us like children, old people, animals etc. these can cause an everlasting effect and can also permanently damage their body and render them insufficient to do things on their own. However, youngsters, Ngo’s and even families have started taking the initiative to not burst firecrackers or indulge in activities harmful to self and others. This has come about with a lot of protests, awareness campaigns, and years of trying to change the system for a better tomorrow.

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Diwali brings with itself happiness and prosperity for all but is it fair if we harm and not care about the happiness and prosperity of those around us? Firecrackers contain harmful chemicals like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides that are responsible for global warming and the constant climate change in the environment. Some ruthless citizens also try to harm animals by putting or tying firecrackers to their body parts resulting in grave harm or sometimes even death. The festival also brings with it a lot of waste going to landslides due to the need and purchase of new things or materials. Fast fashion industries are also benefitted due to the consumer’s need for the latest trends in the market, all of these significantly contribute in the need to address this grave issue in front of us.

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So this Diwali let’s celebrate it the eco-friendly and old-fashioned way:
• Switch out new clothes for the old and beautiful sarees in your mom’s wardrobe
• Do not burst firecrackers or minimise their usage
• Whenever you go out to buy something make sure to carry your own container or cloth bags
• Instead of using candles or heavy lanterns use earthen oil diyas to light up your homes and offices
• Instead of using powdered rangoli and heavy on paper and plastic decoratives, use natural flowers to decorate your house
• Reduce, reuse and recycle
• Gift handmades to your guests instead of store brought items

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An Ecological Way To Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

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Ganesh Chaturthi is the celebration of lord Ganesh’s birth that is celebrated all across India with great pomp and show. Roads, streets, houses and public buildings are decked up to honour his stay for the next 10 days as we gear up to become the best hosts. He is worshipped by many and after the duration of his stay we indulge in his farewell festivities also known as Visarjan. However, after such a grand celebration we leave behind a trail of destruction behind us that leads to environmental degradation and hampers us in a drastic way. All of these actions will lead to disastrous consequences but there’s still a way we can save the earth from becoming a future nightmare. We have compiled how we celebrate traditionally and some alternatives to how we should celebrate ecologically.

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The Traditional Way

• We bring home an idol constructed from plaster of paris that doesn’t decompose easily and leads to pollution. The toxic colours mix with water resources and hamper with both human and animal health while the POP leads to environmental degradation.
• Every year we buy new idols and immerse them into water bodies when even one idol takes decades to fully dissolve this constant dumping of waste products in the water doesn’t even let the nature to heal itself fully.
• The idol is not immersed alone it is accompanied by other toxic pollutants such as flowers, jewellery, metal etc as it takes decades to dissolve or even break down, these idols float from one water body to another, it reduces oxygen levels in the water body and kills organisms.
• Fireworks and crackers are used in abundance during such festivals that increases the pollutants in the atmosphere leading to air pollution. Noise pollution is also a by-product of the same.

The Ecological Way

• Instead, we can bring home an ecological mud idol that doesn’t tamper with any traditional beliefs but at the same time is also environment friendly. It is also cost effective and relatively cheaper than the POP ones making it affordable for everyone.
• We can buy one Ganpati made of metals like brass, copper etc. and reuse it every year so as to reduce the need for a new one annually. These idols are long lasting and do not lead to pollution per se.
• We can immerse the mud idol in a bucket or a container in our backyard, this way it will dissolve fully without harming any organisms as such. This mud can also be used to plant a tree that will help us remember him forever and still continue to live with us.
• We should dance and sing without the usage of firecrackers or loud music; this would make sure that we unintentionally don’t give rise to pollutants in the atmosphere and end up harming ourselves.

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We should be celebrating a festival that brings us such great joy and ensure that everyone around us is happy and prosperous as well. Instead of indulging in practices that damage the ecosystem we should see to it that the environment flourishes along with us and stays with us till the end of time.

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Air Pollution – Causes, Effects and Actions

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Air pollution has become a major concern in today’s day and age and poses health threats to both people and animals. According to the WHO every year an estimated 7 million people fall prey to death due to air pollution while 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of harmful pollutants. Air pollution can be defined as the presence of harmful chemicals and or substances in the air that cause harm to living beings, the atmosphere, climate, materials etc. It gives rise to a multitude of diseases like heart problems, lung cancer, respiratory diseases etc. in humans that can be fatal in nature. Some of the major pollutants present in air include carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, particulate matter etc. However, in the past few decades, we have become more considerate towards our planet as more and more organisations have sprouted and looking after our atmosphere and the planet has become a household issue.

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Causes Of Air Pollution

Air pollution can sprout from a wide variety of causes something even so minor like using refrigerators, ac’s or perfume sprays as they cause the earth’s protective layer of ozone to become thin or even slowly diminish. Burning of garbage waste releases toxic and harmful chemicals that mix with the air and cause air pollution. India is the land of farms as acres of land are used in this occupation however farmers tend to burn the stubble after harvesting the crops leading to increased levels of air pollution across the country. Vehicles and transportation in general also release chemicals like carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter etc. that are extremely harmful for the environment. These are some of the main causes of air pollution in the environment.

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Effects Of Air Pollution

Air pollution can cause long term effects on people such as heart problems, asthma, lung cancer and respiratory diseases like emphysema. Scientists have also suspected that exposure of expecting mothers to air pollution can also cause birth defects in the child. Air pollution kills up to 7 million people each year, a number enough to scare us of the pollutant’s harmful nature. These pollutants also lead to smog that causes low visibility and prevents sunlight from entering the earth’s atmosphere. The ozone layer has diminished from some parts of the world that leads to harmful effects on the environment, people and animals. It also harms metals, marble etc. and a leading example of that is the Taj Mahal which is slowly transforming its colour from white to yellow.

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Actions On Air Pollution

We can still save the environment and the air blanket by being a little conscious of our actions and practising sustainability in our everyday lives. Some ways in which we can achieve this is:
• Avoid using cars for small distances and turn to cycling or use public transportation whenever possible.
• Recycle and reuse so that you generate less waste and it doesn’t end up polluting the air by burning.
• Use fans instead of ac’s so that chlorofluorocarbons (Cfc’s) are not released in the air and end up polluting it.
• Avoid bursting crackers as it releases a lot of chemicals and causes trouble to both humans and animals.
• Practise afforestation as it cleanses the air of its harmful chemicals.

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Impaac Foundation is a non-profit, technology-driven crowdfunding, social networking platform which focuses on bridging the gap between the people who are looking for help & the people who are willing to help. We are building a social community that depicts the values of social responsibility & help anyone, anywhere, anytime. We provide viable solutions to NGOs for different causes to run their system smoothly & effectively with non-profit intentions.

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