There are many ways to go about restoring our ecosystems including adopting green technologies. (Image Credit – Parag Kulkarni) By Parag Kulkarni, The pandemic has given us a unique opportunity to pause, reflect and rethink how to balance our relationship with nature to ensure a harmonious relationship. The learnings are many and one of the … Read more
This year, Pakistan has been chosen as the host nation for the World Environment Day. (Indian Express file photo) World Environment Day 2021 Latest News: June 5 will be celebrated as World Environment Day around the globe on Saturday. It is the biggest awareness campaign, which launched by the United Nations in the early 70s. … Read more
ExxonMobil shareholders on Wednesday elected at least two candidates backed by activist investors who challenged the oil giant’s policies on climate change, in a win for environmentalists. The oil giant announced that Gregory Goff and Kaisa Hietala had secured enough votes to join ExxonMobil’s board, along with several incumbent directors who were reelected. Goff and … Read more
US president kicks off second day of virtual summit Caitlyn Jenner announces run for California governor 6.47pm BST Joe Biden’s first overseas trip as president will be to Britain and then Belgium this June in what the White House is calling “a commitment to restoring our alliances” and “revitalizing the transatlantic relationship”, without adding “after … Read more
As planet Earth gets warmer, there will be an urgent need to develop solutions and technologies to remove harmful greenhouse gases and put it to different uses. By Abhineety Goel, Ph.D. Planet Earth – the majestic blue planet is home to millions of rich diverse species and to 7.8 billion people. To save the planet … Read more
Among the many changes last year brought to our lives, a change in paper size and printing formats will hardly seem important. And yet, for the many involved in filing cases in the Supreme Court of India, from plaintiffs to lawyers and, above all, the clerks who handle the paperwork, the decision to allow documents … Read more
This funding would be the first tranche of a total INR 4,400 crore support the 15th Finance Commission announced in February 2020. By Dr Pratima Singh & Priyavrat Bhati Early November, the Ministry of Finance announced that a total amount of INR 2,200 crore would be transferred to 40 cities with a million-plus population to … Read more
Air quality data helps visualize and quantify the ambient air pollution of any given location down to the postcode and neighbourhood level. By Akshay Joshi Remember the last time you saw something strange floating in your glass of water? Just hand it back, and wait till you get home to drink clean, safe water. Unfortunately, … Read more
To tackle Thailand’s mounting trash problem, one company is turning to the country’s plant life. Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava, crops that are widely found across the country. After growing rapidly in recent decades, Thailand has become … Read more