INDIA IS ALL SET TO GET ITS NATIONAL BUTTERFLY
India comes under the 17-megadiverse countries of the world being the host for 1,400 species of butterflies. However, at present, the population of butterflies is declining at a precipitous rate…
THIS INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER NOW PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO THE NATION
A mother of two and an industrial Engineer, Monisha Narke who started practising sustainable lifestyle for better health of her children, is now an entrepreneur with RUR GreenLife Pvt Ltd…
THIS STARTUP FROM KERALA MAKES INNOVATIVE AND ECO-FRIENDLY STRAWS FROM PAPAYA STEMS
Greenik Sustainable Ventures of Thiruvanthapuram is one such organization that works towards sustainable solutions and has created straws made of papaya stem as an alternative of plastic
HUNNARSHALA HELPS RECONSTRUCT HOMES POST DISASTERS IN AN ECO-FRIENDLY WAY
Sustainable housing and green architecture are slowly gaining their prominence in the construction sector. Though it is still in a very nascent stage in India, however many architects and organizations…
Ze Day – More like “The 7th day”
We like to know the history behind everything! Curious creatures we are! Aren’t we? Zero Emissions Day or Ze Day is recognized and practiced on September 21 every year from…
Reuse your shopping bags to reduce your environmental footprints
Shruti Bansal writes about reusable bags and its role in the environment conservation in her latest blog Reuse your shopping bags to reduce your environmental footprints.
Eco-bricks By Pune Ploggers Repurpose Your Household Plastic Waste
Vivek Gurav, a techie and founder of Pune Ploggers during the lockdown initiated the concept of 'eco-bricks' by upcycling plastic. In the last five months, Gurav along with 250 volunteers…
Creating a database for the winged insects; celebrating for the first time in India Big Butterfly month
Over 25 NGO’s working in the field of biodiversity joined hands to collect the data as well as to understand and study Butterflies of India. Month of September is observed…
CLEANERGY TECH SOLUTION MAKES CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY BIO-GAS PLANT
It has been years since biogas has been introduced in India, however, in the absence of lack of innovation, the older biogas plant was not very consumer-friendly. To address this…
Pune-based Brown leaf helps in eco-friendly management of dry leaves
To ensure that not a single dry leaf is burnt and it is managed in the most eco-friendly way, Pune based Aditi Deodhar, an IT professional started 'Brown leaf' in…
INTERESTING INSECTA – INTRIGUING CREATURES OF OUR BIO-DIVERSITY
Mr Sankpal, our guest blogger shares glimpses of the rich biodiversity of insects with his photo blog: INTERESTING INSECTA - INTRIGUING CREATURES OF OUR BIO-DIVERSITY
35 years of ozone layer protection: Vital for human life
We all have studied about the Ozone layer while we were in school. Its time to recall all of it and much more as we are celebrating 35 years of…
This Pune-based entrepreneur makes bags out of waste plastic with Charkha
To introduce alternative sustainable practises in the masses, Pune-based, Amita Deshpande turned into an entrepreneur in 2015 and started making bags by upcycling the plastic waste. Till now, they saved…
Engineer Day:Environmental Engineering helps in taking care of the environment and society
In these recent times when there is cut-throat competition for students aspiring to become computer engineer, mechanical engineer or chemical engineer there is one field that is environmental engineering which…
Climate policy and Finance: A budget share is the need of the hour
The basic fear of survival drives our policies on Climate Change mitigation and adaptation. It is notable that most of the countries now contribute some share of the national budget…