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THE AILING PLANET:

TEXT BOOK: HORNBILL

CLASS XI

TEACHER: VALSAMMA GEORGE

PGT ENGLISH

JNV , ALLEPPEY

THE GREEN MOVEMENT’S ROLE

AUTHOR: NANI PALKHIVALA

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR�NANI PALKHIVALA (1920-2002)

BORN IN BOMBAY

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>>MULTI- FACETED PERSONALITY

>>AN EMINENT JURIST,ECONOMIST,

>>A TOWERING INTELLECTUAL AND A CHAMPION OF CIVIL RIGHTS

>> Famous book on the author by Soli Sorabjee: Nani Palkhivala,The Courtroom Genius

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AN OVERVIEW

  • The Ailing Planet… is an article written by Nani Palkhivala and published in The Indian Express on 24 Nov 1994

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  • ‘THE AILING PLANET: THE GREEN MOVEMENT’S ROLE’ focuses on the deteriorating health of planet earth due to the growing lust of human beings to exploit its natural resources. Earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health. The article also analyses the role played by the Green Movement in saving the earth. It also delves into the major reasons behind the declining health of our planet

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THE GREEN MOVEMENT

  • Started in New Zealand in 1972 as nationwide Green Party
  • Wider connotation - a collective term for the individuals and organisations involved in the efforts to protect the environment and promote rational and sustainable use of earth’s resources such as Friends of Earth, Green Peace, Green Party, Green Belt etc.
  • Deals with pollution, acid rain, disposal of toxic waste, recycling, pesticides, nuclear power and renewable energy

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GREEN MOVEMENT – PARADIGM SHIFT

  • Irrevocable and revolutionary change in human perception of the earth from mechanistic view to holistic and ecological view

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

  • The concept was popularised in 1975 by the World Commission on Environment and Development

DEFINITION

  • Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
  • It means development without stripping the natural world of resources future generations would need

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MAN – ‘WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL’.�INSCRIPTION AT A ZOO IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

  • Man is termed as the world’s most dangerous animal because he causes destruction of the environment by over exploiting the natural resources more than any other species

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THE PRINCIPAL BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH AS GIVEN IN THE BOOK THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECT BY LESTER R BROWN

  • Fisheries
  • Forests
  • Grasslands
  • Croplands

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  • These systems reach unsustainable level due to over exploitation

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“FORESTS PRECEDE MANKIND, DESERTS FOLLOW”

  • FORESTS WERE THERE ON EARTH BEFORE THE EMERGENCE OF HUMAN BEINGS, BUT FORESTS ARE CONVERTED INTO BARREN LANDS BY HUMAN INTERFERENCE AND EXPLOITATION.

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VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 48 OF THE COSTITUTION ON PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND SAFEGUARDING OF FORESTS.��

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  • Catastrophic Depletion Of India’s Forests Over The Last Few Decades.
  • India Is Losing Its Forests At The Rate Of 3.7 Million Acres A Year.
  • Actual Loss Of Forests Is About Eight Times The Rate Indicated By Govt. Statistics.

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POPULATION EXPLOSION - THE MAJOR REASON BEHIND THE DEPLETION OF ENVIRONMENT.

  • WORLD POPULATION AT THE TIME OF WRITING THE ARTICLE- 5.7 BILLION.
  • CURRENT WORLD POPULATION- 7.9 BILLION.
  • EVERY FOUR DAYS , THE WORLD POPULATION INCREASES BY ONE MILLION

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THE BEST CONTRACEPTIVE FOR CONTROLLING POPULATION.

  • EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  • MORE CHILDREN DOES NOT MEAN MORE WORKERS BUT MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT WORK.

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WHAT IS HOLISTIC VIEW?

  • Seeing the world as an integrated whole rather than a dissociated collection of parts.

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FAMOUS QUOTE OF LESTER R BROWN

  • “We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers ; we have borrowed it from our children”.

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  • These words highlight the idea that we have no right to over use the natural resources ; but we have the responsibility to hand over the earth and its resources in tact to the future generations

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  • IRREVOCABLE = impossible to change
  • DECIMATE =reduce drastically
  • TRANSCENDING CONCERN = great anxiety
  • COERCION = compulsion
  • IGNOMINOUS = embarrassing
  • INTER ALIA = among other things
  • LANGUISH = to become feeble , weak or enervated

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  • ANSWER IN ABOUT 120 WORDS EACH:-
  • 1. Why is the earth called an ailing planet? What is the role of Green movement in saving the earth?
  • 2. How does Nani Palkhivala describe population explosion as the major reason for the present condition of the earth and its environment?
  • Write the excerpts of an imaginary interview that you make with the earth wherein the earth expresses its concern over its impoverished and polluted environment and appreciates the green movement in helping her restore health.

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DICTIONARY WORK�

  • Refer the dictionary and write the meanings of the following Latin words/ phrases that are commonly used in English:-
  • prima facie
  • ad hoc
  • in camera
  • ad infinitum
  • caveat
  • tabula rasa

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  • COLLECT STATISTICS ON DEFORESTATION IN YOUR STATE. ALSO MAKE A SURVEY ON THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS THAT ARE EXTINCT FROM THE FORESTS OF YOUR STATE

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