Rhino Machine Converts Plastic Waste and Foundry Dust Into Superior Bricks
Superior bricks from plastic waste and foundry dust!! Rhino Machines P Ltd, Gujarat developed Rhino bricks using 100% waste. They are made by mixing silica-laden foundry dust and discarded plastic at 80/20 ratio and then compressing it. The bricks are ready for use...
Can Selling Timber Help Communities Maintain Forests?
Worldwide, local communities in the tropics and subtropics control 22 percent of the forest carbon in those regions. For several decades, development organizations have promoted sustainable forest use approaches to help communities manage these forests. One such...
Meet the Man Fighting for the Environment in Kashmir
Environmental threat is the same everywhere. The environmental concerns that permeate our culture and society are same as in many places in the world, but our silence and inaction to all this is a criminal wrongdoing. Over the past few decades, the environment in...
How Honey Bee Plays An Important Role in Keeping Environment Green
A clean environment is very necessary to lead a peaceful and healthy life. In this respect, honey bee plays a vital role in the ecosystem. It contributes to a complex interconnected ecosystem that allows various species to co exist. Some flowers need early or late...
Small Enterprises Key to Europe’s Decarbonization
The Horizon 2020 funded project, LEAP4SME—Energy audit policies to drive energy efficiency—aims to enhance effective policies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to undergo energy audits and implement cost-effective, recommended energy-saving measures....
Farmland Expansion May Destroy 25% of Habitat for 1,300 Species In 30 Yrs
Around 90% of the world’s animals, birds, amphibians, and mammals may lose out on their natural habitats due to farm expansion by the year 2050, says a report in reputed journal Nature Sustainability. It shows that without changes in consumption patterns and farming,...
10 things you can do to celebrate pollution free Diwali: Go Green
Civil society groups are coming together all over the country to campaign for a green Diwali and how to celebrate Diwali that is pollution free. The Diwali ban could be the harbinger of a movement against the noise pollution and air contamination unleashed by ear...
Top 10 Easy Ways to Make you Environment Friendly
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...
Caring for Forests Today to Ensure Clear Skies Tomorrow
Forests. Growing up, I had never really thought a lot about them. I like open spaces; beaches, the sea, mountains with far sights and clear skies. And I never hugged a tree as a child either. I did climb in them, but only for the sights I could see from a higher...
International Tiger day: Importance and Significance
By Ram Kumar Every year on 29 July, the International Tiger day is celebrated in order to conserve the tiger's natural habitat and to increase awareness regarding their conservation. The International Tiger day is also known as Global Tiger day. The convention of...
World Nature Conservation Day 2020: History and Importance
The World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated to increase awareness about the significance of natural resources and how to live sustainably. The day encourages people to save the Earth’s natural resources, which are fast-depleting owing to over exploitation and...
How Kyra’s Natural Detergents are Keeping the Earth Clean
What do you expect two IIM graduates to do following long periods of pursuing corporate targets? Go into business? All things considered, an IIM couple did only that, yet they picked a way not trodden by any and set up an eco-friendly venture to make natural...