The term “climate emergency” has been chosen as the Oxford word of the year 2019. The declaration of the term as Word of the Year clearly reflects the pressing global concerns about the changing climate and the catastrophic effects of this crisis. The Oxford English
The national capital of the Indian subcontinent has been suffering from severe air pollution for the past few months. As the increasing air pollution in Delhi has badly affected the fireworks industry in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, a man from the cracker hub has invented a
After visiting a brick kiln and noticing the abysmal working conditions, 22-year-old innovator Abhishek Banerjee was fueled with the desire to change the socio-environmental scenario in West Bengal, India. And to do so, he was required to replace the burnt-clay bricks with an environmentally-friendly alternative.
Despite numerous cleanliness drives initiated under the Swachh Bharat campaign by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the careless disposal of garbage still remains a huge problem in the country. Fighting this insensitive attitude, 57-year-old Mahadev Jadhav, who has been working as a sanitation worker in
Plaguing the earth’s habitable surface, the menace of plastic waste has spread to the depths of oceans as well. To rectify the situation and save the marine life from plastic pollution, a group of scuba divers in Vizag has been collecting plastic waste from the
As the air pollution in the national capital of India is taking a toll on the health of the citizens, Oxy Pure – an oxygen bar in Saket, is providing fresh air with an array of refreshing fragrances. The brainchild of 26-year-old Aryavir Kumar and
On November 11, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issued revised guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) to deal with the cases of human-tiger conflicts. In the new guidelines, the NTCA stated that during the emergencies arising due to straying of tigers in human habitation,
As the air quality once again crossed the hazardous levels in Delhi and nearby areas, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the central government to explore the possibility of using hydrogen-based fuel technology to tackle the air pollution crisis in northern India. The government has
Recently, more than 1,000 migratory birds belonging to an estimated 15 species were found dead around Sambhar Lake, India’s largest inland saltwater lake near Jaipur. The dead birds include the Northern Shoveller, Brahminy Duck, Pied Avocet, Kent Plover and Tufted Duck among others. However, the
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival devoted to the sun god, thanking it for bestowing life on earth. The festival is majorly celebrated in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. The 2019 Chhath Puja was observed on November 3, where thousands of Hindu