The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. This large cat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the global population is estimated to number less than 5,000 and is expected to decline amidst the rapid
Satellite images released by NASA show a decline in air pollution in China due to countrywide quarantines after coronavirus outbreak in December 2019. Since many factories have been shut down and transportation has been restricted to prevent the further spread of the virus, there has
Lachen, a beautiful town in Sikkim completely banned packaged drinking water bottles some eight years ago and is now set to introduce bamboo bottles as an alternative. The bamboo water bottles will be launched at the Lachen Losar festival later this year. Located 129 km
Human interference has led to an increase in cannibalism in polar bears of Russia’s Arctic. Rapid climate change and fossil fuel extraction in the region have destroyed their habitat and forced them to resort to feed on each other. Yes, that’s true! Polar Bear expert
India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) will commence its annual India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2020, an international conference and exhibition on smart utilities for smarter cities, from March 3 to 7, 2020. ISGF has been organising its annual event India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) since
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