Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is fourth busiest terminal in India in terms of international traffic volume and next week it will become the first solar-powered airport in the world. In yet another green effort after venturing into hydel power projects, the airport company has installed
Sri Lanka has set an example for developed nations struggling to find solution for safe disposal of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Sri Lanka has become the first country in South Asia to recycle CFLs. A recycling plant Asia Recycling, owned by Orange Electric, has 40
The fragile ecology of the Himalayas is in danger due to untamed human activities. Earlier, the government was trying to deny claims of damage to glaciers or to the ecology to escape NGT’s lashing. However, now, the Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has officially confirmed that
A recent report, Powering Up Against Poverty, released by Oxfam Australia has brought a ray of hope for poverty stricken population living across the world
As a landmark win for animal activists, world’s biggest animal sacrifice festival, Gadhimai, has come to an end after 265 years of animal massacre.
Earlier this month, at the world summit on climate change held at Lyon in France on July 2, Shimla was lauded for Urban-LEDS (Low Emissions Development Strategy).
The capital city of India is now world’s number one in air pollution. According to a global study Delhi’s air is highly toxic and killing 80 people every day.
London Mayor Boris Johnson has revealed plans to deliver a new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), due to go live in September 2020, in the hope of curbing the 9,500 premature deaths each year in the capital due to air-pollution. The ULEZ scheme will require all
The dependence of India’s modern cities on groundwater resources is worrying experts working in the field of groundwater conservation and management.
The scientists at Himachal Pradesh Horticulture & Forestry at Solan have claimed that electric barbed wire fencing has proved quite successful