India, June 6 -- By Bhamy V. Shenoy

This year's theme of World Environment Day is "Ending Plastic Pollution" - much needed and urgent topic.

There will be many formal celebrations in Mysuru. Various educational institutions, NGOs, companies, government bodies etc. will be paying lip service to the plastic theme.

It will be just one day of listening to talks, even taking pledges, planting saplings (most will die) and forgotten till next year. Can we celebrate in a different way this year?

The best way to start a movement like keeping Mysuru clean of plastic pollution and in the process keeping Mysuru Clean is to get our children involved in a strategic way.

Each school should identify two or three committed and concerned teachers to t...