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
Beer is one of the world’s most popular alcoholic beverages. However, brewing your favorite beer needs a lot of water. In fact, it requires over 90 percent of drinking water. Since water scarcity is a primary concern throughout the world due to increasing global warming,
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently come up with a new solar desalination system. What’s best about this drinking water system is that it provides potable water for just $4. The researchers claim that their new desalination system works efficiently and
Nature always proves that it’s beyond our understanding, while mankind continues to find its mysteries through scientific ways. A rediscovery of Galápagos species, the ‘fantastic giant tortoise,’ has left everyone amused. It is because this species was declared extinct a century ago. But biologists have
Panoramic Antarctica has been a pristine, mostly untouched wildness without any human interruptions for so long. That’s until the increased influx of humans and their omnipresent plastic material began to tarnish the frozen continent. A study mentions that Antarctica has five times greater microplastics in
We all have always associated NASA with space exploration missions, but America’s renowned agency is working hard on creating the world’s first electric airplane called X-57 Maxwell, changing the space agency’s perceived image. The new airplane is lightweight, hence it uses less power to cover