race track open
on Sundays
for beginners

Relations sour
between Bhutia
and Mohun Bagan

hennai\u2019s animal friends have another reason to re- joice. The Care Earth Trust, an organisation that focuses

formally launched their new animal reha- bilitation centre on Monday. The Dax Memorial Animal Rehabilita- tion and Resource Centre (named after Dr. Jayshree Vencatesan\u2019s much-loved pet \u2018Dax\u2019 who passed away in May last year), has been launched in Orapakkam near Vandalur. The event was marked by the launch of the book

la Rani Chunkath, chairperson of Tamil Nadu Industrial Invest- ment Corporation. The \ufb01rst copy was received by Dr. S. Chinny Krishna, Chairman of the Blue Cross of India.

The centre is a safe haven for sick and injured birds and ani- mals. They will soon be equipped with a veterinary care centre and will operate mobile veterinary clinics that will enable rescues and emergency life-saving treat- ment. Addressing the needs of a growing population of busy pet owners, the centre has a facility for pets that require temporary housing when their owners are out of town. This is available for a nominal fee.

Ranjit Daniels, Director of Care Earth Trust, welcomes the much- needed help from the public, spe- ci\ufb01cally with fundraising that would help cover set-up costs.

If you\u2019d like to contribute to their seed costs and other welfare activities, cheques or DDs can be made out in favour of the Care

Earth Trust, Chennai and sent to their administrative of\ufb01ce, which is located at New No. 15 (old no 8), 2nd Main Road, Thillaiganga- nagar, Chennai 600 061. Phone number 6543 5841. Alternatively, you could pay a visit to their premises located at Iyyencheri Village, Orapakkam, about 20 km from Chennai and choose an area of interest, where you would pre- fer your donation to be used. As

they are a \ufb02edgling initiative, they will also \ufb01nd use for second-hand equipment like computer desks and other furniture in usable condition.

For more information or queries on volunteering with them, email Ranjit Daniels at ranjit.daniels@gmail.com.\u25a0

(From Left) Dr. S. Chinny Krishna, chairman, Blue Cross of India,
Dr. R. Annamalai, Director, Department of Environment and
Sheela Rani Chunkath, chairperson, Tamil Nadu Industrial
Investment Corporation at the launch of Dax Memorial Animal
Rehabilitation and Resource Centre.PHOTO: R. SHIVAJI RAO

record label, will be hosting the third
edition of the \u2018EarthSync Festival\u2019.
The festival will see fusion performances by
acclaimed international artists. To start off,
Kartick and Gotam will perform an electro-
folk collaboration of musicians from India
and Israel. This will be followed by
Shoshan, where the acclaimed Israeli
composer Shye Ben-Tzur will perform
qawwali and folk musicians from Rajasthan.
The event will also showcase the
collaboration between a music producer
(Patrick Sebag) and a sound designer
(Yotam Agam), who remixed EarthSync\u2019s
folk productions.
Above all, the show will be a medley of
dance and music artists from around Asia
and Middle East with contemporary
electronic sound.

EarthSync Festival is on May 30 at Sir
Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall,
Lady Andal School; 6.30 p.m.
Tickets for the festival are priced at Rs. 400
and will be available at Landmark,
Odyssey, Anokhi and EarthSync of\ufb01ce. For
more details, call 044 4205 2532.

Reliance has launched \u2018Singapore \u2013 Malaysia Calling Card\u2019. The calling card is
priced at Rs. 449 and offers an ISD tariff for Rs 3.50/minute on all calls made to
South East Asian countries. Customers availing this offer will be offered a talk
time of Rs. 407. This offer is available through e-recharge and valid up to June.

environment. Through the arrange- ment, e-waste handed over by the em- ployees will be transferred to the e-waste treatment facility of Trishyiraya at the MEPZ (Madras Export Processing Zone), Tambaram.

Ravi Kishore, co-ordinator of CSC, during the presentation at the HCL Am- battur 5 cafeteria, said: \u201cDespite being one of the largest consumers and pro- ducers of e-waste, there is a lack of awareness about the topic in India. The threat is extremely high.\u201d The aware- ness campaign also set off the compa- ny\u2019s Environment Week Celebrations (from 20th May - 5th June).

Sighting the example of Japan, Ravi Kishore said, \u201cThough it\u2019s late, strin- gent actions and rules can help in con- trolling e-waste. Countries like Japan where dumping e-waste is illegal are free from the e-waste threat.\u201d

Like China, India is now confronted with the huge problem of e-waste \u2013 both locally generated and internation- ally imported.

P.E. Subhash, commercial manager, Trishyiraya said: \u201cWhile there have been some initiatives to set regulations for e-waste management, overall, these hazardous wastes are still typically dis- mantled and recycled by hand in India in unorganized scrap yard settings that lack safeguards and government guidelines.\u201d

Playing a video of how some of the recycling industries in India work, Sub- hash said India has a long to way to go. \u201cRecycling e-waste is a means of liveli- hood for many people in rural areas. Due to lack of awareness, they are risk- ing their health and the environment as well. Most of the recycling industries in India are dominated by small kids who work with hazardous metals with bare hands. Proper disposal and recycle measures only can improve the condi- tions of these children.\u201d\u25a0

Does your company also have novel
solutions for e-waste? Tell us at
feedback@goergo.in and we will feature it.

n a proactive move to save the envi- ronment, a group of volunteers of HCL Technologies have arranged an

e-waste management programme for the company\u2019s employees to route the e-waste from their homes through the software giant\u2019s of\ufb01cial contractor Trishyiraya Recycling India.

Community Service Council, a group of volunteers from HCL, on Wednesday organised an awareness campaign at HCL\u2019s Ambattur facility to create aware- ness among the employees on the haz- ards of dumping e-waste along with other garbage. Electronic waste \u2013 be it computers, tape recorders or other hou- sehold electronic items, contain toxic

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