West Bengal to form cluster for green fireworks soon: State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya

West Bengal to form cluster for green fireworks soon: State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya

West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@ManasB_Official A cluster of fireworks units will soon come up in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district where green fireworks will be made conforming to all Central guidelines, State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya said. The move comes against the backdrop of the death of three … Read more

An Environment of Gender Equality: Tamil Nadu woman leading the fight against climate change

An Environment of Gender Equality: Tamil Nadu woman leading the fight against climate change

Supriya Sahu has been leading Tamil Nadu’s fight to prevent the devastating effects of extreme weather, and she has been putting women on the front lines of those battles. | Photo Credit: Supriya Sahu Tamil Nadu is one of the largest and most urbanized states in India. It is also one of the states most … Read more

A look into why our ski resorts are thawing

A look into why our ski resorts are thawing

This winter, as adventurers ready their ski boards to slide through the refreshingly chilly winds on snowy mountains, ski resorts around the world are fretting over the growing repercussions of global warming on their industry. From shrinking snow coverage and shorter ski seasons, there is a lot going on. Val Thorens, one of the highest … Read more

An expert-approved blueprint on climate-responsive architecture in India

An expert-approved blueprint on climate-responsive architecture in India

A 2020 report by the McKinsey Global Institute, titled ‘Will India get too hot to work?’ states that ‘India could become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that cross the survivability limit for a healthy human being resting in the shade, and this could occur as early as next … Read more

Students from Arunachal Pradesh recreate home environment in art work

Students from Arunachal Pradesh recreate home environment in art work

The art installation that brings out life in Arunachal Pradesh on display as part of the Students’ Biennale at Arman Company and Building in Mattancherry. Three students, Taba Yaniya, Nabam Hem, and Ejum Riba, from Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh, have created an art installation that brings out life in the State in a … Read more

Cyclone Mandous live updates | IMD predicts heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal

Cyclone Mandous live updates | IMD predicts heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal

The sea turns rough, as huge waves hit Marina beach in Chennai on December 9, 2022, due to cyclone Mandous. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu With the cyclonic storm ‘Mandous’, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, likely to hit north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around December 10, intense rain lashed many districts of Tamil Nadu since … Read more

Dia Mirza on backing sustainable kidswear label, Greendigo

Dia Mirza on backing sustainable kidswear label, Greendigo

Actor Dia Mirza on encouraging sustainable consumerism and why hand-me-downs should be the norm Actor Dia Mirza on encouraging sustainable consumerism and why hand-me-downs should be the norm “My ideas about sustainability formed well before I became a mother. But I think I’m a lot more conscious now than ever before,” says actor Dia Mirza, … Read more

Raise your glass

Raise your glass

The United Nations declared 2022 as the International Year of Glass to promote best practices and sustainability in the industry. Here we discuss its role in buildings and the benefits of tech The United Nations declared 2022 as the International Year of Glass to promote best practices and sustainability in the industry. Here we discuss … Read more

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

After managing luxury brands for several years, New Delhi-based Isha C and Alok Dhodapkar wanted to venture into something drastically different from what they had done before. “We wanted a creative outlet,” says Alok, adding how they spent the lockdown years on research before zeroing in on coconut leather. While vegan alternatives to leather have … Read more

Sameep Padora’s (de)Coding Mumbai exhibition

Sameep Padora’s (de)Coding Mumbai exhibition

Six years ago, Mumbai-based architect Sameep Padora was approached by a developer to design an affordable housing project, for which his firm conducted several field studies. He says that through this project, he found several beautiful examples of housing types responsive to the need for light and ventilation. “This study was published as a book … Read more