Environment

Would you like to plant saplings at educational institutions at your own cost? Asked this, the general reaction would be, ‘but how is that going to benefit me?’. Fortunately, a rare breed of humans still exists in this planet, who care for the society and environment without thinking about their self-interest or own benefit....

The 28th of July is designated as World Nature Conservation Day each year. The purpose of the day is to protect our natural resources and the ecosystem as a whole. Save the species that are on the verge of extinction is the main goal of World Nature Conservation Day. The day aims to raise...

The 26th of July every year is celebrated as ‘The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem’ as declared by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO. Umashankar Mandal, popularly known as the ‘Mangrove Man’ is planning to mark the occasion by planting 10,000 mangrove saplings in the Sundarbans...

The global pioneer in digital transformation of energy automation and management, Schneider Electric, has brought its pan-India roadshow, Green Yodha Yatra, to Bengaluru in line with the Ministry of Jal Shakti's aim of effective and sustainable water management. The programme will raise awareness of the need to maintain sustainability in the water sector and...

The Himalayas attract a lot of tourist crowds from across the world. The mountain range supporting a plethora of biodiversity has been a preferred choice of destination for Indians, especially during the summer season to escape the sweltering heat in the plains. In the last few years, with the growth of Social Media, these...

Today’s economic prosperity and infrastructural development has been built on numerous innovations and industrial revolutions. From the early industrial revolution in the late 1700s to the current 5G revolution, we have come a long way from our ancestors to improve our everyday lives. However, while kick starting this journey to prosperity, we forgot to...

According to recent studies, well-known companies like Coca-Cola and Unilever are misleading consumers by using "greenwashing." According to The Changing Markets Foundation (CMF), in recent years, the number of goods with sustainable or green labels has grown dramatically, and many well-known firms have engaged in greenwashing. However, even as companies tout their efforts to...

Asia now accounts for five of the top 10 solar-powered economies after a decade of growth and expansion. Ten years ago, European nations dominated the solar rankings. The most recent study, undertaken by Ember, a think tank for electricity, examined how total solar energy capacity changed globally over the last ten years. Ember is a...

Four Indian cities have made it to the list of top-20 sustainable cities in the Asia Pacific region. Bengaluru has been ranked 14th, the only Indian city to achieve the ‘Gold Standard’ category, followed by Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai at 17th, 18th and 20th ranks in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report...

As part of its efforts to combat global warming and prevent single-use plastics from having a negative impact on the environment, India will outlaw their usage as of July 1. Beginning July 1, some single-use plastic products with limited utility and a high potential for littering will no longer be produced, imported, stored, distributed, sold,...

By: Dr. Pankaj Jain, Head of the Department of Humanities & Languages and Chair of the India Centre at FLAME University. These are some of the news headlines over the past few weeks, even as India continues to reel under scorching summer. From an intense and extended winter right into a scorching summer, we are...

The Flipkart Group has committed to setting an ambitious Net Zero target, to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and the larger value chain by 2040. This is in line with the global Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) of keeping the global temperature rise to below 1.5 degrees Celsius per the Paris Climate Agreement, becoming...