Environment

According to a study of 25 corporations, many of the world's largest corporations are failing to fulfil their own climate change targets. The New Climate Institute report has indicated that these companies frequently misrepresent or misreport their success on a regular basis. Companies Responsible for 5 per cent Emissions According to the survey, Google, Amazon, Ikea,...

Potentially ‘game changing’ findings of a newly published study on the River Ganga could be used to help tackle pollution in large bodies of water and protect precious water resources around the world. Water quality in rivers is affected by underpinning ‘natural’ hydrogeological and biogeochemical processes, as well as interactions between people and their environment...

When it comes to establishing sustainable practices in the cement sector, climate change and energy security are two of the most pressing global issues which not only require collective dialogue but also collaborative actions to ensure equitable socio-economic development. Being one of the most energy-intensive industries, nearly 30% to 40% of the total manufacturing costs...

World Wetlands Day is observed to underscore the protection and importance of wetlands, which are critically important for biodiversity and for natural cycles to continue unhindered. Wetlands also protect coastlines against flooding and drought and help us fight climate change.  Four protected areas in the mangrove rich Sundarbans are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage...

Beauty brand Garnier recently released the results of its second annual One Green Step report, revealing geographical and generational differences in the environmental feelings of over 29,000 people in India and eight other countries. The survey saw 2,115 participants from India and highlighted the scale of the continuing shift towards sustainable intentions in 2022....

On August 30th of 2021, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 75/317, which proclaimed February 2nd of every year as World Wetlands Day. Thereby making 2nd February 2022 the first-ever World Wetlands Day. What is World Wetlands Day? World Wetlands Day is a United Nations international day, aimed at raising awareness among people about wetlands....

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: EFFORT, a non-profit organisation committed to empowering rural communities for sustainable development has successfully completed a water harvesting project in collaboration with IPM India Wholesale Trading across key water distressed regions of Andhra Pradesh. With an aim to improve water resource management, the project has focused on conserving rainwater by developing relevant infrastructure as well as educating local...

Cooling contributes to climate change by increasing demand for electricity, much of which is still generated from fossil fuels, and through leakage of refrigerants, which have a much higher global warming potential than CO2 emission. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that if left unchecked, emissions from cooling are expected to double by...

More often than not, businesses, as well as government policymakers, consider sustainability to be a cost, but the opposite is often true. According to a report by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations by the year 2030 would generate business opportunities worth...

According to a study, India lost roughly 259 billion hours of labour yearly between 2001 and 2020 as a result of rising heat and humidity caused by global warming. According to the report by Duke University, the loss of labour hours due to humid heat cost India Rs 46 lakh crore ($624 billion), or...

Global energy prices surged in the third quarter of 2021, providing a glimpse of the speed with which market imbalances can feed through to consumers and prompt swift government reactions including subsidies to low-income households. A new report on the 'The net-zero transition' by McKinsey Global Institute in collaboration with McKinsey Sustainability and McKinsey’s...

From 1970 to 2019, natural catastrophes accounted for 50% of all disasters, 45 per cent of all recorded deaths, and 74% of all reported economic losses, according to the agencies' Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate, and Water Extremes. Over 11,000 tragedies were documented worldwide as a result of these dangers, resulting...