Did you know that over 75% of Earth's land is already degraded? This alarming statistic comes from the European Commission's World Atlas of Desertification....
Uttarakhand, a beautiful northern Indian state, is grappling with devastating forest fires since November 2023...
Taiwan was jolted by a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake recently, sending shockwaves through the island nation. The tremors were felt strongly, reminding us of the ever-present threat posed by seismic activity in the region. However, alongside the immediate devastation and human suffering caused by...
Nature-based solutions (NBS) refer to the use of natural systems or processes to address environmental challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity. ...
As we move ahead in the 21st century, we are grappling with a series of problems and climate change remains the top threat amongst all. ...
Air pollution is a major cause of death around the world. It affects both the short-term and long-term outcomes of cancer, heart disease, and other diseases....
Birds among other animals are fascinating. Like Mammals, they are warm-blooded animals but, interestingly, they can fly!! ...
Technology has advanced so quickly in recent decades that it’s difficult to picture a world without smartphones, GPS maps, laptops, and other digital equipment....
Marine life, or sea life or ocean life, is the flora, animals, and different organisms that live with inside the saltwater of the ocean, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. ...
The menstrual cup, the term itself, seems rather peculiar, doesn’t it? But why is that? Well, it’s simple, no talk, no awareness....
We go on and on about how we need to save the environment, we constantly engage in debates about whether climate change is real, we are always on the run to find novel and innovative solutions to climate science, alas we still are way far behind....
Around the globe there are many different kinds of biomes. Places where the climate, the average weather over time, defines what kinds of plants and animals can live there....
Unlike most of the past famines driven by war, inflation, violence, this is the first time in modern history where the famine is directly caused by climate change. ...
Tauktae developed in the Arabian Sea and this is the fourth cyclone in consecutive years that has originated near India’s west coast. Some scientists and studies claim rapidly rising surface temperature of the Arabian Sea to be the cause of these cyclones. ...
The year 2020 and 2021 has accounted for a rise in the above factors which led to the fires grow and spread at a disastrous rate. ...
WHO data shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air that exceeds WHO guidelines....
WHALES NEED TO BE SAVED! THEY NEED OUR HELP! WHALING NEEDS TO STOP!...
How many of you remember this famous saying that we learnt in school ‘Earthworms are farmers best friends?...
Reading the word ‘anxiety’ itself sends a wave of negative ripple in our mind. It is supposed to be one of the most damaging emotions that humans experience....
Many people are in love with rain and all the effects and emotions it makes you feel. And many others hate it because of the same reasons. But you know which the one that should be hated for real is? ACID RAIN!...
In the unique era of 2020 where sustainability and upcycled fashion is all the rage, how does one jump onto the bandwagon? What does it mean to be a conscious fashion consumer? Why is it the need of the hour? ...
Nature never fails to amaze us with its beauty. Coral Reefs, an ecosystem found under water, have always been so tempting that one can’t get enough of them but regrettably they are declining over time and need urgent protection....
In childhood, I used to enjoy the waves of the Arabian Sea, on “Veraval Beach” alongside Somnath Temple, Gujarat, India, with my family when I was living there in 2008 and visited Somnath several times. ...
Sustainable Development. Okay, we know this term, from the last two decades this term has hovered around our societies yet we haven't really given it a thought. ...
Modern science today accepts that bacteria composed of microbes rather than photosynthetic plants are the producers and initiate the food chain is this ecosystem. ...
The sun was shining that morning on the Island of Joy. It seemed as if everything was awake and that the day would start with a rush....
It is said that you can never forget swimming and cycling once you learn it. ...
As the days pass by unnoticed by most of us, each of us spends our days busy or quiet, but often the focus of our daily life falls so much on daily commitments that not enough attention is paid to our actions that, in one way or another, have impact on the environment around us. ...
Some time ago, I came across the documentary 'North Korea: Children of the Secret State' (2000). Like so many other people who watched it, I felt angry. I was helpless out here. I was already volunteering part time with outreach and food services to the poor in the town in which I live (in the US...
We all seem pretty busy, living our lives on the surface but did any of us ever wonder that what lies beneath this surface?...
Once upon a time when Mahi got a promotion and a pay raise, she was super happy when she got back home and thought- " Now that I have a good job I should get a better house but house rent in the city is pretty expensive so I should look for a place in the urban suburbs....
“Wildfire break in the forest of Uttarakhand burning acres of land to ashes.”...
“We assumed that the ice would be here forever, just like us. We should never assume.” ― Anthony T. Hincks ...
Keeping the today’s scenario in mind, the word environment is enough to bring a flash of concern in one’s mind. The issue that was once addressed only by the experts, on various debates has now become a hot topic of discussion among the common man....
Have you ever wondered why your mood changes when it’s raining, windy, when the sun is harsh or when wind touches you gently? It’s because your behavior and environment are related to each other....
Plastic is considered as an essential domestic need of every household. It is extensively used in the industries and can be found all around us directly or indirectly, in the form of buckets, containers for storage, packaging, disposables, RO, bags, etc. and so many other varieties of products. ...
Someone might have truly said - " Whatever happens, happens for good. We all are well aware that our world, our human-dominated world is falling each day in line. The economy is falling, people are dying, people are depressed, poor are on road, rich have nothing to spend on....
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continuing to spread and its impacts upon human health and the economy intensifying day-by-day, governments are urged to treat waste management, including of medical, household and other hazardous waste, as an urgent and essential public service in or...
The Chinese expression for “crisis” is written with a combination of two symbols, first denoting “danger” and the second “opportunity”. We are facing an Environmental crisis; humankind is in danger and the window of opportunity is closing rapidly. ...
Groundwater is one of the most important elements of the environment which is vital for sustaining human life and trees. It plays a very important role in meeting the water demand of India. India is listed as the largest user of groundwater in the world, at an estimated 230 cubic kilometers of groun...
Clean air is probably the most essential requirement for human life on Earth. A human may survive a few hours to days without drinking water, but it can’t survive a few minutes in the Earth without breathing clean air. ...
Human beings are the organisms in the biosphere those have formed a very complex cultural and traditional values for their own social system. They have passed their experiences from generations to generations. They not only fix certain social norms for the social system but also celebrate festivals ...
Waste Segregation, as the word suggests, is about separating or segregating waste as per its different class and property. There is no question on why we should not be separating different kinds of waste. Simply because segregation of waste makes it easier to recycle, reproduce and re-use waste f...
Air – one of the five essential elements to survive. What if you get to know that you can’t live with or even without air in today’s parlance? Sounds shocking – and this really is and we all know this in hindsight and we all tend to ignore this. We ignore this perpetually as we are just ‘common mass...
When I was young, winters in Delhi meant to be fun. Walking through the streets of Chandni Chowk and savoring the paranthas in paranthe wali gali or eating extra white radish and dark orange carrot with tangy spices and ending the walk with jalebis at the world-famous jalebi wala and the sohan halwa...
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