Many experts and conservationists have come together to show their dissent regarding the proposal for amendment of the Wildlife Protection Bill, 2022, by the central government. The bill lays down the ground to prohibit the poaching of elephants and man-elephant encounters. This amendment is to
Climate change and rising temperatures are serious concerns for environmentalists. Every year we are seeing the drastic effects of climate change across the globe. As per the latest climate report by the United Nations, about a third of glaciers in the world including World Heritage
Around 20 people have been killed and 300 injured in the recent 5.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia. The earthquake jolted the main Island of Java on Monday, 21 November 2022. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in a town named Cianjur in West
As per the global brand assessment conducted under the name ‘Break Free From Plastic,’ Coca-Cola has been named as the worst plastic polluter for the fifth year in a row. The other top three polluters in the list of global plastic pollution are PepsiCo and
I noticed two things in the video of a rhino being hit by a truck in Kaziranga, Assam. While the incident was unfortunate, the truck was going on a road that was constructed for transportation and the poor animal was trying to traverse its fragmented
Climate change-triggered forest fires are wreaking havoc across the world, from California and Chile to Spain and France, fires are everywhere. However, there have been instances of arson creating infernos that devoured forests and natural heritage in the blink of an eye. In Chile, a
Days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on September 28 and carved a path of destruction from there to Virginia and the Carolinas. This powerful Category 4 storm is said to be the worst hurricane in Florida’s history. With maximum sustained winds of 150
In its 18th edition, the Scuba Diving Through Your Lens Underwater Photo Contest 2022 has brought the world’s finest underwater imagery. This time around, almost 2,600 entries were submitted across four simple categories: Behavior, Wide-Angle, Compact Camera, and Macro. This year’s photography contest, presented by
Global warming has caused several acidification events in the world’s oceans. The oceanic waters have been becoming more acidic and killing marine life. A new study has discovered that acidification in the western Arctic Ocean is happening at a rate three to four times higher
Plastic is ubiquitous in modern life and human life so dependent on this non-degradable material that it is nearly impossible to shake it off. Keeping that in mind, scientists have been working toward creating eco-friendly and biodegradable plastic alternatives. Researchers at British Columbia University (UBC)