Once a popular tourist attraction, Bolivia’s Uru Uru Lake has now turned into a plastic wasteland. Over the years, excessive plastic has been dumped into the lake by nearby urban areas and industries. The horrific sight of discarded plastic bottles, containers, toys, and other plastic
A new invention made from a study conducted by Princeton University uses sunlight to purify the water, helping to solve the problem of water pollution. This solar-powered hydrogel water filter is a low-cost water purification system, which works like a large sponge that soaks up
Sitting across the wooden tables, women with face masks roll the brown dough into a thin cylinder – recycling millions of tonnes of flowers that Hindu devotees throw in Ganga. They are a part of the effort by entrepreneur Ankit Agarwal’s start-up ‘Phool,’ transforming floral
Microplastics have emerged as a huge environmental problem, plaguing the soil, water, and air. With the recent discovery of microplastics near the Mount Everest Summit and the following pollution in the depths of the oceans, it has become crystal clear that man’s proud invention of
The decaying fish carcasses that lived in water bodies – contaminated with toxic mercury pollutants – have found their way into the remote oceanic regions, polluting the deepest sea trenches as well! The rotting fish bodies from near-surface waters deliver this mercury pollution to the
Hindu festivities have been going on with gaiety and fervor, despite the gloom that pandemic has brought upon us. The Navratri were celebrated as usual and so was Dussehra, all the while praying for the elimination of the disease as soon as possible. As part
Recent major oil spills across the world have forced the communities to rethink the methods to clean these disastrous occurring. Special sponges, magnetic soap and autonomous machines are among the latest inventions that are specifically designed to tackle oil spills. There have been two major
Human activities have not only polluted the land but the depths of oceans as well. The realization dawns as the shocking pictures of Chennai’s marina Beach being covered in toxic foam make their way to social media. As soon as the pictures of toxic foam
Clean and safe drinking water is a basic necessity to sustain a healthy life. But, people in this Jharkhand village don’t have access to clean drinking water. The people of Chukru village in Jharkhand’s Palamu district have been suffering from physical disorders due to the
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival devoted to the sun god, thanking it for bestowing life on earth. The festival is majorly celebrated in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. The 2019 Chhath Puja was observed on November 3, where thousands of Hindu