World Elephant Day: Stop Human-Animal Conflict, Habitat Loss, Poaching
Killing an elephant is very easy, ivory poachers and hunters have shown that time and again. But it’s a different story altogether to create one. The World Elephant Day was launched on 12 August 2012 globally to draw attention and support for conservation of Asian and...
World Elephant Day 2018: Let’s Pledge to Save These Magnificent Animals
Wildlife has been at the receiving end in the event of untamed development and human-animal conflict. Poaching has been a big environmental issue in India and is rampant. The World Elephant Day was set up on 12 August 2012 to mobilize support for conservation of Asian...
Floods in India and Farmer Suicides due to Climate Change, Global Warming
In recent times, climate change has become an acute threat to human existence and livelihood. Increasing incidences of climate change impacts such as floods, heat waves, droughts, natural calamities are not only fatal to human and animal lives but they are also...
Tamil Nadu Beaten by Karnataka as Top Renewable and Solar Energy Hub
The Indian State of Karnataka has left behind another South Indian state Tamil Nadu as far as renewable energy capacity addition is concerned. It has left behind the other by 1.7 Giga Watt by the end of March 2018. This disclosure has been made in a new report by...
Indian safeguard Duty On Imported Solar Panels Will Raise Tariffs
The notification by the Finance Ministry to put on safeguard duty on imported solar panels will lead to increase in tariffs of future projects in India as well as affect competitiveness of the overall power sector, says a study by a research institute. The research...
How Urban Air Pollution Can Damage A Growing Foetus and Baby
Nothing else can produce the joy and love, an incomparable feeling, that Motherhood allows. Being a mother is the most beautiful and divine emotion in the world. It is something that must be felt and can never be described in the words. When a baby comes into a...
International Solar Alliance (ISA) revs up pace for renewable energy
The first edition of the International Solar Alliance (or the ISA summit) was hosted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India (reflecting the prominence the country has come to acquire and that it is being viewed as a prime player as far as renewable energy,...
International Tiger Day 2018: How Royal Bengal Tiger thrives in India
Some good news for tiger and wildlife conservationists at this International Tiger Day. The Royal Bengal Tiger is thriving as well as multiplying at the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park (RGONP). This national park has the highest density of tigers, which is higher...
Waste Segregation is the Way Forward for Fighting Pollution: Dia Mirza
The law on waste segregation was established way back in the year 1992. The Municipal Corporation of Mumbai had issued a directive to the citizens that if you do not segregate the waste, then we will not collect the waste. This was in the year 1992, we are now in...
Rohingya Muslim Refugees Face Monsoons and Disease: Will They Make It?
Seasons change but lives of Rohingya Muslim refugees, camped on the hills of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, continues to be a struggle. Water remains a permanent source of woes. In dry season, they struggled to get water in order to survive. In wet season, they are...
Air Pollution Causes Diabetes: Washington University School of Medicine
Air pollution was the cause of 1 in 7 new cases of diabetes in the year 2016. The findings were made by a USA study that also found that low levels raises chances of developing a chronic form of the disease. Diabetes has been associated with various lifestyle factors...
National Policy on Biofuels: Why India failed to Meet 2017 Ethanol Target
The National Policy on Biofuels had set an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2017. The policy was put in place in an attempt to lower down GHG emissions and boost domestic ethanol production in the country. But India was unable to meet this...