Environment

Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics, has announced that it will plant 1,02,500 trees by working with 2300 farmers in Jawahar, Mokada and Karjat – the tribal belt in Maharashtra, under its Maitree 2019- 2020 initiative. To set the ball rolling for Maitree 2019-2020, the Foundation celebrated World Environment Day involving over 200...

Forests are critical to protecting the environment. Protecting them is essential in order to avert the worst impacts of climate change. According to the climate experts, by halting deforestation and investing in reforestation and wetland conservation we could achieve up to a third of the global greenhouse gas reductions needed by 2030 to stay on track...

Canada intends to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday at the Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St-Hilaire, south of Montreal. While details on how exactly the ban will be carried out are not yet clear, Trudeau said the government will explore which items need to be banned and will conduct...

Plastic bottles are among the biggest cause of pollution in the oceans. The plastic bottles, commonly known as PETs, have caused a lot of distress to the blue economy. While the organisations are now taking up the responsibility to recycle these bottles, the caps of the bottles are often left untreated. Plastic bottle caps are typically made...

11 trekkers lost their lives while attempting to climb Mount Everest in 2019. Three of them were Indian nationals, according to the official data received by the Nepal Government. The photo of climbers stuck at 8000m above sea level in a traffic jam has been doing rounds on social media since last few weeks....

Clean energy offers an increasingly affordable solution for businesses. It is widely available without the risk of fuel inflation. And given that over 50% of electricity demand in India is from businesses, profits from clean energy have the opportunity to shape India’s transition to a low carbon energy future. India is the fastest-growing economy in...

Nipah virus has hit back the state of Kerala again after claiming 17 lives in 2018. A young student was confirmed to have been infected with the deadly virus, by the state government on June 4, 2019. The infected student has been receiving treatment in isolation and is doing considerably well. The people associated...

Nestlé volunteers worldwide participated in clean-up drives to celebrate World Oceans Day, on June 8, 2019. In India, around 2000 volunteers participated in this initiative which took place in towns near Nestlé India factory and branch locations. The volunteers included Nestlé India employees and their families, NGO partners, distribution partners, suppliers and officials. Commenting on...

The global food system is expected to feed a world population of 9.8 billion by 2050. However, it is under threat from all sides. The system that produces and delivers food from farm to consumers is responsible for 19-29% of greenhouse gas emissions. The system is also threatened by the impacts of climate change,...

Corporate entities account for around two-thirds of the world’s final energy consumption and will continue to account for more than half by 2050, as estimated by the International Renewable Energy Agencyʼs REmade Index under the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Corporate Sourcing of Renewables campaign. As companiesʼ demand for clean energy increases, they have the potential...

World Environment Day (June 5) was bigger this year than ever before. Practically every socially responsible company marked the day with an eco-friendly initiative. Free pollution check on World Environment Day On the occasion of World Environment Day, Maruti Suzuki is offering free pollution check and complimentary dry wash for its customers. The offer is valid...

According to various reports, the United Kingdom now has more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations than it does gas (or shall we say petrol, or filling) stations, boasting 8,646 EV charging locations compared with 8,400 gas stations and reflecting a growing EV footprint in the U.K. The data revealing this milestone comes from Zap Map, an...