The need for effective waste management is something that can hardly be overemphasized as the world’s most populous country India is facing this issue. Mounting garbage mounds are a common sight in India – across rural and urban cities. Waste is generated in millions of tonnes in the country but with no effective means for… Read More Waste Management in India
As the world fights around to bring in innovations battling climate change, The Real Elephant Collective is doing its bit by bringing club art with impact by combating harmful lantana weeds in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Not only are they helping clear these invasive plants, but they are also making a significant impact on elephant… Read More Art Meets Climate Change
Nahar Group has worked very closely with the Garden Department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and has successfully planted over 41,000 trees on a 13-acre land parcel in the city’s heart for fighting climate change and curbing pollution levels and would further assist the MC in increasing the green cover of Mumbai. During his… Read More Miyawaki Forests of India
This year World Food Day 2023 will focus on the theme, ‘Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind’. This year’s theme focuses on the critical role of water as the foundation of food. And why this is important is the lack of access to clean and safe water for consumption is a… Read More Water is the theme of World Food Day
One of the smaller primates of the country the lion tailed macaque (LTM) is endemic to the Western Ghats and have a large population in Karnataka. Inhabitants of the rain forests, the lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) is one of the most threatened species of primates in the Western Ghats of South India. The first time… Read More Lion Tailed Macaque
Millets are slowly becoming a must-have ingredient in many households. As the world grapples with food security and nutrition challenges, millets have emerged as a game-changer. With our Prime Minister, Narenda Modi’s recent attempt to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger, it underscores the importance to ensure food security… Read More Millets and the Environment
Rivers in India are an ecosystem that support life. It is however unfortunate that they are one of the most polluted and need conservation now. The rivers support an entire ecosystem and human life and happen to be at the receiving end of intense pollution which means that they need to be urgently conserved. Rivers… Read More The River is a Lifeline
Deforestation in India is rising at alarming levels and is a key contributor to climate change, the effects of which are now increasingly visible in the country. Deforestation is a reality that one cannot deny. However there are a number of efforts that can help undo some of the damage.Animal agriculture is a leading cause… Read More Deforestation in India
With its burgeoning population and massive increase in the use of electronic items India is facing a huge problem of e-waste. Mining specialized materials for a new phone generates significant CO2 emissions contributing to climate change, pollution, and other disruptions to the natural world. Each newer and larger model has the potential to mine more… Read More E-Waste in India
The 2023 monsoons in India have come with a trail of destruction as there have been rivers in spate and life thrown out of gear. This year India has seen torrential rains in its monsoons. Rivers that have consistently breached their danger levels have overflown into cities, dams have bene opened and cities are now… Read More Monsoon Mayhem in India