Environment Stories

Rice is the most significant crop in Assam. Out of 4.16 million hectares of Assam’s gross cropped area, 2.54 million hectares is covered by rice cultivation. Rice cultivation accounts for 96% of the state’s total food grain production.

National water mission | Nearly 600 million people in India are experiencing high to extreme water stress: Report

Recently videos of protestors throwing food at precious paintings in museums or sticking themselves to the paintings have been circulating on the internet.

Amphibians like frogs, toads, and salamanders are called indicator species. According to National Geographic, an indicator species is an organism that reflects the condition of the environment around it.

Pineapples are a tropical juicy fruit cultivated in humid tropical regions like India, China, the Philippines, etc. The Philippines is the third largest producer of pineapples globally.

The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have prioritized the environment and climate at the highest political level.

The Odisha government recently introduced its Renewable Energy Policy 2022. The policy aims to decarbonize the energy sector in a state.

Climate change has become a very new and fast-gearing reason behind waves of migration of people from different countries. Sometimes even in the same country.

Natural Disasters Young people; Seven times as many heat waves, three times as many droughts and river floods, and twice as many forest fires

Eco-tourism on the other hand is an entirely different approach. It is more scientific in nature, where not only are you engaging with the natural and cultural environment of an area in the most sustainable way possible