Old growth, or “primary” tropical rainforests, are a crucially important forest ecosystem, containing trees that can be hundreds or even thousands of years old. They store more carbon than other forestsContinue Reading
Just as burning fossil fuels has led to dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, factory farming driven by the pursuit of profits for chemical companies is threateningContinue Reading
A group of Indian scientists have developed a new salt-tolerant transgenic rice plant, at Kolkata-based Bose Institute, by over-expressing a gene from a wild rice called Porteresia coarctata into theContinue Reading
The findings, by the University of Stirling, have confirmed environmentalists’ fears that ubiquitous, persistent and tiny plastic beads, or “nurdles”, found on beaches and in rivers and seas around theContinue Reading
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) was the first company in the world to commit to doubling its energy productivity by 2030, signing on to ‘The Climate Group’s EP100’ program. Using energyContinue Reading
According to the 6th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released in October, 2018, titled “Global Warming of 1.5 ºC,” we only have 12 years before climate change becomes catastrophic.Continue Reading
Delhi is reeling under a major public health emergency with the air quality hitting an all-time low. Air pollution is a major cause of concern in India and can causeContinue Reading
