Environment

Atmanirbhar Bharat and its easy money components are encouraging more youth to startup their own businesses, in an effort to solve the problems that are faced by our society in an innovative way. India being a tropical country faces a major brunt of environmental degradation and global warming. Considering this, many startups have shaped...

Tech Mahindra has joined 155 global companies in calling for policies that will build resilience against future shocks by supporting efforts to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in line with reaching net-zero emissions well before 2050. The statement comes as governments around the world are preparing trillions of dollars’ worth...

India has tremendous potential for harnessing solar energy. The country that enjoys almost 300 sunny days, can not only free itself from the excessive burden of fossil fuels but also take up a leadership role in the world by helping the developing and underdeveloped nations in the world get electrified. Taking this vision ahead,...

Global Wind Day 2020 is significant for the Indian economy, what with India being the 4th largest market for global cumulative wind installations and the 2nd largest wind manufacturing hub in the world. Global Wind Day 2020 Global Wind Day 2020 is a universal celebration of the local impact of wind energy. Wind has risen up...

Through a host of initiatives, BMW Group Chennai is taking an active lead towards a green and sustainable future. While significant savings have been already been achieved with dedicated efforts, the plant is committed to convert to 100% green electricity by end of the year and has launched new initiatives for water conservation and...

India has always been leading the world in terms of problem solving and innovation. With innovations like Ecoclean 2300 for purifying the sewage water or Waste decomposer for waste management, Indians have time and again proved their worth by providing cost-effective and energy-efficient solutions for community problems. This quality has always managed to earn...

On the occasion of the World Environment Day, Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, conducted a webinar under the alias, ‘There is no plan B, because there is no planet B’ to inspire and motivate the young students to take up the cause of environmental conservation. The decorated Bollywood actress and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza,...

Ocean pollution has been a serious concern since it affects the flora and fauna of the water bodies extensively. It has been calculated that about 4 to 12 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the oceans each year, mostly through rivers. The visible plastic waste is covered extensively by media and movements have been conducted...

Following close on the heels of World Environment Day last Friday is World Oceans Day 2020. Observed officially on 8th June every year since 2008―and unofficially by many countries since 1992―it's an opportunity. One to remember our Citizen and Corporate Social Responsibility towards our Blue Planet. It is a time for aquariums, fisheries and...

ITC Limited, one of India’s leading multi-business conglomerates, said that it is rapidly scaling up its Integrated Watershed Development and Environmental Resources Replenishment initiatives through partnerships with various State governments. These partnerships will be largely focussed on water stewardship and biodiversity conservation. Over the past decades, ITC has demonstrated environmental stewardship by not only ensuring...

The Himalayas are a treasure trove of biodiversity and known as one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world. Referred to often as the Third Pole, they are the birthplace of some of Asia's rivers and help regulate the planet's climate. Harbouring over thousands of species of flora and fauna, the Himalayas are also home...

This World Environment Day, there are a lot of conversations on saving the planet, the use of organic and bio-degradable items that most of us will not implement in our daily lives. In the last few years, we have seen that due to drastic climate change and excessive pollution, our Mother Earth is being...