The world is aware of the poor air quality in Beijing, but a shocker came earlier this week when pollution levels in English capital London were reported to be worse than that recorded in Beijing. Shockingly, this is the first time ever that Air Quality
Swachh Bharat Mission proposes toilets for all, with a vision to make India open defecation free by 2019. Lack of toilets however is not the only issue in remote parts of the country. Shortage of electricity and scarcity of safe drinking water are other two
Ever since steam engines were replaced with electric trains, travelling by trains has easily been one of the most environmentally friendly mode of public transport. To take this eco-friendliness to highest level of e-mobility, Dutch railways network (NS) has turned all its electric trains into
You have pizza delivered at home and you can also have your grocery carried home on call. Now to add an environmental benefit to home delivery service, an inspiring group of IIT Kharagpur students are successfully running “Kabaadi on Call” – mobile app-based service that
Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors 91 major reservoirs across India and releases a weekly bulletin of their status. According to recent weekly update released on March 10, 2016, CWC reports the current water levels at these reservoirs is only 29 percent of their total storage
Rains are rampant in the north and central parts of India, which should have been a respite from untimely heating up of the area. But as most agriculturists and farmers see it; these rains are unseasonal. Being untimely, the rains and hailstorms have left behind
The world is sinking into pollution problem every day, and plastic (largely PET used almost in everything from clothing to plastic bottles) is one of the main contributors to the quandary. About 50 million tones of PET aka polyethylene terephthalate is produced globally every year,
Poor internet and garbage all around the streets and corners are two problems India faces (amid a host of other major ones, let’s not go there). As a ‘catalyst for people in India to change their behaviour and stop littering,’ two Mumbai-based engineers have devised
Taking cognizance of rate at which air pollution is rising in Delhi, the state government is taking some active measures. After successful completion of Odd-Even formula’s trial run, the government is introducing eco-friendly mode of public transport in form of Electric Buses. The first electric
Supreme Court of India has directed all states and local bodies in the country to take necessary steps to sterilize and vaccinate entire population of stray dogs on the streets. Idea of the apex court’s landmark ruling is to control stray dog population and the