According to new research, hawksbill sea turtles migrate long distances to reach the target locations. That’s because they don’t know where they are going. The Journal of the Royal Society Interface includes a study that mapped the travel routes of migrating hawksbill sea turtles using
Most American states are bearing the brunt of global warming as long drought spells have hit both coasts of the country, igniting several major forest fires. While most areas of the U.S., majorly Southwest, were already dealing with drought and surging tornado activities, early fire
Renowned education reformist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk along with a team of 25 young climate activists bicycled and hiked across Khardung La, one of the world’s tallest mountain passes, and further headed to Dharamshala. During this expedition, they carried small artificial glaciers called Ice Stupas for
Since its discovery, plastic has dominated almost every aspect of human life from takeout containers, plastic bags to clothes and food packaging. Little did we know back then about how it would affect our health and the environment. However, the reality today has struck us
During the lockdown, Yuki Murakami realized how much waste he produced every day; which made the student at Nagoya College of the Arts, Japan, decide to stop this everyday use of plastic products. He further made up his mind to convert the already existing or
French long-distance swimmer Benoit Lecomte planned one of his most ambitious expeditions in the summer of 2018, to swim through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to raise awareness about a man-made problem of plastic pollution that is causing massive issues for marine life. While he
State-owned renewable energy developer SJVN has recently commissioned Tata Power Solar Systems Limited to develop India’s largest solar engineering procurement and construction (EPC) order for a 1 GW project worth ₹5,500 crores. It’s a 1000 MW solar power project that will be set up in
While most people are worried and cribbing about the current environmental crisis, there are only a few who turn challenges into opportunities. One such example comes from the wondrous land of Spiti, where an eight-year-old Tenzin Chortan is repurposing plastic waste to make poly-bricks. Residing
It is not easy to dispatch COVID vaccine vials in the remote regions of India as many have no access to all-day electricity to store vaccination at the right temperature. However, a solar-powered refrigerator by Samarjit Singh, a third-year B.Tech student at Kanpur’s Axis College,
Earlier this month, Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s eco-car team grabbed the prestigious Technical Innovation Award at the Shell Eco-Marathon 2022 competition at the renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The final day of the competition was to test the car limits and energy efficiency during the races. Sask Polytech