Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of India

  Sacredness of cow Source: The Hindu Chennai, 07/06/2023, pg.12.

  CPREEC EIACP PC – RP, Chennai celebrated International Yoga Day – June 21, 2023 under the Theme of "Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" and “Life Style for Environment” on Adopt Healthy Lifestyles at CPREEC, Chennai. A total of 25 staff members including EIACP team actively participated in the event and performed Pranayama and meditation. Yoga day was celebrated at The Grove School, Chennai. A total of 28 students participated and performed yoga and pranayama. Yoga day celebrated at Saraswathi Kendra, Chennai. A total of 10 students participated and performed yoga and formed a pyramid.

  Vat Purnima, also known as ‘Vadachi Punav’ in Goa is a celebration of Vat Savitri Vrat, based on the legend of Savitri and Satyavan as narrated in Mahabharata, who prays for her husband’s long life   Source:  O Herald Panjim, 06/06/2023, pg.9.

  Press clippings on the World Environment Day Rally at Gudalur, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. CPREEC EIACP PC-RP, Ooty Field Office organised a Rally as part of World Environment Day celebrations at Gudalur, The Nilgiris on June 5, 2023.   Mr Rajendran, Range Forest Officer flagged off the Rally and Mr F Robert, NGC Coordinator attended. A total of 180 persons participated in the Rally.

  It is more than a delicious fruit, for it is sacred, even a goddess Nanditha Krishna (Photo: Getty Images) The mango or  Mangifera indica  is the favourite fruit of every Indian. It is believed to have originated in southern Asia, particularly in eastern India. Whether it is Alphonso or Banganapalli or Kilimookũ or any other, it is on the ‘Mango Map’ of India. There are nearly 1,500 varieties of mango in India, including about 1,000 commercial varieties. Each variety of mango has a unique taste and flavour. The king of them all, Alphonso, was the first variety to be grafted. The word mango comes from the Tamil ‘ manga’ , so the fruit is as Indian as you can get. But the mango is more than a delicious fruit, for it is sacred, even a goddess. Amba or Ambika, the mango goddess, is Durga or Adi Parashakti, Mother of the Universe and of all creation. In the  Skanda   Purana , she kills the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha. In the  Devi Bhagavatam , Ambika is the progenitor of all other goddes

  CPREEC EIACP PC – RP, Chennai celebrated World Environment Day – June 5, 2023 under the Theme of LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) on Plastic Waste & Pollution by organising Oratorical Competition in English for college students on the Sub Themes: (1) Plastic waste – a danger, leading to climate crisis, (2) Plastic prudence – a way out for single use plastics, (3) Plastic Waste & Impacts on health: finding alternatives and changing behaviour of human beings). Students from several colleges participated.

  CPREEC EIACP PC-RP, Ooty Field Office organised a Rally as part of World Environment Day celebrations at Gudalur, The Nilgiris on June 5, 2023.   Mr Rajendran, Range Forest Officer flagged off the Rally and Mr F Robert, NGC Coordinator attended. A total of 180 persons participated in the Rally.

Ecological and Biodiversity significance of MY TREE MY CHILD initiative - I & II Source:  Sikkim Express Gangtok, 29/05/2023, pg.4.  

  CPREEC EIACP PC - RP, Chennai conducted an awareness programme on  #MissionLiFE #ChooseLiFE #ProPlanetPeople under the seven theme of Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) at  Dr. MGR Home & Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired, Chennai on 02/06/2023. A total of 73 teachers and teacher trainees participated and took the pledge of the Mission LiFE