MiD DAY asked Bangalore's chatterati five questions to find out their EQ (Environment Quotient). Their answers are guaranteed to impress, surprise, shock, and amuse you
MiD DAY asked Bangalore's chatterati five questions to find out their EQ (Environment Quotient). Their answers are guaranteed to impress, surprise, shock, and amuse you
Here's what we asked them
>>What is the biggest threat facing earth today? Energy crisis, water shortage or loss of species?
>>If left on 20 minutes, which appliance would use the most energy? Air-conditioner, TV, or microwave?
>>How often do you shop or pay bills online? This is an eco-friendly act as it saves paper and fuel.
>>Who are indigenous people? They are tribals or earliest known inhabitants of a region.(Psst... Aamir Khan can't be considered one!)
>>How many aerosol products do you use in a day? Some rupture the ozone layer.
RAMYA, ANJAAN, WASEEM KHAN, PADMINI RAVI and others take the test
Wondering who got them right?
Ramya, actress
1. I think earth faces a bigger threat from the energy crisis followed by waste products and then endangered species.
2. Air-conditioner because it consumes more electricity than the other two. Second would be microwave and then television.
3.u00a0 I have never shopped online.
4.u00a0 People who care for the earth and are concerned about it. Aamir Khan is one person whom I think cares a lot for the environment and mother earth.
5.u00a0 I am very eco-friendly and shop mostly for eco-friendly products. I must confess, I use perfumes.
Manjul Gupta, beautician
1. Oil and gas
2. Microwave
3. Never shop or pay bills online
4. Don't know what to say
5. Use two or three aerosol products a day
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Padmini Ravi, Bharatnatyam dancer
1. Water and waste because we cannot recycle plastic, endangered species because of the concrete jungles we live in and energy crisis because of overpopulation.
2. Air-conditioner because it consumes more electricity than the other two.
3. I have never done any transaction online because I always take time to go out and do my work myself.
4. People who belong to a particular region or tribes.
5. Only one and that's my deodorant or perfume.
Ramesh Dembla, fashion designer
1. Shortage of water and oil
2. TV
3. Never shop or pay my bills online
4. Are you referring to people anywhere in the world?
5. I use moisturiser in cans, deodorants and perfumes.
Pallavi Singh, model
1. Endangered species are the bigger concern for us now.u00a0 Especially whales, tigers and lions. We all have equal rights to survive on earth. Because animals can't speak doesn't mean we encroach on their homes.
2. Air-conditioner.
3. Few times in a month. I mostly shop for household items like curtains etc.
4. I can't tell you or think of anyone right now.
5. Two or three, including perfume and shampoo.u00a0
Anitha Kholay, designer and rallyist
1. Water
2. AC
3. I have many workers at home, who go to pay my bills at home and office
4. Don't know
5. I don't use deodorants at all. I only use perfumes. Even if it's a mosquito repellent, I use the ones with no smell. I keep away from all these products including scented candles. I am very eco-friendly.u00a0
Radhika Pandith, actress
1. Endangered species are the biggest threat to earth right now as their extinctionu00a0 will create an imbalance and dstroy the fragile the eco system.
2. The microwave
3. I have never done any of it so far.
4. Indigenous people are those who have occupied a geographical region since the time of their ancestors and who now live with people who have migrated there more recently.
5. I try not to use aerosol products, substituting it with alternatives. For example, I prefer using perfume instead of deodorants.
Anjaan, RJ
1. I would say, option 4 lack of awareness
2. Microwave
3. I don't use, it leaves carbon footprint
4. Natives of a land
5. I use hair gel, room freshener and deodorant
Waseem Khan, fashion photographer
1. Oil
2. Air-conditioners
3. Few times a month
4. Indigenous people are the ones like me who are born and brought up in Bangalore
5. I banned aerosol products from my cupboard seven years ago.
Yashas, actor
1. Water
2. Air conditioning,u00a0u00a0
3. Never
4. People who think positively and differently
5. Perfumes
Namrata G, fashion designer
1. I think earth faces a bigger threat from all three.
2. Microwave
3. Few times a month
4. One who lives life with integrity and gives back to mother earth.
5. Two or three products, like perfumes and shampoos.
Regina, actress
1. In this day and age, everything seems to be a threatu00e2u0080u00a6 Choosing one is like saying the others aren't that bad for now but are catching upu00e2u0080u00a6 However, I would say it's the water crisis that poses a major threatu00e2u0080u00a6 An issue that can be responsible for half the wars in the future!u00a0u00a0u00a0
2. Microwave
3. Never
4. The scheduled tribes
5. Deo
(Inputs from: Namita Gupta, Omi Gurung and Manju Shettar)
Here are answers:
1. Water
2. Air-conditioner
3. Indigenous people belong to a particular ethnic group or tribe. The term indigenous peoples can be used to describe any ethnic group of people who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection. Other related terms for indigenous peoples include aborigines, aboriginal peoples, native peoples or first peoples.
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