Besides plastic waste, unsafe disposal of e-waste has posed a great threat to the environment. To ensure safe disposal and organised recycling of batteries at the end of their life, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the draft version of
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has finished the feasibility study of extending the Bandra-Versova sea link till Virar. The proposal for an eco-friendly yet longer coastal road will soon be submitted to the state government. To prevent the harmful impact of construction on
The race to increase the renewable energy generation capacity has gone global in the past few years. Likewise, Indian subcontinent has a high potential for solar and wind power generation. According to a recent report by the National Institute of Wind Energy, the country’s cultivable
With plastic pollution crawling and digging its claws on every inch of the planet, eliminating the use of this non-biodegradable product has become an absolute necessity. Although this change might not be easy as plastic marks its presence in every aspect of human existence, the
With incessant urbanization and industrialization, the global air quality has dangerously deteriorated over the past few years. The recently released World Air Quality Report 2019 revealed that cities in south Asia are most polluted in the entire world. 21 out of the world’s 30 cities
Well, there was a time when India was called the “Golden Bird.” However, after the end of British exploits of around 200 years, the country only knew the pain of partition, poverty, and famine. With only three gold mines and 618.2 tonnes of gold deposits,
The 21st century has so far revealed the tangibility of threats of global warming and climate change. Extreme weathers, unending spells of droughts, floods, and escalating water scarcity are the very evidence of these threats. Another addition to this list is rapidly melting glaciers. Recently,
With an increase in plastic pollution, the efforts to curb the same are also escalating. Many big brands have been eliminating the usage of plastic, recycling plastic, and preventing tons of plastic from ending up in landfills and ultimately the ocean. Adopting the sustainable way
Scientists have been experimenting with the ways to utilize sunlight through various mediums. Light-driven actuators, devices that convert light directly into mechanical work, have caught much attention as they are wireless and easy to control. Working on a similar principle, a team from China’s Changzhou
India has been striving and thriving to generate power through renewable energy resources for quite some time now. The country has a target to reach a renewable energy capacity of 175 GW by 2022, out of which 100 GW will be solar energy. Most of