Without any proper disposal, India has been struggling with the huge mound of plastic waste for the past few years now. Envisioning a potent solution to combat plastic pollution, Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has constructed a 40-km pilot project of road network with 50 tonnes
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that Indian Railways plans to go completely electric by 2024 and make it a “net-zero emission network” by the year 2030. The target for 100 percent electrification of railways was revealed at the India-Brazil Business Forum
The apex court of India has allowed the National Tiger Conservation Authority to implement its plan of introducing African Cheetahs in the wilderness of the country. In August the Supreme Court (SC) had said that it was not against the ambitious project of relocating African
Due to incidents of man-animal conflicts, there has always been a conflict between farmers and Forest Department officials. In a bid to prevent man-made wildfires in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the department has taken several measures including a ‘free safari’ for farmers living on the periphery
These days people are becoming more and more environmentally-conscious as they understand the severity of the threats of changing climate. With responsibility towards the environment, people are opting for green architecture. In the Kothrud area of Pune city, an eco-conscious couple is building a modern
Mankind has always been fascinated with the idea of the presence of extraterrestrial life. Moving closer to this aspiration, China has completed the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, putting it into formal operation after a productive three-year trial. Representing an enormous step forward
Whilst India is thriving to become a plastic-free country, a Mumbai-based NGO Mumbai Sustainability Centre (MSC) has been collecting plastic wrappers through a unique initiative called the ‘Safai Bank of India’. With a goal to prevent plastic waste from ending up in landfills, the Safai
Tiger ‘Zalim’ will no longer be roaming the Ranthambore wilderness. Famously known for rearing orphan twin cubs, Zalim was found dead in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. Zalim had reared orphan cubs after their mother died in 2011. The 15-year-old
Do you ever wonder, where did the inspiration for Mowgli or Tarzan come from? Everyone is familiar with their stories – a human child is taken care of by animals in the wild. Sure, these are fictional takes on cases of feral children to provide
The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with anthrax deaths in elephants. Sporadic deaths of wild elephants due to anthrax prompted the government to establish new guidelines. Recently, a four-year-old elephant was suspected