Shifting Baseline Syndrome: How Environmental Decline Becomes Normal
Each generation inherits the world as they find it. What seems normal to them may have been unthinkable to their parents – and what they accept as inevitable might shock…
India Surpasses Japan to Become the World’s Third-Largest Solar Power Generator
In a remarkable milestone for renewable energy, India has officially overtaken Japan to become the world’s third-largest solar power generator in 2024. This achievement underscores India’s commitment to transitioning towards…
Expert Panel Clears Plan to Rebuild Washed-Away Teesta Dam in Sikkim
Fourteen months after the catastrophic glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Sikkim that washed away the Teesta-3 dam, the largest hydropower project in the state, the Environment Ministry’s expert committee…
Volunteers From Clean Noida Club in association with HCL Foundation And Noida Authority Lead The Way To A Better, Cleaner Noida For The 6th Year
Over 23,500 people across Noida took part in the mega “Clean Noida Run” to celebrate World Cleanup Day 2022. Clean Noida Volunteer Club, along with the HCL Foundation and Noida…
Bitcoin And Its Impact On The Environment
Bitcoin is a process that requires a higher amount of energy as it gets more valuable. The more value it holds, the more complex mining of the puzzle gets, turning…
San Francisco: Leading The Way To Food Waste Management
Over the last decade, food waste has become a more widely recognised environmental issue around the world. Not only has the issue of wasted food become an ethical one in…
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…
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…
Best Out Of Waste: A Success Story Of An IFS Officer
Maihar forest sub-division in Madhya Pradesh held its annual drive for planting 4.7 lakh tree saplings in June and July 2021. Soon after the drive, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer…
Bio-Bean: Now Biofuel From Recycled Coffee Waste
Every day, the United Kingdom consumes 95 million cups of coffee, resulting in hundreds of thousands of tonnes of discarded coffee grounds. Many of these abandoned resources wind up in…
Sustainability: Are Disposable Cups The Right Choice?
Paper cups may appear to be a better option, but paper cannot hold liquid on its own, so baristas pour coffee into cups lined with polyethylene, a plastic that acts…
Sims Lifecycle Services For Dealing With E-Waste!
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is the term used to describe discarded electronic devices and products that are unwanted, not working, or are at the end of their ‘useful life. Laptops,…
Volunteers Of Nature: Friends Of The River Tawi
River Tawi, also known as Surya Putri, is an important supply of drinking water for the city of Jammu's 700,000 residents. It has been in ruins for many years and…
Venkaiah Naidu: “The Youth Should Lead The Environmental Battle”
Shri Naidu, in particular, urged the youth to take the lead in environmental movements and inspire others to adopt sustainable practises. They should instil in people that "if we take…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup!
Millions of tonnes of plastic reach the oceans each year, with most it spilling out of rivers. Some of this plastic ends up in ocean garbage patches, where it becomes…