Earth Day: Let’s pledge to end plastic pollution and use
People around the globe are coming together to celebrate the Earth Day 2018. They are organizing marches, signing petitions, meeting officials, planting trees, cleaning up towns and roads across the world. This day is meant to emphasize the need to protect planet...
Welcome to Meenangadi, India’s first carbon-neutral town: Go Green
Meenangadi is a small town in the Indian state of Kerala. It has accomplished and is doing what the entire world has not been able to. The small town is well on its way towards a green future. Its march is for a noble cause: the aim to achieve...
Welcome to Diu, India’s first completely solar-powered city
As the chorus for green and renewable energy increases world-wide, countries need to go for clean energy. And one Indian city is getting it right. The Indian Union Territory of Diu now runs 100 per cent on solar energy. In a span of just three years, Diu, also a...
Leaf Republic Advocates for Sustainable Solutions
Leaf plates have always been a part of Indian tradition. They are frequently used even today. Curiously, it has been picked up by a few people in Germany. They got inspired by the Indian trend and have started manufacturing plates as well as bowls made of...
Use solar-powered data centers and cloud computing for sustainability
Cloud computing is booming and consequently there is a massive surge in the data center business as this forms the backbone of cloud services. The data center boom is particularly visible in Asia Pacific. Companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Google are...
How solar-powered boat clinics help flood victims in Assam, India
Solar-powered boat clinics equipped with solar panels can be instrumental in bringing healthcare relief for flood victims. Their efficacy has been demonstrated time and again as they are not dependent on electricity. This enables them to operate round the clock....
Go Green: World’s first mobile solar ambulance launched in India
A micro-ambulance plus mobile clinic, called Ambupod, has been developed by a Pune-based ex Indian Air Force officer. The solar ambulance comes with a cost-effective as well as utility approach to cater to rural together with urban health care....
Hydropower in the Himalayas: economics which are often ignored
Of all Himalayan nations, China has made the most progress toward hydropower development. This has been driven by three major factors. Firstly, China has insufficient reserves of fossil fuels to meet the needs of its growth aspirations. The ongoing (13th) 5 year plan...
Solar paint helps homes produce power: Green technology for 2018
Can you imagine a paint that generates electricity for your house? Seems straight out of fiction, isn't it? However, this is the direction that modern green technology is taking. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have...
How an elephant calf was rescued: Lessons in wildlife rehabilitation
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...
Lighting up country roads with a solar innovation: Umbrella Helper Box
Riding a bicycle is fun for most people. In fact, bicycles are an important and cheap mode of commuting in rural India. However, riding on uneven roads, while holding an umbrella in one hand and a torch in the other, can be hassling. But that is how people in most...
Healthy relationship with one self must for environmental sustainability
I often think that this beautiful planet is our home that we share with various species, ranging from plants, animals, insects, oceans, mountains, etc. They make the entire ecology holistic. God created our planet Earth in such a beautiful way so that all parts can...