Blog for Save Earth Campaign by DYFI Launched

The campaign by DYFI Kerala state committee " One Man One Tree for the Earth" is gaining momentum day by day. As people are getting more awareness regarding environmental matters, the campaign call is getting whole hearted support. DYFI has launched a blog to carryout  the  message of environmental protection  and the danger side of global warming to the various sections of the people. The blog was inaugurated by the Honorable Finance minister of Kerala. Dr. T M Thomas Isaac. DYFI state secretary TV Rajesh and others leaders were also present. Articles of leading dignitaries, environmentalists are posted in the blog. The address of the blog is www.dyfi-saveearth.blogspot.com

DYFI for a novel campaign : One Person, One Tree for our Earth”

Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is about to organize 5000 eco friendly meetings throughout the state raising the slogan “One Person, One Tree for our Earth” to spread the message of environment conservation. DYFI will observe June 5th as Green Day and the month of June 2010 as Environment Conservation Month.

As a part of these activities the organization will mobilize public in all the fourteen districts in Kerala to organize Environmental campaigns. While observing Green Day on June 5th (World Environment Day) DYFI will be planting 10 seedlings at unit level. Since DYFI is having 25,000 Units throughout the state the organization will plant 2,50,000 seedlings in a single day. As a part of observing Environmental Awareness Month DYFI will be organizing Environmental awareness classes, processions to convey the message of environmental conservation, photo exhibitions, cleaning drives at public places etc. Being the largest youth organization in the state DYFI is expecting mass mobilization of public to spread the message of environment conservation. 
 

It is now well established that the global warming and associated climate change is due to increased emission of Green House Gases due to human intervention. Natural streams and soil humidity and the nature of the ecosystem are all facing severe threat due to human intervention. The earth is getting heated up and the existence of human life on earth is under threat and not to speak about other life forms. To reduce the adverse effects of global warming, the only way is to reduce the emission of Green House Gases and to make the earth greener by planting more and more trees. As a responsible youth organization in the country, DYFI has taken this initiative to take all the possible steps to protect the earth from the adverse effects of global warming and climate change. It may be recalled that the last state conference of DYFI held at Thiruvananthapuram during January 8-11, 2010 has discussed this matter and decided to proceed with programmes to protect environment. The state conference has even passed a resolution to this effect. The present campaign of DYFI is in the light of this decision where DYFI will be planting 2.5 lakhs of seedlings throughout Kerala. This is going to be largest environmental awareness campaign organized by any organization in the state.

The anti people policies of the Developed capitalist nations is aggravating the environmental issues across the globe. Global warming and Climate Change is now a global problem and the entire human race is under severe threat from this. The world summit held at Copenhagen failed to address this issue due to the anti people policies of the leaders of the developed nations. At Copenhagen the UPA Government stood by the policies of the Developed nations led by the United States of America. This attitude of the Congress led Government was widely criticized at that time. It may be noted that 74 % of the Carbon emission is from the developed nations and their population is just 17% of the world population. Among this the United States of America in which just 5 % of the world population is staying the carbon emission is 30 %. Ignoring all these facts the developed nations argued at Copenhagen that developing and undeveloped nations are also equally responsible for Carbon emission and Global warming. This is considered as a highly ridiculous attitude. 

In Kerala the damage caused to the Environment and natural resources has become a serious social issue. Pollution, irrational and unscientific exploitation of natural resources, wide spread use of low quality plastic products and emergence of infectious diseases etc creates several serious socioeconomic problems in the State. DYFI has taken up the current environment conservation drive under these circumstances only. DYFI think that protecting the environment and maintaining the ecological balance is part of a political activity. Accepting this fact DYFI request all the people in Kerala to come out and join this campaign to protect the environment.

Atrocities against Dalits on the rise in Karnataka: CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Committee member Maruthi Manpade has alleged that atrocities against the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes have been on the rise in Karnataka over the past few years and, among the south Indian States, Karnataka has reported the highest number of such cases. Quoting from a commission report, Mr. Manpade said here on Friday that over 1,700 cases of atrocities were reported in 2008 alone from the State. He alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party Government in Karnataka had failed to contain the cases of atrocities and provide compensation to the victims.

The Planning Commission had instructed the State Government to allocate Rs.7,300 crore to take up welfare measures for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, he said. The Government, however, allocated only Rs. 3,553 crore, Mr. Manpade charged. Further, he claimed that of the 75,000 applications the Government received from tribal people for land pattas as per the Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, it had issued only 300 pattas so far. To protest against the State Government's apathy, the State unit of the CPI(M) will stage a dharna in front of the Chief Minister's residence in Bangalore on June 10.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)

Mangalore Air Crash

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) is shocked at the crash of the Air India Express plane at Mangalore Airport. It is deeply grieved at the loss of lives of around 160 passengers and crew.

The Polit Bureau extends its heartfelt sympathy to all those who have lost their family members in the crash.

A proper enquiry must be expeditiously conducted to ascertain the cause for the crash and to take remedial measures if necessary.