Pesticide usage worldwide has quadrupled over the last 40 years, from an average of 0.5 Kg per hectare in 1961 To 2kg per hectare in 2004!
Only 50% of Nairobi's water supply actually reaches the customer!The other half is lost through leakages and illegal connections
For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of pure water.
It is estimated that up to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year, more than one million per minute.*
The snow and ice in The Eastern Himalayas have shrunk by an astonishing 30% since the 1970s!
2% of the household batteries in the UK are collected for recycling. Councils involved need to step up their efforts to reach their target which is 25% by 2012 and 45% by 2016.
Muckrake means “Explore & expose to the concern topic”. This event has series of 3 stages. Stage: I
In this stage, 5 different questions will be asked and answers are the key words for the next stage. (Clues will be given)
Stage: II
In this stage, you have to match the different images and answer the simple question for getting new key.
Stage: III
3 teams are shortlisted for this final stage. 10 questions will be asked in this stage. All questions have surveyed answers. Points will be credited based on the top answers.
