Is Organic Food Really Better?
2018-03-30
You might end up choosing the organic tomatoes over the conventional ones in a supermarket. They’re twice the price, so they’ve got to be better, right? It’s not so simple.Continue Reading
Forests and Sustainable Cities
2018-03-26
According to the UN, forests and trees store carbon, which helps mitigate the impacts of climate change in and around urban areas. As well as, trees improve the local climate,Continue Reading
ISRO comes to the Rescue of Vembanad Lake, Kerala
2018-03-07
ISRO, India’s space giant, has often been involved in environmentally-friendly causes. This time, via Antrix Corporation Limited, which is its commercial arm, ISRO has inked a Memorandum of Understanding withContinue Reading
16% Die Globally on account of Pollution
2017-10-26
Pollution — whether air pollution, water pollution, or soil pollution — is currently responsible for around 16% of all deaths globally, according to a new report from The Lancet CommissionContinue Reading
Amazonia Reforestation Project Announced
2017-10-20
A major initiative for the restoration of degraded areas in the Brazilian Amazon calls for the restoration during the next six years of almost 30,000 hectares, which corresponds to anContinue Reading
National Wildlife Action Plan 2017-2031
2017-10-03
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has appealed to the fraternity of wildlife experts and scientists to deliberate on various wildlife-related laws with a modernContinue Reading
TN deploying artificial reefs to save sinking islands
2017-08-04
Tamil Nadu hits upon an idea to prevent erosion of ecologically sensitive islands and regenerate the coral diversity in the Gulf of Mannar by deploying artificial reef made of concrete.Continue Reading
Why is it sweating in Shillong?
2017-07-04
Sitting in the glass-and-concrete State Convention Centre in the capital of hilly state, Meghalaya, participants of a media workshop on climate change were feeling sweaty. The convention centre is notContinue Reading