A success story which lasted more than 50,000 kilometres

Traveling is an unavoidable event of every movable living being. If the mode of transportation causes depletion of natural resources it need to be reconsidered. Whether the fuel used in the vehicle is renewable or not matters in this view. Another thing to be considered is the parts used in a vehicle. The parts which need to be replaced occasionally should also be monitored carefully. Optimum utilisation of resources is the factor to be considered at this point. One such part of every vehicle, whether it is two wheeler or a vehicle with twenty wheels, which can be used 3 or 4 times more is the tyre. From a personal experience it can be stated that by efficiently co-ordinating the different aspects of driving a vehicle the life span of a rubber tyre which lasts 10,000 or 20,000 kilometres can be increased to 50,000 kilometres or so.

Buying new tyres every 5,000 or 10,000 kilometres is a craze for someone, more specifically college students. On the other hand it is only a source of money drain. It is not even desirable to buy new tyres without utilising it properly. Moving at a speed of 80km/hr or more and applying brakes constantly without considering whether it is necessary or not is a cause for such a huge wear and tear. A better control of the speed is important in this regard. When the speed is limited the necessity to apply brake will be decreased. Eventually it reduces the friction and it results in reduced wear and tear.

Usually the tyres that are available in the market will be made out of rubber which may be natural rubber or any synthetic versions. A tyre will never have any signs of wear and tear if it is used to roll for a century. Because no kind of stress or friction is applied on it. But the complete story of a tyre’s life is determined on the application of brake either to slow down, down shift of gear or stopping the vehicle. We can analyse and classify the application of brake into vital, essential or desirable. City ride, slopes, etc. and actions like sudden brake, braking at curves, etc., are vital and can never be avoided. Apart from such actions there can be slow down actions or down shift of gear in the regular course of action. Slow down actions can be effectively done by reducing the acceleration in accordance with timing which gives a result that is equivalent to braking. Thereby an effective braking can give more span to tyres, brake pad, engine etc.

When exploitation at its peek need to be challenged by sustainability

The natural environment is the key reason for life on earth. Unlike other living organisms human capacity is not limited to his own body parts like hands, legs or teeth. When the requirements are beyond the reach of his hands the humans utilize other materials available in the universe to attain his needs. Gradually, the most superior form of life on earth turns to act as a predator to his fellow beings, other organisms and the environment as well. By his very nature he discovered the substances that can create fire. At the early stages fire was used to satisfy his basic need related only to cooking of food. Advancements from the discovery of fire has paved the way to discoveries like iron which became a turning point of human life. The utilities developed from the combination of iron and fire as the next stage of inventions act as the backbone of modern world. Now, everything from telecommunications to the cooking of food is based on technology. But, there is an extreme difference in the limited production of items in the past with contradiction to the making of goods on a mass scale. The production of items on a bulk scale requires more resources. Since some resources are abundant it will not make significant impact on its depletion due to its massive exploitation. But certain resources which are scarce need such level of care to get protected. Day to day activities of human beings which is dependent on producing heat and fumes create threatening situations. Because, mostly the physical conversion of one material that is available abundantly in the nature to a finished product requires such level of heat energy. Simultaneously it create emissions which affects the habitat and environment. Whereby, some self satisfactory acts of human beings spoils the safety of himself and that of everything.

As a say ‘modern problem requires modern solutions’. If there is a problem there is injustice. Problems of human beings are vast and remains unresolved for centuries even though it is regarded that we live in a millennium that has solution for every problem. Problems from poverty, hunger, poor health, lack of education, inequalities, scarcity of clean water, lack of descent work, underdeveloped infrastructure and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, etc and a lot of such under addressed problems which directly affect the standard of human life. Together with it such problems like environmental degradation also spoils a lot of great moments. It needs to be resolved. The safety and security of everything and everyone can be ensured by the implementation of justice only. Justice which takes the form of economic justice, social justice, political justice, etc together with justice for environment.

The most feasible method to achieve justice in today’s world does not lies in following a religion or believing an extreme political philosophy. But it can be made possible by effectively utilizing businesses by consideration of its impact on the environment and initiation of justice for environment over human interventions. The products and services offered for consumption are a result of business activities. In most situations the ultimate consumers of products and services will be human beings. As every activities of business is human centered it will be connected to its stakeholders like investors, customers, regulatory bodies, government, communities, etc. or the society as a whole. Moreover its impact is very high on environment. A business cannot be commenced in the absence of capital. Similarly, environment acts as the capital by which living beings are generated. So, the decisions regarding the activities of a business have to be aligned in accordance with its stakeholders and the environment. A framework which is based on sustainable development goals becomes important in this sense and acts as a means to facilitate the sustainability and ethical impact on an organizations operations. But in certain cases there will be contradictions between stakeholders. The outcome which would be in favor of one set of stakeholders will not be favorable to some other individuals or groups. In such cases active engagement of all stakeholders need to be ensured to avoid further conflicts. Sustainability, which is a need of the hour need to be attained by such dedicated level of inter-personal involvement without conflicts.

A day without crude oil

A day without extraction and use of crude oil after setting up of adequate alternatives all over the world is a need of the minute. Apart from that of multi-million liters of petroleum products for fuel and power the manufacturing and use of products like plastic, artificial rubber, synthetic materials including synthetic drugs, etc matters. From basic necessities of life like food, clothing and shelter, there is a tendency to depend on petroleum products for everything.

There would be a lot of alternatives for LPG. But even the governments support usage of LPG for cooking by creating hindrances for the discovery and development of alternatives. If the food stores operated by government try to change the mode of equipment used for cooking then there would be a lot of followers for it. Some fertilizers which are manufactured by extraction of petroleum crude has a lot of alternatives with less side effects. But, it is human nature to try the easiest method for acquiring the need satisfaction. Since generation of other fertilizers or organic manures or fertilizers is a task, it is relied more on petroleum based fertilizers as it gives more yield in less time. The making of cloths including polyester depends a bit on petroleum. If alternatives like cotton would be promoted it will be a perfect experience to the nature. We have the option for hydro-electric power. Solar power is also a better option for places with adequate sunlight. But, today’s power stations are fond of power from burning fossil fuels. Items like petroleum gel which is used as a moisturizer for body has a lot of alternatives but still the profit from some brands stay steady. Some petroleum products used for making mattresses and pillows are non degradable which is used widely. Some synthetic drugs for stimulation of brain and mind are brought from some petroleum products which acts as a challenge to the entire humanity.

It is easy to speak like “we are against climate action and we need to recover”. But some small steps like non generation of fossil fuels & its associated items and instead use of alternatives would be beneficial. Air, water and soil; the environment as a whole needs to recover and human co-ordination is crucial on this behalf.