After visiting a brick kiln and noticing the abysmal working conditions, 22-year-old innovator Abhishek Banerjee was fueled with the desire to change the socio-environmental scenario in West Bengal, India. And to do so, he was required to replace the burnt-clay bricks with an environmentally-friendly alternative.
As the air pollution in the national capital of India is taking a toll on the health of the citizens, Oxy Pure – an oxygen bar in Saket, is providing fresh air with an array of refreshing fragrances. The brainchild of 26-year-old Aryavir Kumar and
As the air quality once again crossed the hazardous levels in Delhi and nearby areas, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the central government to explore the possibility of using hydrogen-based fuel technology to tackle the air pollution crisis in northern India. The government has
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival devoted to the sun god, thanking it for bestowing life on earth. The festival is majorly celebrated in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. The 2019 Chhath Puja was observed on November 3, where thousands of Hindu
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, blamed the neighboring countries for the high pollution levels in Delhi. Sharda stated in a recent video that every year he witnesses stubble burning and its aftereffects resulting in an increase in
After a long time, Delhi experienced the cleanest air in the month of September this year. But as the sowing season approached, the stubble burning in the neighboring states deteriorated the air quality in Delhi. Then came the festival of lights – Diwali – which
As the monsoon withdraws, the national capital of India is falling under a shroud of smog. In the past week, the air quality of Delhi has dropped down into the ‘severe’ or ‘very poor’ category with 301-400 ratings on Air Quality Index (AQI). The particulate
As one of the biggest Indian festival, Diwali is approaching fast, the authorities are worried about the impacts of celebrations on the environment. The tradition implies lighting of lamps on the night of the festival, but with time people have started celebrating it with the
World Health Organization’s research reveals almost 92 percent of the world population lives in places with an unsafe level of air pollution. Countries are trying to make some difference and check air pollution, but the measures are not at all significant. The quality of air
India’s national airliner – Air India employees at old airport complex, kalina, Mumbai are voluntarily recycling organic waste at source. Over past year, Air India’s environmental wing has converted over 3,500 kilogram of green waste into 500kg of organic manure. The airliner recently completed a