The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa every winter. According to a new study, the natural selection driven by climate change is causing these beautiful birds to evolve shorter wings, which might
Plastic pollution has plagued the whole planet, earth and water alike. Thousands of tons of plastic end up in oceans every year and threatens the lives of marine species. We do know that ocean plastic affects aquatic animals, however, how deeply it affects them is
Determined on their target to curtail the plastic that overflow into oceans by 80 percent in the next few years, Dutch non-profit organization, The Ocean Cleanup (TOC) recently launched a solar-powered device that is said to help the company achieve this ambitious goal. The organization
It’s no secret that human actions have mostly harmed the ecosystems and put the planet and its other inhabitants in jeopardy. The average global temperature is constantly increasing, wildlife is getting destroyed, and climate is changing its patterns rather peculiarly – and all owing to
The whole world is grappling with the fast spreading COVID-19 coronavirus that emerged in China in December 2019. The virus has managed to infect nearly 425,000 people worldwide and has killed nearly 19,000 people. Countries are putting millions of people under quarantines and, to curb
Danish toy-maker LEGO has recently announced its target to become “green” by adopting sustainable manufacturing in order to prevent the environment from the harmful effects of plastic pollution. Famous for its multi-colored plastic building blocks, the company has made a commitment to produce 100 percent
India made three big commitments to the environment in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Besides reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy capacity, India agreed to create an additional ‘carbon sink’ of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through surplus forest and tree
The madness to extract natural resources in order to increase the anthropogenic activities has taken a toll on wildlife. Tribals in the state of Jharkhand, India, have been waging a long battle to stop the mining activity in the mineral-rich state as it has adversely
Besides plastic waste, unsafe disposal of e-waste has posed a great threat to the environment. To ensure safe disposal and organised recycling of batteries at the end of their life, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the draft version of
With incessant urbanization and industrialization, the global air quality has dangerously deteriorated over the past few years. The recently released World Air Quality Report 2019 revealed that cities in south Asia are most polluted in the entire world. 21 out of the world’s 30 cities