Our Pune must immediately cut its ecological footprint
(WorldNews India)

By- Mangesh Kashyap Pune`s rapid urbanization has made its carbon footprint much higher than some other Indian cities. It means that the Pune Municipal Corporation and city planners must immediately tackle emission levels and cut our carbon footprint. At the same time, Pune`s ecological footprint - the amount of productive land and water bodies required to produce the resources the city consumes and to absorb its waste - has also doubled in the post liberalization era, since 1991. In fact, all major Indian cities have been depleting their ecological assets to boost economics. This is leaving us exposed to extreme weather events and global warming. To reduce the burden of more extreme...