Environment

Corporate Plunder Of Natural Resources And The Need For Sustainable Development

By Ravi Nitesh: We all live together on this green planet. Earth is seen as a mother, as it bears our weight and our notorious activities that even causes harm to it. It is sometimes also considered to be a teacher, as there is so

Environment,Infographics

The Benefits Of Going Green: Necessary Reminders #Infographic

We all claim to know these, some follow the rules, while others fake the same. 'Go Green' definitely looks great written in a beautiful font on a white T-Shirt, but not many of us successfully embed it in our lives, thereby leaving the tag to

Environment

BRAI Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha While Protests Rage On: Against Genetically Modified Crops

By Ignatius Joseph: The controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 22 amid vehement protests from opposition parties. The BRAI bill is contentious because it proposes to create a new regulatory body which will be a single-window

Environment

Is the Court Judgement On Mining In Niyamgiri Hills A Back Door For Vedanta?

By Mahitha Kasireddi: The south of Orissa and the north border of Andhra Pradesh is a rich preserve of ethnic India. There exists thick greenery over a vast stretch of oldest mountain ranges under which lived generations of aboriginal occupants. This is the story of the

Environment,Infographics

Of All The Water On Earth, Do You Know How Much Is Actually For Drinking?

Its difficult to decide on which of the two is more shocking: That 88% of the world's diseases are caused by unsafe drinking water. Only 1% of all the water on planet Earth is left for drinking. How do we use the water ? How

Environment

No Need To Urinate In Dams Mr. Pawar: Amravati Farmer’s Water Petition Gets Unprecedented Support

By Ignatius Joseph: Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar’s recent insensitive statement asking if he must urinate in dams to generate water caused a huge uproar across the country. Angered by these remarks, Sanjay Kolhe, a farmer from Amravati started a petition asking the

Environment

Top 10 Environmental Issues Plaguing The World

By Tadrash Shah: The environment can, very generically be defined as one encompassing all living and non-living things occurring naturally on the earth or some region. This can be literal definition of the environment, the natural environment to be specific. But today this definition does

Environment

Here’s How Dredging Is Gradually Consuming The Marine Environment

By Vaishali Jain: Ever wondered what went on beneath those several inches of water whenever you splashed some of it on your friends or made ripples in it? Beyond the beautiful underwater scenes that our movies show, there is a world unknown to us. There

Education,Environment

Do Books Teach How To Plant A Tree? Is Environmental Education Really Useful?

By Nimisha Jain: Gone are those days when books were considered to be the only source of learning in schools. When theoretical explanations for everything held the attention and practicality was looked upon as of no importance at such a level of education. But the notion

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