by The Third Pole | Jun 1, 2018 | Home, Initiatives, Travel & Lifestyle
The Ganga, which is already in bad shape due to increasing pollution and decreasing water, is now also swiftly moving away from its banks in Patna, the capital of the Indian state of Bihar. No scientific attempt has been made to deal with the crisis, warn experts and...
by Dr Kristna Saikia | May 29, 2018 | Ecofriendly & Tech, Fashion and Food, Home, Travel & Lifestyle
Sanitary pads, usually available in the market, are made of 90 per cent plastic. Their disposal contributes to the toxic plastic waste. However, now a biodegradable alternative to it has been developed. Two Indian students, Niveda R and Gowtham S from an engineering...
by Radhika Joshi | May 26, 2018 | Ecofriendly & Tech, Fashion and Food, Home, Travel & Lifestyle
As it is said, it’s never too late to start a good work, so as an individual it is our duty to save our mother earth. The question is how! Striking a right balance is the key to sustainable living, thus, reducing the impact on the environment. What is also important...
by Greenubuntu Bureau | May 10, 2018 | Home, Travel & Lifestyle
Authors: Shubham Varshney, Prerna Dobriyal*, and Shubra Singh ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061 Corresponding author: *[Email-shubham.fbtma704@cife.edu.in] Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons with 4-26 or more carbon atoms in the...
by The Third Pole | May 1, 2018 | Home, Travel & Lifestyle
The smallest member of pig family (pygmy hog or porcula salvania) is an endangered species. It was once found in a thin strip of wet grassland plains in the Himalayan foothills: from Uttar Pradesh to Assam and through Nepal’s terai areas and Bengal’s duars. It was...
by Urmi Bhattacharjee | Mar 26, 2018 | Home, Travel & Lifestyle
A couple of years back, Philip, a month-old elephant calf and his mother, were injured. As they walked through the hills of Assam’s Ouguri Range, which is east of Guwahati, the elephant calf lost his footing and slid down the hill. He then fell into a shaft and was...
