Environment

Amazon.com Inc has announced that it would increase clean energy capacity by 2.7 gigawatts through 71 new initiatives as it works to use only renewable energy sources throughout its operations by the year 2025. This includes the business's first solar farm in Poland and its first renewable energy project in South America, a solar...

Reduce, reuse, recycle— these three ‘R’s are extremely important when it comes to protecting our environment. We discuss, talk and write about these but there are a handful of responsible people, who actually practice the same. Tanushree Ghosh, resident of West Bengal’s Madhyamgram (near Kolkata) has been actively trying to spread the message that...

Yvon Chouinard, the wealthy founder of Patagonia, has committed to donating his business to fight climate change. "Earth is now our only shareholder,” wrote Chouinard in a letter. “If we have any hope of a thriving planet — much less a business — it is going to take all of us doing what we...

Every year on September 16, people around the world celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The day was established by the UN in 1994 in an effort to spread awareness of the need of safeguarding the layer that protects all life on Earth from the Sun's dangerous UV radiation. In...

“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken” — Leo Tolstoy Our connection with nature is extremely crucial for human survival. To begin with, nature provides the oxygen which we inhale every second to survive. We get every necessity for survival from nature be it...

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...