Aim For 100% Segregation Of Waste At Source: BBMP
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been directed to achieve 100% segregation of waste at source, take immediate action for bio-mining the legacy waste in waste processing sites and…
GreenJams, An Innovation For A Greener Future.
In 2014, Tarun Jami an INK Fellow 2018, and a PhD. Scholar (Civil Engineering) of AcSIR at CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee and RMIT University, Australia, in his final…
How New Clothes Are Made Using Old Apparels.
Can you imagine fibres made of old clothes? Well, there exists a process, which can turn nearly any used fabric into something new. And according to fashion retailer H&M, this…
How Did Tiruppur’s River Noyyal Turn Into A Drain?
How our desire to be fashionable can turn a sacred river into a toxic environmental nightmare. Well, you can find the answer in the city of Tiruppur. If you’ve ever…
Erratic Monsoon: A Cause for Concern
2021 brought unprecedented amounts of rainfall to many parts of India. With monsoon being an integral part of India’s climate and global warming has begun to show its effect with…
Britain’s migratory birds ‘may stop flying south for winter’ says studies from Durham University.
Scientists warn that migratory birds are spending more time in Europe, raising worries about whether some may cease migrating completely in the winter. According to Durham University research, trans-Saharan flyers…
Is Planting trees an effective way to cut down the carbon footprint that one produces?
An engineer has plans to develop a new woodland to eliminate her entire life’s carbon footprint, the Cambridge-based scientist is Dr. Alison Cooke who has pledged in the 2015 Paris…
A Designer Bag Made Out Of Waste!
Would you be willing to pay $133 for a tote bag made all out of waste? The leather factory, based in New York, is using a 40-year-old loom for weaving…
It’s Time To Ditch Your Liquid Shampoo Bottles And Turn Eco-Friendly
Shampoo bars have been around for a while, however recently they have gained immense popularity as people are becoming more and more aware of the environmental issues surrounding shampoo bottles.…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Milk? What’s The Big Deal?
As milk demand grows, the dairy cattle industry's greenhouse gas emissions increased by 18% between 2005 and 2015. Food accounts for one-quarter of global emissions. According to the Food and…
COP26: Rich Nations Delay $100 bn Climate Aid
Developed countries have stated that they will fulfil their pledge to provide $100 billion in climate finance to developing countries by 2023, three years later than originally planned. A "climate…
How World’s Largest Cruise Ship Deals With Its Waste.
Marine pollution experts in Germany and Brussels estimate that such a large ship would burn at least 150 tonnes of fuel per day, emitting more sulphur than a million cars,…
Recycling? Now Everything Can Be Recycled At A Mall
The world's first recycling mall, ReTuna terbruksgalleria, is changing shopping in a climate-friendly way. Repairing and upcycling old objects gives them a fresh lease on life. Everything that is sold…
Stubble Burning: The Ever-On-Going Issue Of North India
Farmers in India's northern plains are forced to engage in an extremely harmful activity every year: they burn leftover paddy stubble to clear their farms of farm trash and get…
Healthy Environment, Declared A Human Right By UN Rights Council
Climate change and environmental deterioration have harmed millions of people around the world, according to the new resolution. It also emphasises that the most disadvantaged members of society are disproportionately…