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...
India’s Gets Its First Biofuel-Powered Flight by SpiceJet: Green Transport
Airline SpiceJet has operated the first flight in India which is powered by biojet fuel. The test flight marks a new beginning in the domestic aviation sector. The 45-minute flight, from the city of Dehradun to the national capital Delhi has been carried out on a...
Fight plastics: Indian Regeno makes eco-friendly biodegradable bags
Indian innovator finds novel solution to plastic bags Young Sibi Chelvan from Coimbatore finished his graduation in the USA and worked there for a few years. When he wanted to quit his high paying job and start some business of his own, his target was not money, he...
Lazy Person’s Guide to Save the Environment: 5 Steps at Home (Infographic)
Living your life in a sustainable manner would mean that you need to put efforts in place since it will take a somewhat long commitment, because there are a lot to explore, learn, experiment, dedicate your life to sustainable practices, etc. but, most importantly,...
How Brazil Uses Ethanol as Biofuel for Transport: Learnings for India
Introduction Brazil, being the second largest producer of Ethanol and a pioneer to successfully introduce this into vehicles is the best example to highlight the efforts undertaken by the government to decarbonise the transport sector using ethanol as fuel. Cane...
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...
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...
International Tiger Day: 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 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...