India drops two ranks to 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015, after failing to abolish certain social and ecological challenges, a report has stated. The country is still tackling the challenges of
French explorer and environmentalist Jean-Louis Etienne has invested nearly a decade in designing a scientific instrument, called Polar Pod, which can brave against wild water of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, gathering essential information. Jean-Louis Etienne developed a floating laboratory – a polar pod –
World Wildlife Conservation has warned that many iconic species are at risk of extinction if the planet warms up over 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Coral bleaching, penguins losing their Antarctica ice caps and the extinction of the black-headed squirrel monkey of the Amazon are predicted
Coral reefs are known to be habitats for many marine animals, so it has become extremely important to preserve them. The threat of climate change and global warming has pushed the population of the world’s coral reefs on the edge. Scientists have been looking at
World Environment Day is approaching and Pakistan is getting ready to host the event for the year 2021, with a focus on this year’s theme of “Ecosystem Restoration.” World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, to remind humans that they are not
Phosphates found on the earth’s crust are an essential element for aquatic plants and animals to thrive. However, most of them flow into the waterways due to man-made activities. This has resulted in algae blooms that have covered some lakes and rivers, depriving marine organisms
A cargo ship carrying tons of chemicals sinks off the west coast of Sri Lanka after being ablaze for two weeks – polluting the fishing waters. The vessel has fouled the coastline with tons of plastic pellets and now the oil spill and seeping chemicals
With the surge in popularity of takeout meals, design studio Forest and Whale created Reuse – biodegradable sustainable containers from the wheat husk, which can be composted in facilities or even gulped down. Forest and Whale was co-founded by Gustavo Maggio and Wendy Chua as
The Biden administration has suspended the oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, invalidating a drilling program approved by Donald Trump and reviving a political fight over a secluded region, inhabiting polar bears, other wildlife and a rich reserve of oil. The
Heat-related death is a major problem, and climate change is only fuelling up the cases. Approximately more than one-third of heat deaths are linked in some way or the other to human-caused climate change. According to a new study in Nature Climate Change, the conclusion