Nurturing Environment Conscious Architects: TSAP

Climate Change is a reality today and evidences are already being experienced in most parts of the world. The potential threat of climate change is tremendous and can affect the environmental as well as economics of the world. 'Lifestyle for environment ' is a movement initiated under Niti Aayog , to promote awareness and introduce Climate Change Action. Raising the overall awareness levels of the community and collective action alone has immense potential in creating a lasting impact. One significant area of deliberations and research is the revival of 'circular economy ', wherein 'the end of one life cycle of the product can mark the beginning of the other product '. Lifestyle For Environment (L.I.F.E.) is an India led global mass movement. The moment identifies contribution by stakeholders as Pro-Planet-People (P-P-P). India has immense resource of Traditional Knowledge Systems to learn and adopt from as a cultural continuum. The Higher Education Institutes...

 Heritage Tourism - The LayMan's Perspective Heritage & Tourism – The Lay-Man’s perspective   Keywords – Heritage, Tourism, perspective, vision/eye/grasp of the commoner, literately illiterate, ecological & economic friendly, interpretation, presentation of the Heritage.   Introduction & Preamble The festive season almost at its peak, like the Ganesh festival is almost over and Dusshera (Durga Pooja) is almost at the threshold of the beginning. The comeback of the josh, jallosh, scale & the enthusiasm of Ganesh Festival seemed to know no limits. Everyone wants to venture out, explore things, tangible, intangible, etc., with all these, there are new protocols, procedures, restrictions, new pattern of behavior, it was inevitable, after the long pandemic affect. People wanted and were waiting to come out from the virtual world (online) to the material/physical (offline) world.                    ...

Celebrating World Water Day 2022 TSAP Students & Faculty initiative, with an aim to sensitize & create awareness about water resources & using these resources wisely. History of the Day The idea for this international day goes back to 1992, the year in which the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro took place. That same year, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993. Later on, other celebrations and events were added. For instance, the International Year of Cooperation in the Water Sphere 2013, and the current International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028. These observances serve to reaffirm that water and sanitation measures are key to poverty reduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability. The importance of water World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993,...

According to World Health Organization (WHO), a carbon footprint is a measure of the impact your activities have on carbon dioxide (CO2) produced through the burning of fossil fuels and is expressed as a weight of CO2 emissions produced in tones. If we have to act, it is NOW. You can contribute to reduce your carbon footprint at individual level. How? You need to first measure & keep track of your personal carbon footprint. This blog shall help to educate yourself on Simple Steps to reduce carbon footprint on Earth by adopting LOW CARBON LIFESTYLE. Lowering of carbon footprint however doesn’t happen overnight. By making small changes in our choices & actions in daily lifestyle can start making a difference. 1.TURN-OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT IN USE. Keep the thumb rule as; if you are going out of room for more than 15 Minutes, then you may choose to Turn-off lights. This small act can help to save energy, reduce electricity bills, helps to keep room cool & also help to e...