Dec 28, 2018 | Environment
The Kansas-based PolyStone Planters has a line of lightweight, durable trough planters that homeowners and business owners can use for a variety of plants to enhance their space.
[Kansas City, 12/27/2018]– PolyStone Planters offers a collection of lightweight, durable trough planters ideal for garden use. The brand produces stone-like pieces that can withstand any weather conditions, making them a worthy addition in homes and offices.
The Short Trough Planters Collection
Short trough planters are ideal for homeowners and business owners who want to add plants to their space. Customers can choose from a range of planters, including:
Herb Trough Planter
This planter is the lightest in the collection, which weighs 11 lbs. Its interior dimensions are 46″x17″ wide and it has 8″ soil depth. Customers can choose from a variety of colors that can match their small plants, like succulents and herbs.
Each planter can survive extreme temperature changes because its 2.5″ thick walls have a high-density EPS core for protection. Customers can purchase this planter as a set of two, so they can set it in different areas.
Milan Tall Trough Planters
PolyStone Planters says that this planter is the most popular style among its product. It has 7″ soil depth, which is suitable for an herb garden. Homeowners can also use these planters to provide additional privacy to their property by using palms, bamboo, or hedge. This planter also has 3-1″ drainage holes with exit channels that enable roots to breathe.
Riviera Short Trough Planter
This planter features 41″x12″ wide interior and 11″ soil depth. According to PolyStone Planters, the Riviera Short Trough planter is one of its versatile products because it allows owners to grow various plants and flowers.
The Planters for All Seasons
PolyStone Planters designs its planters to last for a long time. This helps homeowners and offices save cash from buying new planters every season. The brand uses insulated core to protect a plant’s roots from temperature changes. Each of them has drainage holes and mold and stain-resistant outer shells.
Homeowners and offices can achieve visually pleasing spaces without the burden of heavy planters. Despite the stone-like appearance of the brand’s planters, they are extremely lightweight and easy to move around.
Visit the https://polystoneplanters.com/ website to see its full collection.
Dec 24, 2018 | Environment
Lexis proudly invites conventioneers across the globe to Recycling 2019 during June 21- 22, 2019 at Beijing, China which includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions. Lexis organizes conferences all over USA, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific of Global Events inclusive of 300+ Conferences, 500+ Upcoming and Workshops.
For more information: https://www.lexisconferences.com/recycling
Dec 19, 2018 | Environment
Purifier to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria, viruses and cysts present in drinking water with added benefits of copper. Will enables over 400 students and 40 teachers to have access to clean drinking water.
Bengaluru: Prestige Clean Home, TTK Prestige’s home cleaning brand, today distributed water purifiers to two government schools, thus ensuring that over 400 school students along with 40 teachers get access to clean drinking water. The principals of Government Urdu High School and Government Kannada Primary School were today presented with the water purifiers by Mr. Dinesh Garg, Executive Vice President of TTK Prestige at a ceremony held in Bengaluru today.
The water purifiers run without electricity and is said to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria, viruses and cysts, thus protecting the health of students and teachers.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Garg said, “Clean drinking water is a basic necessity for all human beings, which is sadly lacking in many schools in India. Thus, we are pleased to present our cutting-edge water purifiers to enable students and teachers to have access to clean and pure drinking water within the school premises. We hope that this initiative will help reduce children from falling ill with waterborne diseases. The water purifiers will also ensure that students and teachers don’t have to queue in front of a single tap, which will save a lot of time.”
In a similar initiative last year, Prestige Clean Home distributed water purifiers to four government schools in Bengaluru, which benefitted over 350 students and 40 teachers.
Dec 17, 2018 | Environment
Lexis proudly invites conventioneers across the globe to Plastic & Rubber 2019 during June 21- 22, 2019 at Beijing, China which includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions. Lexis organizes conferences all over USA, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific of Global Events inclusive of 300+ Conferences, 500+ Upcoming and Workshops.
Dec 14, 2018 | Environment
With a view to tackle the menace of gratuitous honking, Purpose has initiated a “No Honking” campaign in collaboration with the Delhi Traffic Police and Earth Saviors Foundation, a global NGO focused on environmental protection., The campaign has already been launched, signaling stricter implementation of rules, including penalties on violators. In the capital, which is already abuzz with posters and banners asking drivers to cooperate, or face a police crackdown.
This Purpose initiative will also push the No Honking message out on Delhi Traffic Police social media channels and ask citizens to join in.
“Besides creating unnecessary noise pollution on the roads, it also leads to problems like stress, high blood pressure, and hypertension ,” said Ravi Kalra, founder President of The Earth Saviors Foundation. Launched in early November the campaign will continue to flag the attention of drivers to the perils of honking with the aim of breaking the honking habit. As part of the initiative, the Delhi Traffic Police has warned they intend to prosecute those who do not adhere to the “No Honking” rule.
“Citizens are aware of the law, but some of them don’t follow it. Honking is avoidable, but it requires everyone to change their behavior. If each driver pledges to only honk during an emergency and not when they are impatient, our city can significantly lower noise pollution” said DCP Traffic Eish Singhal.
Solutions to the epidemic of honking are many. These include enforcement through penalty, behavior change campaigns and more stringent tests for driving licenses. Many Chinese cities have also adopted technology such as the Acoustic Camera which identifies honking through infrared sound waves and is able to take images of cars that are producing a lot of noise. Through this technology the Chinese government is able to identify and penalize drivers efficiently.
The Delhi Traffic Police have successfully enforced seat-belt and helmet laws by penalizing drivers and passengers alongside large scale information drives in the city. All of these actions are needed to address these high-risk driving behaviors. Enforcing Silent Zones around hospitals and schools can be an opportunity for Delhi Traffic Police to catalyze a greater perception change to shift honking from being a normal driving behavior.
“Honking results in hearing loss, irritability, restlessness and high blood pressure. First victim is honker himself. This is the major cause of road rage in the capital” said Dr. Chanchal Pal Senior ENT Consultant and HOD, Dept of ENT, Moolchand Hospital.
Dec 14, 2018 | Environment
Agri-tourism is the form of tourism which capitalizes on rural culture as a tourist attraction. It has gained a new dimension as a potential income and employment generating activity. The symbiosis between tourism and agriculture that can be found in agro-tourism is a key element of an environmentally and socially responsible tourism. Travel and tourism are human-resource intensive, employing directly and indirectly 8 per cent of the global workforce. It is estimated that one job in the core tourism industry creates about one and a half additional or indirect jobs in the tourism-related economy. The diversion of core tourism to agri-tourism is expected to reinforce the employment potential of the sector with increased local hiring and sourcing and significant opportunities in tourism oriented toward local culture and the natural environment. In agri-tourism sector increasing the involvement of local communities, especially the poor, in the tourism value chain can contribute to the development of local economy and poverty reduction. This can include the local supply of products, labour, and tourism services.
There is increasing evidence that more sustainable tourism in rural areas can lead to more positive poverty-reducing effects. Nowadays more and more travellers are found to favour environmentally-friendly tourism and be willing to pay for related experiences. Traditional mass tourism has reached a stage of steady growth. In contrast, agro-eco-tourism, nature, heritage, cultural, and “soft adventure” tourism are taking the lead and are predicted to grow rapidly over the next two decades. Agro-tourism is similar to eco-tourism except that its primary appeal is not the natural landscape but a cultural landscape. Agro-tourism can promote regional development and helps to conserve diversity. Agro-tourism can help in conservation of plant and animal genetic resources. An advantage of this approach is that rural areas are popular destinations for holidays and excursions, particularly cultural landscapes which still give a glimpse of how past generations lived and worked. The agro-tourism can generate additional income for farmers and contribute to the conservation and development of the whole region. Specific plans, mechanisms and tools to educate small and medium sized tourism related enterprises are critical. The promotion and widespread use of internationally recognized standards for sustainable tourism can help businesses understand the practical aspects of sustainable tourism and assist with mobilizing investment.
Tourism has emerged as one of the largest global economic activities. As per the estimate of World Travel and Tourism Council (W.T.T.C), tourism generated more than worth $5 trillion of output equivalent to about 8% of total world G.N.P. India’s share of world tourist arrival has been merely 4%. W.T.T.O. in its Tourism vision 2020 has projected that there would be about 1.6 billion international tourists in all countries of the world by the year 2020. As per the same estimation India is expected to fuel 4.5 times growth in international tourists’ destination thus playing a major role in the economy of the states.
Agriculture is backbone of Indian Economy. Eighty five percent of the population is directly or indirectly
dependent on Agriculture where as 26 percent of GDP comes from agriculture, 110 million farmers are dwelling in 6.25 lakh villages producing more than 200 MT of food grains feeding the country. More than profession, business, agriculture is culture. Hence, adding additional income generating activities to existing Agriculture would certainly increase contribution of Agriculture to national GDP.
Agro-eco–tourism
Agro-eco-tourism is the latest concept in the Indian tourism industry, which normally occurs on farms. It is the symbiotic association of farming sector, tourism industry and farm business. It is indeed, the economic activity that occurs when people link travel with agricultural products, services or experiences to cater to the needs of mutual demands. It gives you the opportunity to experience the real enchanting and authentic contact with the rural life, taste the local genuine food and get familiar with the various farming tasks during the visit. It provides you the escape from the daily hectic life in the peaceful rural environment. It gives the chance to relax and revitalize in the pure natural environment, surrounded by magnificent setting. Agri-tourism would also provide tourists with an opportunity to be close to where the 75% of Indians live.
Real India, as we know, resides win the villages. A concept, agri-eco-tourism entails visiting a working farm or any agriculture, horticulture or agribusiness operation, for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm or operation. If the first indications of the joint ongoing study by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Yes Bank are taken into consideration, the scope of agri-tourism is very promising. The concept is to tap the vast market of inland urban tourists who want to take a break from a mechanical life and enjoy the peace and tranquility of rural life in its natural abundance. Agro-eco-tourism is the new value added agricultural business, for improving the incomes and potential economic viability of small farms and rural communities. Agri-tourism can take many forms like roadside stands or on farm direct sales, which can offer farm-fresh produce to travelers as well as interaction with growers. Agri-tourism ends farmers’ isolation and offers the opportunity to make new friends and build stronger links to the community. Social skills and a scenic, clean, attractive farm are crucial for success in agritourism and can make the farms more ideal location for tourists.
The eco-tourism destinations in Karnataka are Coorg, Madikeri, Dakshin Kannada, Karwar, Sirsi, Mysore, Sringeri etc.
K S Ashokkumar (Managing Director)
MAA Integrators Bengaluru
