From his village Sai in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district of Himachal, a farmer has begun a foot march to the state’s capital Shimla in hopes to meet the chief minister. The farmer, Layak Ram, is walking to Shimla with a plough over his shoulder,
Climate change has become a cause for so many disruptions in numerous ecosystems, especially the oceans. Ocean acidification, coral bleaching, melting sea ice, and rising sea levels are only a handful among the long list of adverse impacts of rapidly changing climate. In another blow
Climate change is a concerning issue and every year various organizations, volunteers, and governments try to put efforts into educating the masses about it, but we fail to teach our children about this existential threat. To that end, 200 schools in Kerala have installed weather
The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) got around 2,200 nominations for its yearly Champions of Earth award in 2022, setting a new record. This is the highest honor in the environmental category that recognizes individuals and organizations working in various fields such as academia, civil
Soil restoration and conservation are very important. As per the latest research done by a few scientists at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, large herbivorous animals like Ibex and Yak and Asian elephant play a vital role in maintaining the soil carbon in grazing
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
Climate change is a greater concern for the inhabitants of this planet than we realize. ‘Climate breakdown’ affects most animals in the wild and humans who have an insignificant contribution to the changing environmental landscape: these are ones suffering consequences of ‘industrial world ways.’ Forest
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
While some parts of the world are grappling with catastrophic droughts, some regions are suffering from insufferable floods due to a monsoon that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called to be on steroids. The UN chief will visit Pakistan next week as the nation battles
Climate change-triggered glacier melting has escalated throughout the globe, threatening life in the coastal regions. Greenland has been the cause of the most worry as various studies made ice melting projections that are adding dangerous levels of water into the seas. A new study has