Environment

In March of this year, the government of Tamil Nadu and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an MoU for the implementation of the greening project for climate change response in the state. This month will see the start of an eight-year, 920.52 crore initiative to combat climate change. The Greening Project According to Supriya...

If you are fond of eco-friendly, Bangalore’s Go Native restaurant is just the place to be! Right from lighting up the dining area with solar power to sourcing local farm fresh products to plastic-free packaging, Go Native chain of restaurants is setting an inspiring example for everyone to follow. Talking about the same, Go Native...

A global accord to safeguard the world's seas and marine life has failed in its fifth attempt. Governments had been negotiating the details of the UN High Seas Treaty for two weeks in New York, but they were unable to come to an agreement. Only 1.2% of the international waters are protected, despite the...

Google has removed one of the key drivers of Global Warming from its online carbon flight calculator. This misleads people to believe that flight emissions are much lower than before. "Google has airbrushed a huge chunk of the aviation industry's climate impacts from its pages," says Dr Doug Parr, chief scientist of Greenpeace. As Google...

How will you react if someone knocks your door one fine morning and says, “Please close the tap in your backyard, it’s been open since the last two hours and water is getting wasted.” Will this annoy you or will you quickly rush to rectify your mistake? Jalandhar’s Meenal Verma did not receive a warm...

Giving back to the environment, many people think of doing this but only a handful of people on this planet actually practice the idea. Entrepreneur couple Subham Das and Mandira Karmakar from Kolkata’s Jadavpur has started manufacturing eco-friendly gift items, stationery and packaging under their label ‘Amuktika’. Opening up on the same, Subham Das told...

Every year on August 20, Akshay Urja Diwas, also known as the Renewable Energy Day, is held to increase public awareness of the advancements made in India's use of renewable energy. The late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary is also observed on this day. The Akshay Urja Diwas, which strives to raise public...

The Sustainability Incubation Programme has been announced by the startup hub of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bangalore, Alstom, and NSRCEL to support startups that have the potential to innovate, implement, and have a positive social, financial, and environmental impact in line with SDGs. The programme will make it easier for technological...

Mumbai's waste problem is no secret. According to a report published in Bombay Community Public Trust's web portal, Mumbai generates approximately 7,025 tonnes of waste per day. In 2019, a news report cited the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), to state that Mumbai generates about 11,000 tonnes of solid waste every day which is...

It is the year of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav or the 75th Year of Independence Day of India and today is National Handloom Day. This day is celebrated across the nation to remember India’s Swadeshi Movement (7th August, 1905) which had encouraged home-grown industries, especially handloom. National Handloom Day is observed on the 7th of...

In India, as is the case globally, investors use different strategies to build and diversify their asset portfolios to optimize financial gains. While multiple new-age assets have arrived for both short and long-term benefits, one emerging trend over the past decade has been sustainable investing. While sustainable investing is another proven method of growing one’s...

The government of India has banned the manufacture, sale and use of single use plastic items from July 1, 2022. Following this, a dairy in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain has come up with a unique idea to discourage their customers from using single use plastic carry bags. Ujjain’s Amrit dairy, is giving a one-rupee discount...