Vaishnavi Jain -

Bangalore

Essays of all modules

Module - 1

In this module the empathy part is touched me the most, in

the journal i had written , when you have a friend and you
feel comfortable to share everything with them, you feel
good and happy to be around them. Music -, it makes my
mind and heart feel happy when I am sad. So in the module
1 the solution is Refuse , Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and
Rethink .
Refuse : You'll have to minimize the waste production by
refusing to use materials such as single-use plastics and
non-recyclable products. The logistics of it , can look
intimidating at first, but there are better and far-less
wasteful materials that you can switch over too. Ex: Using
more mobile & throwing things in the streets.
Reduce : Reduce refers to the reduction of harmful,
wasteful and non recyclable materials so you can save
more money, which also benefits the environment. When
you lessen the amount of these materials, especially
non-recyclables, less of it goes in the garbage. Ex:plastic,
paper items
Reduce : The "reuse" step refers to the diligent reuse of any
materials. As a new effort to reduce the high amount of
waste throughout the world, businesses are following
practices that involve reusing materials within the work
places rather than ordering more replacement. Ex: the pens
by getting refills, waste papers.
 Rethink : we should think twice or thrice before buying
,making or doing anything . You should think if it is ok to it
or no . Ex : think before you throw plastic or any harmful or
sharp object in the streets or water bodies.
Recycle: The final step in the process is recycle.
After you we made Quality efforts to go through all the previous
steps from the five Rs, recycling is a great option. Because we can
make anything else which isn’t useful or is not needed anymore Ex
: newspaper, paper or cardboard , batteries, etc .

In conclusion you should try to avoid using more plastic and make a
friendly environment around us
Module 2
Plastic pollution in oceans is an urgent and
visible problem, but merely cleaning up won't
solve it. So long as plastic keeps flowing into the
oceans, removing it is important, and yet also an
example of fighting the symptoms of a deeper
issue.
All plastic is safe for humans but toxic for marine life and infant.
They cause the animals and the fish’s to die or they may get stuck.
It is even toxic to babies as they are small and the toys are made
out of plastic which is very harmful for our bodies so I say it is not
that toxic for humans as it is for the animals. It is not possible for
us to live a plastic free life as we have a lot of materials made out
of plastic like in malls or in grocery stores u see so many packets
or the bottles with plastic. So I think the solution is just that just
switch to a better option like you use glass bottles or Tupperware
bottles and for plastic packs you can switch to paper bags
The plastic which we deposit in the water bodies these
plastics waste can take anywhere from 20 to 500 years to
decompose, and even then, it never fully disappears it just
gets smaller and smaller. I will take action by using wooden
comb instead of plastic. Steel spoon instead of plastic
spoon which is given in the restaurant. We can use jute bags
or cotton bags when we go to buy groceries etc . We have
several solutions, just that we don’t want to use them
Module - 3
 In this module 3 make every drop count
The part which has touched me most is that around 2.1
trillion gallons of water wasted.
If there's no water, life on this planet would be
impossible. Water accounts for about 60% of a human's
weight. Water is used for showering, cleaning, cooking
etc . Due to which more water is getting wasted
The immediate goals I would implement would be
1. Check your toilet for leaks..
2. Install water-saving shower heads.
3. Take baths rather taking shower
4. Turn off the water while shaving or brushing
5. Use automatic machines like dishwasher etc
6. Check your pipelines every week so that you know if any
problems arise and no water will be wasted
7. Use the same water which you have used for boiling
the vegetables, granins.
8. In river and ponds you see many people washing
clothes or bathing in it instead you can take the rain
water
9. Drink water from the same bottle or glass instead of
putting in wash
The wastage of water is becoming more and more and due
to which even in Bangalore there is shortage of water. We
play Holi , we use water for so many things that now we
are in a critical condition. Now you all see in school only
every time they play water fight and they don’t realise that
they out wasting water which is very difficult for people
who don’t get one drop of water also.
Israel, Cape Town , Rajasthan, Cherrapunji etc have very little water
and and rarely get rain. In Rajasthan they need to prevent
contaminants of it water’s source. In Israel they need to conserve
rainwater it receives
In Cape Town they have to suffer for clean water . In Rajasthan they
can use harvesting method,irrigation or step-wells, tanks (kund), or
baolis. In Cape Town you can reduce groundwater, desalination. You
can plant more and more plants and trees which encourage the rain
to come frequently
Module - 4
More people are thinking about the environmental issues and
ecological condition of Earth nowadays. What should we do to save
our future? In my opinion, people have understood that their
irresponsibility causes harm to the natural environment. Our planet
suffers from numerous problems, which have been caused by the
results of the excessive anthropogenic activity. The entire planet
suffers from pollution, global warming, deforestation, extinction of
biological species, etc. These problems are extremely relevant and
require rapid and intensive solutions. It is possible to defeat these
problems if the entire humanity changes its approach towards
nature, natural resources and the value of nature for its wellbeing.
Why should we take efforts now in order to save Earth in future?
Very few people understand that it is important to change their
lifestyle now in order to see the results of these changes in a few
decades. Doubtless, you will not grow a big forest in a year. You can
plant a small tree but it will grow to its proper height only in ten or
fifteen years. To my mind, this activity resembles investment into a
small firm. In a few years, the firm develops into a big company,
which will provide you with the solid profit. Consequently, it is not
right to say that the idea of going green is useless. When you do not
see the results of your activity now, it does not mean that you will
not see them in ten years.
In conclusion, our unwise and extensive activity causes
harm to the natural environment. We lose priceless natural
resources, fresh air, water, forests, animals, birds, fish,
insects, etc. People should change their lifestyle rapidly in
order to stop deforestation, global warming, pollution and
other problems, which can destroy the life on the planet.
We ought to go green in order to save the life of future
generations.
Module 5
In the module - 5 embrace your eco - friendly family, the
most part in this module was that about the secret
something which I don’t know but it was about animals who
is better than us like elephants painting with its trunk etc. it
is really very curious to know that the gorilla wants freedom
too. And you should even be friendly to the animals u
shouldn’t tease them as they get tied up just for our
entertainment purpose. Like the way we need freedom even
the animals also need freedom.
I wanna take action for this as I am a Jain and I don’t want animals
to die and suffer. So like people who are non vegetarian they can
just make a promise just to eat non-vegetarian once a week so
people can of course can go with this as it is fair and square. And u
can even reduce cutting trees by just making a lot of apartments
containing lots of floor. So u plant more and more trees and it can’t
even get wasted. Recently during my trip I had seen a mountain
contain only garbage in Delhi so we people named them garbage
mountain. So in places like Delhi,Mumbai,Bangalore they have lots
of traffic and more population so for that reason we all have like
this garbage disposal mountain.
We should try encouraging people around us not be so rude to
animals during your visit to the zoo. You can also train and teach
the animals how to be friendly towards humans or you can suggest
people to not tease or to get scared. Because when u get scared
they will sense you. So for example when someone teases me I feel
bad and get angry same like humans have emotions even animals
have emotions so we should respect rather than hurting it. And
they start growling or something.
You just need to switch your products to health and safer products
so your environment and living or non living can be clean.
Module 6
What has actually touched me the most in the module 6 is
that it was very interesting and we got know how much
they wasting the precious water, food, electricity etc. the
immediate goals is that I can reduce this by making a
announcement in my apartment so that during marriage or
anything function it won’t get wasted .
You can even make a rule in ur house that you should
waste anything like you should turn of ur room light is no
one is inside etc . This year during Holi we couldn’t play
with water as in Bengaluru just few weeks ago there is lot
of water wastage. But I think u all should have some sense
as many people die due to hunger and water, still we don’t
care. We should be very grateful and thankful to god to
give us like this type of life.
a immediate reaction I would take is that I would request everyone
to be a little active and stop wasting lot of water electricity etc.
first solution is u can off ur light in morning so that you can not
waste the electricity . For water u can close the tap while brushing
or u can use the water which you have boiled for ur vegetables etc .
For food u can take how much food u can eat and if u want more you
can take , u just have make a resolution for a week and u will make
a habit for not wasting anything .
Water is very precious pls don’t waste . Think the people who have
died due to hunger and pls don’t waste it .
Thank you