Environment Stories

Solar energy storage systems store excess solar power for later use. This tech helps homes, industries, and cities reduce costs and cut carbon emissions. Here's how.

Mala Nimbalkar transformed from housemaid earning ₹200-300/month to running Bhopal's Idgah Hills waste facility. She segregates 16 types of waste including plastics, earning better wages while preventing environmental fires and health crises.

Eight racehorses died in Madhya Pradesh due to heat stress and suspected glanders disease. Investigation reveals illegal transport without documents, links to Hyderabad betting scandal, and animal welfare violations at Raipura village facility.

A survey of over 10,000 adults across India reveals climate change threatens the country’s economy, agriculture, and infrastructure, with costs rising to 10% of GDP by 2100.

As the world faces the consequences of climate change and global warming, India is no different. The effects are visible across the country and the situation in the upper reaches is no different.

A global study reveals toxic heavy metals in nearly one-fifth of the world’s farmland, putting up to 1.4 billion people at risk. Researchers urge action on soil pollution, calling it a major but overlooked threat to food safety and public health.

The yearly celebration of "Earth Day" on April 22 helps to increase public awareness of the significance of climate change and ways to save the environment.

The Thar Desert recorded a 38% rise in vegetation and 64% more rainfall from 2000–2023. Scientists credit human adaptation and climate shifts, but warn of falling groundwater, heatwaves, and future water stress in the world’s most densely populated desert

Gully erosion degrades land, reducing soil fertility, water quality, and crop yields. A recent report highlights its severe impact across India, urging immediate action to meet the 2030 Land Degradation Neutrality goal and protect future generations.

As world leaders prepare for COP30 in Brazil, a highway is being built through the Amazon to ease travel. While officials call it "sustainable," conservationists warn it threatens biodiversity and contradicts the summit’s climate goals.