SkyCool Systems is a company started by professors at renowned universities, who have developed a new technology to reduce the need for electric-powered air conditioning to offer green solutions. The company has installed a multi-layered but thin film of hafnium dioxide, silica and other materials
In 2019, the Indian government decided to ban some single-use plastic items from October 2, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The ban was to enforce on plastic bags, cups, plates, straws, small bottles and certain types of sachets in the most polluted
Ladakh’s Pensilungpa Glacier is now retreating due to an increase in temperature and low winter precipitation. According to a field observation for 2015-2019 by scientists, the glacier is retreating almost at a rate of 6.7 meters per annum. Published in the journal Regional Environmental Change,
Southwick’s Zoo welcomed a newborn giraffe named Dolly, who stands 6 feet tall and weighs around 70 kg in just two weeks. She is the largest of her species ever to be born in the history of the 300-acre, privately owned and operated, zoological park
In the current climatic scenario, no one can deny the omnipresent phenomenon of climate change. Rapid deforestation, pollution, carbon emissions and other anthropogenic activities have triggered a chain reaction in the climate. The most recent analyses of these changes were presented by the latest report
Smoke from blazing wildfires in Russia’s Siberia region has reached the North Pole for the first time in the recorded history. Devastating images were captured by satellites of the US space agency NASA, indicating major smoke produced from numerous wildfires in the Sakha Republic of
With the global warming-induced sea level rise, the frequency of flooding has increased, putting much larger populations at risk. A recent study has predicted that millions of people will suffer from flood incidents more often than not in the next decade. The study analyzed satellite
The first World Elephant Day was launched on August 12, 2012, to bring attention to the plight of elephants. Marked as a celebratory event for the loved, revered and respected animal by many people and cultures, World Elephant Day 2021 raises awareness about the threats
Much of the Mediterranean region has become a wildfire hotspot as Turkey and Greece are being ravaged by the most intense blazes on record, said the EU scientists. Scientists have said that human-induced climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more severe. The high
According to a report released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India needs to agree on a net-zero emissions target, as growing climatic change conditions will make glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region shrink further. This will consequently lead to glacier melting events