Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Indian teen addresses UN on climate change

Good morning friends. It’s nice to read this kind of articles about teens. Many said that children should always listen to elders. Yes it’s true because adult people what’s best in our children but this time we have to listen to young one here. There’s a teen Indian which addresses UN on climate change.

Even if they are still young, they have the

While speaking at the summit on Climate Change in the United Nations, the 13-year-old Lucknow girl delivered a strong message to the world leaders on the behalf of the children of the world.

“The Himalayas are melting, polar bears are dying, 2 of every 5 people don’t have access to clean drinking water, earth’s temperature is increasing, we are losing the untapped information and potential of plant species, Pacific’s water level has risen, Is this what we are going to hand over to our future generations? Please......no!,” said Yugratna Srivastava, the ninth grader from St Fidelis College.

Srivastava who addressed the audience consisting of US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao along with India representatives like Foreign Minister SM Krishna and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, urged the leaders to act quickly on climate change.

She went on to point out that climate change and political policies are two very different elements and asked the leaders to think of the child suffering in greenhouse heat and the species fighting to survive while they sat in their while they sat in their air-conditioned rooms to formulate policies. –
One India

Monday, September 14, 2009

At the bench


The bench where I sit while I am resting and thinking a lot. The place which gives me a peace of mind.