India’s Cleanest City: What is it doing right?

Why Indore is cleanest city

Since 2017, Indore, the largest city in Madhya Pradesh and the center of business and education in central India, has consistently been named the cleanest city in the country. In addition to maintaining its position, Indore consistently improves its own performance. The city is transforming itself into a more sustainable, green, and eco-friendly place through … Read more

More than 1,700 environmental activists murdered in past decade

More than 1,700 environmental activists murdered in past decade

More than 1,700 murders of environmental activists have been recorded over the past decade, an average of one murder nearly every two days, according to a new report. A plan by the new UK government to roll back environmental regulations has sparked a fierce backlash, while the country’s largest power station, Drax, has also come … Read more

Why Denmark decided to pay poor countries for damage from climate change?

Climate Change: Why Denmark decided to pay ‘loss and damage’ to developing countries?

Denmark has become the first UN member state to offer “loss and damage” support to developing nations that have experienced unavoidable social and financial impacts due to climate change. For some years now, one of the central discussions around the climate crisis has been who should pay for the damages and losses caused by environmental … Read more

What is  a Zero Waste Lifestyle?

zero waste lifestyle

The “zero waste” movement seeks to lessen how much people consume and then discard. One of the most environmentally friendly lifestyle choices is to live a Zero Waste lifestyle. By avoiding resource extraction, minimising the amount of waste sent to landfills or incinerators, and minimising pollution from the production, transportation, and disposal of waste, zero … Read more

Kapico Resort demolition, Fishermen’s 14 years of struggle

Read in Hindi: 56 fishermen in Kerala have achieved justice by fighting a legal battle with a powerful corporate group for 14 years to save their employment. In fact, the 7 Star Kapico Resort built on Nediyathuruthu Island in the middle of Vembanad Lake in the Alappuzha district of Kerala is being demolished on the … Read more

Know about Yvon Chouinard who donated his company to fight Climate Change

Know about Yvon Chouinard who donated his company to fight Climate Change

A benchmark in the world of socially responsible business, which has applied the concept of sustainability in its purest sense, turned around yesterday to go even further in its determination. Its founder, Yvon Chouinard, published a letter in which he ‘regulated’ the company to use the money to finance environmental projects. Thus, he himself, his … Read more

India-made Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus, What is hydrogen fuel cell?

India-made Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus, What is hydrogen fuel cell?

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, launched India’s first truly developed hydrogen fuel cell bus on Sunday (Aug 21). Developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune, the fuel cell uses hydrogen and air to generate electricity to run the bus, and the only effluent from the bus is water. For … Read more

Jammu & Kashmir govt’s new initiative; Swachh Amarnath Yatra

Jammu & Kashmir govt's new initiative; Swachh Amarnath Yatra

The campaign to free the rubbish from the Amarnath yatra is in full swing. The campaign to make the entire Yatra route zero waste under the authority of the Jammu-Kashmir Rural Development Department is showing its impact. Jammu-Kashmir Rural Development Department along with IIT Indore start-up ‘SWAHA’ has launched this initiative which could serve as … Read more

Solar Concentrator for eco friendly cooking at Amarnath Yatra

Solar Concentrator for eco friendly cooking at Amarnath Yatra

For the first time in the history of Amarnath Yatra, Indore-based Start Up ‘Swaha’ has installed parabolic solar concentrators along the Amarnath Yatra route as part of its sustainable solution. It is capable of boiling water, stewing, boiling and cooking lentils, rice, potatoes, Maggi, tea, milk, etc. On this occasion, two of its models, a … Read more