Environment

It takes 10,000 litres of water to produce one kilogram of cotton. Global cotton production requires over 250 billion tons of water annually. This means, the production of one cotton t-shirt uses up about 2700 litres of fresh water. October 7 is observed as World Cotton Day each year. The day is aimed at recognising...

Everyone lifts up their camera lens to click the clear skies of the capital city Delhi. Something extraordinary has taken place today. The city has recorded the lowest AQI (Air Quality Index) at ‘56’, under the moderate category. This is good news because usually, the figure remains above ‘200’, under the ‘poor’ category.  But...

India causes the highest amount of plastic pollution in the world, a new study has discovered India burns about 5.8 million tons of plastic every year, and it further releases 3.5 mt of plastics into the environment (land, air, water) as debris. In total, the country is responsible for 9.3 mt of plastic pollution...

As Mumbai started celebrating its biggest festival Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav on Saturday, over 62,000 idols were immersed in various water bodies in Mumbai on the second day of the festival on Sunday. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 62,569 idols were immersed in the sea, other water bodies and artificial ponds till...

Elections are not just a civic obligation, but they are a festival of democracy. It is a time to assess the performance of parties, scrutinise their promises, and make informed choices about our future leaders. While only one party holds the fort at the centre and forms a government, each party plays a role...

Kerala Chief Minsiter Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the state government would recruit global expertise, state-of-the-art and future-proof climate-resilient technologies, and enlist top environmental architects to build a model township for the landslide victims in Wayanad. He has ensured that the government would invest heavily in this project, and claimed that several businesses and...

The dumping of plastic is causing significant environmental degradation and adversely affecting aquatic life in the country's rivers and water bodies, said the Supreme Court on Tuesday. "The dumping of plastic is causing serious environmental degradation and also impacting aquatic life in the river banks and the water bodies in the country.Unless concerted effort is made by the responsible authorities with people's...

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are setting a new standard, not only in the athletic excellence but also in environmental conservation. At the opening ceremony of the coveted sports event, leaders from across the world and members of the sports community launched the Sports for Nature (S4N) initiative, aimed at making sports events more...

Support has started pouring in for Kerala as the death toll has crossed 276. The Army has rescued around 1,000 people and over 220 people are still missing on day 3 of the rescue operations. Politicians, industrialists, corporate sector, celebrities and others have stepped forward in response to the devastating flash floods and landslides...

A new report has revealed that only 5 per cent of the annual electricity consumption of top 33 Indian companies is sourced from renewable energy. The report by think tank Climate Risk Horizons (CRH) titled "Slow to Switch," assessed companies across seven industries, including heavy energy consumers such as cement, steel, aluminium, textiles, and fertilisers,...

Plastic not only pollutes soil and water with harmful substances, but plastic waste is also responsible for the death of many marine animals and those living on land as they mistake it for food and try to consume it. Cases of stray dogs and cats getting their heads stuck in discarded plastic containers on...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the government would develop a ‘climate finance taxonomy’, in the “Next Generation Reforms” section of the Union Budget 2024-2025. “We will develop a taxonomy for climate finance to enhance the availability of capital for climate adaptation and mitigation. This will support the achievement of the country’s climate...