India’s “informal” e-waste economy is built on generations of elaborate, sustainable waste disposal systems. Before laptops, there was telecom equipment, and before telecom, there were gold-coated watches, and before watches,Continue Reading
In 2019, barely four years after unprecedented floods brought Chennai to a halt, a severe water shortage hit India’s southern metropolis, and officials declared “Day Zero”. To save the cityContinue Reading
An alarming new study found dozens of “mystery chemicals” inside the bodies of pregnant women, leaving scientists both concerned and confused. Of the 109 unusual, human-made chemicals identified in theContinue Reading
Despite intensive efforts throughout history to extract gold from the Earth, best estimates suggest that to date only 190,000 metric tonnes of this precious metal have been mined. An amountContinue Reading
In the current day, diversity is humanity’s insurance against the uncertainties of a changing climate. While our food supply depends increasingly on a homogeneous stew of a handful of cropContinue Reading
Research shows that early childhood education is essential to a child’s future success. Specifically, environmental education beginning during early childhood has a number of benefits on a child’s development andContinue Reading
Entrepreneur Ankit Agarwal’s Phool.co (flower) which has received investment from the social arm of the Tata business group, employ’s more than 100 women who use to work as manual scavengersContinue Reading
Commercial and Industrial (C&I) segment is distinctly dependent on a reliable supply of electric energy for their productions or services. Any interruption in the electric supply leads to the lossContinue Reading
