While plastic pollution has been bothering the whole planet, few ingenious ideas have been providing the solution to that problem. Rohit Mehra, Additional Commissioner in the Income Tax Department, has put 70 tonnes of waste plastic bottles to good use. The IRS officer creates vertical
The Ganges River is a sacred water body for Indians, which not only nourishes the lands of the subcontinent but gives life to many marine species as well. Over the years, however, the holy river has been a victim of relentless pollution by means of
Asian elephants – with their rounded ears, wrinkled grey skin, and frolicking habits – are undoubtedly charming and adorable. Their terrain once expanded from Syria to China more than nine million square kilometres. But with the fragmentation of habitat owing to farming, industry, and the
While no nation is anywhere near fulfilling the targets set in Paris Agreement, India is the only G20 nation to work on its goal, according to the 2020 Climate Transparency Report. Made up of the 20 largest economies in the world, G20 nations committed to
India is a country with polluted air, unhygienic food, mostly contaminated water sources, and densely packed dwellings. Researchers have found this whole hap-hazard living situation of millions of Indians makes them susceptible to many non-communicable illnesses such as chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, heart conditions, and
With the arrival of winters, migratory birds have started their journeys. This year’s migration season has already commenced with 11 species of migratory birds that have swarmed Vaduvur, Udayamarthandapuram, and Point Calimere wildlife sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu. After two years of Cyclone Gaja ravaging the
Winters are here and so is air pollution in Northern India. The national capital becomes a gas chamber during the cold season owing to the burning of crop residue in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Moreover, the cars, coal-fired power plants, and cookstoves
While India is ready to celebrate Diwali – the festival of lights, several states and Union Territories (UTs) have imposed a ban on firecrackers and its sale due to an increase in air pollution and rising coronavirus cases in the country during the winter season.
With a history going back millions of years – long before the introduction of agriculture – the swamps are believed to have once spread across the entire stretch of the Konkan coast. But with the duration of the monsoon becoming shorter, the freshwater swamps of
A Chhattisgarh-based potter has been making magic earthen lamps that can burn all day long. Ashok Chakradhari, a resident of Kondagoan in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh, has received thousands of orders for the lamp ahead of Diwali, after his creations went viral on the internet