E-waste Management

 Q. A local newspaper has invited students submissions to an article writing competition on the topic 'E-waste management'. The best three articles will be published in the newspaper. Write your entry in about 150 words. 

Some of the points in your article could be as follows: 

‣ E-waste is the popular name for electronic products that are not useful anymore 

‣ Discarded computers, televisions, stereos, fax machines, electric lamps, cell phones, batteries etc. need to be properly disposed

‣ Otherwise can leach lead and other substances into soil and groundwater 

‣ Government regulations make manufacturers of electronic products responsible for management of e-waste 

‣ set-up collection centres and ensure that waste is recycled and disposed of in an environment-friendly manner 

‣ But often e-waste disposed of through waste collectors who carry out door-to-door collection of waste 

‣ Many not aware of regulations. Thus, more information has to be spread 

‣ Reuse, refurbish or recycle such products

E-WASTE MANAGEMENT

-By: Radha 

In the era of technological advancements,  Electrical equipments plays an indispensable role in our life. Like any other waste, e waste has been generating due to its excess demand and use. E-waste, simply means the electronic products that are not useful anymore. 

Now a days people are spending lavishly on purchasing electronics. People buy each and every electronic such as Laptop, computer, TV, smart phones, fax machines, electric lamps etc. rather the applications of all these are uniform. When their usage time span comes to an end. Therefore this e waste is thrown and cannot get disposed off in the soil and Underground, which causes land pollution by leaching lead in the soil and pollute groundwater. A recent survey has revealed that e waste has been increasing over the period of time due to increased urbanisation. 

In order to reduce the generation of e-waste, Masses should be educated regarding reuse, refurbish, recycling of e-waste. Awareness should be spread among the public regarding e-waste management. Discarded computers, televisions, stereos, fax machines, electric lamps, cell phones, batteries etc. need to be properly disposed. Manufactures of electronic products should be informed about the government regulations regarding e-waste disposal. Instead of disposing this waste through door-to-door waste collectors, a separate collection centres have to be set-up by the government to ensure that waste has recycled and disposed off in an environment-friendly manner. 

Thus, the problem of e-waste cannot be eradicated completely but can be solved through the contribution of individuals and government by its proper management through 3R's (Resuse, refurbish or recycle) method and building waste collection centres. 

Confidence is Key.

Q. Your school magazine has invited articles on the topic 'Confidence is key'. Write your entry for this in about 150 words. Use the points mentioned on along with your own ideas. 

Confidence has to be cultivated-one might be confident one moment-next moment lack confidence-trick is to believe in yourself-being confident makes you sure of yourself-makes you feel happy and good-helps you achieve your goals and full your dreams-helps to overcome what others think about you-preparing well for a situation and setting achievable goals assist you in becoming confidence 

CONFIDENCE IS KEY                                             - BY: 

"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started."  -ANONYMOUS 

Confidence is the essential feature that one build in his life and it reveals one's personality. It is simply the trick to believe in yourself, which is necessary in today's competitive era. Being confident makes sure of yourself. It helps us to achieve our goals, dreams and aspirations. A person without confidence is like a bird without wings.  

Confidence is considered as one of the keys to success. Confidence is key to unlock the door of success. Not only hard work and optimism required to be successful in any task but also confidence holds an equal weightage. If a person lacks confidence he cannot be successful. Confidence provides motivation and inspiration to always grow and look for possible opportunities. One must build confidence in oneself as one can cope up with any challenge and see graph of success. Confidence is the foundation to move ahead on the path of success. Confidence helps to perform well under unpredictable situations or circumstances. It helps us to overcome nervousness. What people think about us no more bother us when we have confidence. 

It has to build in the early life of students by teaching them to believe in yourself. For instance Setting achievable goals make a person confident in life, parents encourage their children to take part in speech competition, declamation contest or debates, various stage plays, public speaking etc. to build confidence in them. It also helps in performing better in their academics and sports, extra curricular activities etc.  Thus, helps in holistic development of the students. Building confidence also helps one to feel good and happy. A confident person feels good and happy in all situations and circumstances. 

So, confidence has to be cultivated by one and all. Successful and confident person have a positive outlook towards life. Thus, a person having confidence as key never locked in life.

How Pets Can Be Taken Care Of

Q. On the night of Diwali the sound of cracker-bursting disturbs the pets who starts behaving strangely and cause a lot of problems to their owners. Read the guidelines given below for pet owners. Then write a speech on how pets can be taken care of.  

Attention: Pet Owners 

➤ Avoid bursting loud crackers 

➤ Switch on the radio/TV to camouflage noise of crackers

➤ Try and comfort your pet by staying close to it

➤ Give it sedatives to help it sleep 

➤ For smaller pets like birds and rabbits, feed them early and cover their cage with a dark cloth so that they sleep 

➤ Dispose of cracker waste carefully. Keep it out of reach of animals 

➤ Be compassionate and take injured animal to a vet 

Respected Principal, Teachers and my dear friends ! 

Today I am here to speak on a sensitive issue : how to take care of pets from cracker-bursting sound during diwali..In the present era, nuisance and disturbances not only disturbs the human beings but also the pets. 

First of all, we should try and comfort our pets by staying close to it. We need to accompany them during Diwali festival as they feel really insecure during these days. We need to be quite vigilant about their surroundings. We must make sure that they should remain at home at the time of bursting crackers. We should switch on the radio or TV to divert their attention and to camouflage noise of crackers so that they don't get harm or irritate. We should give special attention to smaller pets such as birds and rabbits. We can feed them early and cover with a dark cloth so that they sleep. We should make our endeavour to fall them asleep. If they are not able to get peaceful or restful sleep, we should provide them sedatives. 

Apart from it, the next morning we see the streets full of crackers waste. we should dispose of the residual of crackers very carefully. We should not allow them to roam along the streets. These should not be access by street animals. Rather it should be clean by sweepers. Pets should be sent to animal care units during Diwali days. 

We should be very careful while bursting crackers. We should consider our pets as our family member. So, we should be compassionate towards them during Diwali days so that they do not met any injury. Unluckily, if any injury arise injured animal should taken to vet immediately.  

Thank you.