Last month, the Chandigarh Administration launched the first phase of its long-awaited public bicycle sharing project. However, Chandigarh’s much-hyped cycle project has been taking major hits due to vandalism as there have been over 150 reports of damages in one month. The firm Smart Bike
Two tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu earn the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CATS) title, for conservation and management of tigers, as 12 other reserves in the country also bag the title. Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserves have received the global elite tag for best tiger conservation,
Taking a step towards sustainability, major consumer goods producer Colgate-Palmolive has launched 100 percent recyclable toothpaste tubes in India. These recyclable tubes will first be used to make Colgate’s Active Salt and Vedshakti toothpastes, and then will later be moved out for other brands. The
The Indian government has stated that the country progressively nears its targets set in the Paris Agreement. Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh said India has acquired a 28 percent reduction in carbon emissions over 2005 levels, against the target
The Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol is an international agreement made to protect the ozone layer by minimizing the consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS). Given the cruciality of this layer, India has vowed to ratify the Kigali Amendment in
Ladakh’s Pensilungpa Glacier is now retreating due to an increase in temperature and low winter precipitation. According to a field observation for 2015-2019 by scientists, the glacier is retreating almost at a rate of 6.7 meters per annum. Published in the journal Regional Environmental Change,
According to a report released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India needs to agree on a net-zero emissions target, as growing climatic change conditions will make glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region shrink further. This will consequently lead to glacier melting events
Today, two people were reported dead in district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh and 40 feared to be buried under debris after a major landslide. According to the sources, after the landslide some vehicles including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying over 40 passengers
Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the “Sujal: Drink from Tap Mission” in Puri. With the launch of this initiative, Odisha’s Puri became the first city in India to provide high-quality drinking water, on a 24-hour basis from the tap. Clean drinking water is now
Most climate models have claimed that monsoon months will cause extreme rainfall events that will gradually increase. During a press conference, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) director professor Ravi Shankar Nanjundiah claimed that increased and intense rainfall occurrences during monsoon will be seen. The