Tulsi Prajna 1994 10

SR No.: 524581
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1994
Total Pages: 152
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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now threatens the life systems on this planet. The rate of desertification, urbanisation and even population growth is the highest at present.
What can be done ? The answer, we believe, lies in education, in providing information to the public so that within another generation, humanity will recognise its role as protector and participant in nature, not conqueror. I think the change begins at local level, societal values and policies change from person to person, community to community. It is necessary to bring about a value orientation where an enlightened community will be judged not by the amount of resources it is able to consume but by the amount of resources it is able to conserve.
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