First the scare!

It is estimated that India’s population will increase to about 1.26 billlion by the year 2016.

In other words – we are going to overtake China as the most populous country in the world by 2050.

That’s not too far away folks!

And according to a vocal advocate of the sustainable cities movment, Mr. Ajit Gulabchand, chairman, Lavasa Corporation  – close to 400 million people are going to migrate to cities in the next 40 years.

That’s a lot of people folks!

What’s more, India’s existing cities ain’t getting any bigger – so that’s a lot of crammed people! Estimates suggest its more on the lines of putting 18% of the world’s population in 2.4% of the world’s total area.

Now, that’s what I call crammed!

THEN THE SOLUTIONS! (and boy do we need ‘em)

1) Efficient Sewerage and Solid Waste Management : Use of human sewage for irrigation & composting

2) Minimum green house emissions

3) Generation of energy through renewable sources

All three solutions are present in current day – ECO CITIES!

Eco cities

In the context of environmental enhancement, Eco cities pose an excellent solution to help combat climate change and ensure a good quality of life on a sustainable basis. These cities are designed to create a small ecological footprint by minimimizing pollution emissions, effective waste management techniques, and efficient use of land.

Got a eco/green tip to share?

Lavasa’s Womens Day drive – was a big hit this year!!!

Check out images of participants.... bollywood stars and decked out cars!!

Pink is in!

Varooomming in style! Lavasa Women’s rally participants pose for the cam!

and the ICING ON THE CAKE!!! The stars of  bollywood’s upcoming comedy ‘Housefull’!!!

Check out the entire album!

Check out the Bollywood line up at last year’s LAVASA WOMEN’S RALLY

The Bold….!

The Beautiful…!!!

and The Charming…!!!

Who would you choose to flag off this year’s Lavasa Women’s Rally?

If you could choose a bollywood actor or actress to flag off this year’s Lavasa Women’s rally – who would it be?

and WHY?

Ever get the urge to put some metal to that pedal?

and by ‘metal’ I mean, some shiny, just-in fashion, high-heels!

or, how about – a moment of madness where you envision yourself zipping across the finish line of a Formula 1 race?

Ever felt the need to race against your buddies in a city to city car rally?

or, the chance to go neck-to-neck with one of bollywood’s divas in a race to finish

Your dreams, could be just a click away!

Interested in driving for a cause?

On the eve of this women’s day, join 250 other women in Lavasa Women’s drive, in aid of women’s cancer awareness.

March 7th. Be there.

Got a crazy traffic commute story to tell?

Like this group that was stuck for over five hours in a traffic jam?

Ever witnessed a perfectly sane office going chap – suddenly go mental – on account of road rage?

How about the funniest ‘road rage fight’ that you’ve ever witnessed on the way to work – that made you forget about the fact that you were running late and stop to gap in amusement?

Got a story to tell…..???

Share it with us!

Got an incredible TRAIN related commuting story to share?

You know… on the lines of …

clinging on to the train window grill like a monkey in a zoo?

or traveling from Churchgate to Mumbai balanced on a toe that you managed to squeeze into the packed compartment?

or sitting through one hour on a Women’s Special train listening to Bollywood’s latest lyrics belted at ear-shattering volumes?

Do you have to take a local train to work everyday…. and suffer through the rush, pushing, congestion and madness, of this commute, on a daily basis ?

Similar to the poor chaps in this video of a local train……

Got an incredible, funny or mad – train commute story to share?

Tell us….