Gurgaon aka Gurugram in Haryana, has almost depleted its green cover due to large-scale urbanization – construction, road widening, new road constructions and industrialization. Latest case in point is felling of over 9,000 trees to develop three underpasses and a flyover at various strategic locations
For the first time in India, an Indian Navy warship has been fitted with solar panels that power the vessel’s lighting and communication equipment needs when on sail. India’s survey class vessel – INS Sarvekshak – has been installed with 18 sheets of flexible, rust-free
In the last few years, the world has slowly become aware of the impact human activity has had on the environment. For too long, companies kept on manufacturing their produces without any consideration paid to the impact their products had on the environment. Thankfully, this
You have pizza delivered at home and you can also have your grocery carried home on call. Now to add an environmental benefit to home delivery service, an inspiring group of IIT Kharagpur students are successfully running “Kabaadi on Call” – mobile app-based service that
The world is sinking into pollution problem every day, and plastic (largely PET used almost in everything from clothing to plastic bottles) is one of the main contributors to the quandary. About 50 million tones of PET aka polyethylene terephthalate is produced globally every year,
Finally, Himachal Pradesh Government was forced to consider discouraging diesel vehicles in the state to cut vehicular emissions. On Monday, the Transport Minister GS Bali made some important announcements regarding the registration and purchase of old diesel vehicles. The degrading air quality of Shimla was
Recently, a new report published in Climate Central, a US-based non-profit research and journalism organization, nearly 55 million people living in India’s coastal areas are at risk of drowning due to rise in sea levels. The report compared two scenarios – consequences of 2 degree
This year, Diwali has brought real bad news for India’s capital Delhi. In terms of pollution, India’s capital Delhi was ranked first in the world. The air of Delhi was declared highly toxic by various studies and now, with Diwali arriving, the meteorological department of
According to a World Bank Report, by 2100 the waste production of the world is likely to increase to 11 million metric tons per day -three times of what we are producing currently. Urbanization and industrialization are picking pace and with it comes piles of
Hindus believe that one dip in the sacred River Yamuna frees one from the torments of death. But the burden of the overgrowing population and unchecked dumping of sewage and industrial waste has rather turned it into a horrible scene. Now, River Yamuna is seeking