Are Polypropylene Carry Bags A Good Replacement for Plastics?
With the plastic carry bag ban coming into effect in Maharashtra and other parts of India and the world, several entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to fight the menace. Plastic, nonwoven bags, and E-waste have impact on the environment, human and animal lives....
A Sustainable World –The Lie about Growth
Growth is the promise of every political party worldwide at every election and yet it is a myth. The drive towards perpetual economic growth has not delivered any form of sustainability for any country at any time. It has only delivered dilution of human values,...
Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) Can Attract $100 billion in India
Potential for investment for the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) projects in India has been estimated to be pretty high: as much as $100 billion. This is according to a newly done analysis. In fact, the findings point out what several industry experts have been...
South Africa Plastic Bag Ban Reduces Plastic Use by 90%
Plastic pollution is the gravest environmental threat because it affects human life, marine life, and the entire food chain. Several retailers have accepted the South Africa Plastic Bag Ban and are planning a ban on single use plastics and replacing it with shopping...
Maharashtra Farmer Vaibhav Tidke Develops Innovative Solar Dryer
A Solar Dryer has been developed by the son of a farmer, who hails from the rural parts of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is now being used in about eight countries. Hailing from an entire family of farmers, Vaibhav Tidke has always been quite well-versed with...
Solar Power Tariff Hits New Lows at Solar Corporation of India (SECI) Bid
Solar power tariff has touched Rs. 2.44 per unit once again. This is the lowest that they have reached as was evidenced in the recent 2000 Mega Watt auction which was conducted by the Solar Corporation of India (SECI). Acme Solar, which is considered to be one of the...
City Air Pollution Cuts Solar Panel Efficiency in Delhi, London, Los Angeles
Air pollution is a major issue these days in the world. It is particularly hazardous in India. Delhi battles this environmental issue every year. Air quality drastically dipped in the national capital for days. So much so that there was a medical emergency declared...
Greenubuntu Evangelist Moharana Ch. Gets Bharat Leadership Award 2018
An environmentalist from Guwahati, Assam has been awarded the Bharat Leadership Award 2018. Moharana Choudhury has been honored for his community focused work in the field of environment at northeastern states of India and the country by motivating youths for...
Hybrid Solar Energy and Wind Power Setups May Cut Capital Costs By 5%
Hybridization of solar energy and wind power installations has the potential to decrease capital costs by about 5 to 7 per cent as compared to costs of standalone solar and wind power assets. This will result in improvement of returns for the renewable energy project...
Rain in the Sahara: Can Solar and Wind Installations Change Environment?
Renewable energy installations such as the solar farms and wind turbines can not only prevent changes to the environment but they can also cause positive environmental change on their own, a new research has found. According to a study that has been published in the...
Efficient and Accessible Education Must for Sustainable Development
With the upcoming rise of technology and the ever increasing rise of the world's population (expecting to hit 11.2 billion people by the year 2100) education has to become accessible, efficient and practical to explore the boundaries and capacities of human thinking...
6 Ways to Celebrate Green Ganesh Chaturthi and Cut Environmental Impact
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great passion and emotion in many parts of the country and people participate in it with gusto. The festival generally falls on the fourth day of the second fortnight in the month of bhaadrapada in the hindu calender and generally...