I often wonder about the towering Mount Everest, the planet’s highest mountain, how it came to be, and where it is heading to amid the climate crisis fiasco. Well, it came into existence after an upward thrust by tectonic action as the Indian-Australian Plate collided
In the current tumultuous times, it has become highly crucial to swap thermal energy generation powered by oil, coal, or methane with zero-emission, clean renewable energy. However, most renewable power sources stop providing much-needed electricity after the sun goes down or when the wind stops
During my ritualistic morning scroll through The New York Times, I found a piece of rather good news that made me smile. The news was that a polar bear subpopulation – a group of animals within the same species that are genetically and geographically different
The past week has been one of the most devastating events where a devastating fire ravaged the Jangi Chilgoza forest in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district. The fire stretched for several kilometres and devoured the chilgoza pine forest, which is an important conifer and a cash
Let’s just face it, we humans don’t want anyone to judge us by our looks but we do so for others. Now just on the land but our beauty bias also extends to the oceans. Don’t believe us? Well, a new study from the University
Due to prolonged dry spells triggered by heatwaves and decreasing water supply from perennial sources, Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla is now facing an acute water crisis. Since summertime is also a peak tourist season in Shimla, drinking water woes are causing problems for residents, tourists,
When you think of farms, in all likelihood you start imagining a vast lush-green countryside. Well, that’s not what farms are anymore. Many cities across the world are developing sustainable urban farms within compact areas. Besides being sustainable and offering a break to people from
In a shocking discovery, several bats are dying due to wind turbines in Germany. Led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), the study found that the increasing number of deaths of bats will harm the populations of their species. It will
Google Maps is a helpful tool in navigating a city or country with real-time traffic updates and directions. It even shows us the available public transport in a particular area. Now, tech giant Google has added another helpful feature to the Maps. The company has
Most watchmakers don’t clamor to associate themselves with plastic for obvious reasons. But when plastic utilization is for the good, its use feels a lot more meaningful. Aiming to work on its ecological ethics, Baume & Mercier has recently created a new Baume Ocean II