Is the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project (SSP) good for India?
In order to assess if the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project (SSP) is good or bad for India, we need a credible assessment of costs, benefits, and impacts once the huge project is completed. First of all, the project is incomplete (even after down-scaling canal...
How River Ganga Is Leaving the Ghats of Patna
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...
Mahatma Gandhi and Sustainable Development
The theme of sustainable development has evolved with the evolution of human civilization. The very beginning of human society and its onward march is woven critically around this concept which has assumed significance for the survival of the modern civilization and...
India, China Have Same Pattern of Air Pollution: Nita Soans, CEO, Kaiterra
According to the latest report released by the World Health Organization, India has the dubious distinction of hosting 14 out of 15 of the world’s most polluted cities. Kanpur tops the list. The other cities are Faridabad, Varanasi, Gaya, Patna, Delhi, Lucknow, Agra,...
Eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary napkins invented by 2 India students
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...
10 Easy Ways for Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity
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...
Exploring the Various Dimensions of Rural Energy and Development
Development is the expansion of people’s capabilities (Sen, 1999). Sen highlights in his book “Development as Freedom,1999” that development is not measured in terms of the economic growth of a country but instead measured in terms of the increase in the capabilities...
IIT Scholar Invents Eco-Friendly Paper Battery Using Sewage Water
An Indian research scholar and scientist has developed a disposable as well as a flexible battery made from paper that can be used to generate power from the bacteria that is present in sewage water. IIT Kharagpur research scholar Ramya Veerubhotla’s battery has been...
World’s 1st solar eToilet creates power & fertilizer from waste in India
The world’s first electronic solar public eToilet has been put up in Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala. It generates power as well as fertilizer from the waste. The toilets have been set up in Pulluvila, a village in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala....
India’s air pollution plan (NCAP) is a disappointment: Joydeep Gupta
Over the past few years, reporting on India’s air pollution crisis dominated the news. The state of capital city Delhi and health costs of living in it has been declared a ‘national crisis.’ Not only that, scientists report the air pollution is now set to affect...
Woman social entrepreneur invents waste management tool: TrashCon
India faces a chronic problem of waste management since a long time. With urbanization, the problem of waste management is getting worse. It is creating pollution and harming the environment. India produces 42 million tons of waste every day, most of it is...
Solar energy trends in India: Sustainable development
India, a developing country with 1,210,193,422 number of people (according to census in 2011) is critically facing energy crisis with greater reliance on coal and crude oil. Over 300 million people still have no access to electricity. India needs to move towards...