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  • World to witness more than 1 climate change disaster daily by 2030, says new UN report

    The Global Assessment Report (GAR2022) released by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) revealed an alerting possibility that the world could face about 560 disaster events annually which is 1.5 per day by 2030.

  • Disposable cups discharge trillions of microplastics in the drink reveals a new study

    A new study conducted by the researchers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed that the disposable cups coated with low-density polyethylene shed trillions of microplastics after coming in contact with water at 100°C. LDPE is a soft flexible plastic film which helps it to retain its shape when contacted with liquid.

  • Making Bitcoin Mining Greener

    Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that relies on mining to mine new coins, run its proof of work mechanism and maintain a public ledger.

  • Origins of The Earth Day Tradition

    The whole earth celebrates Earth Day on the 22nd of April, we appreciate the environment and show our gratitude towards nature and the resources it provides us with. It is observed worldwide, but the Earth Day Organization started in 1970 in California, USA. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire in 1969 due to an oil spill, it got people very worried over the nature of environmental degradation human activities were causing.

  • India To Increase Its Wind Energy Output

    There will be a three day Wind Energy trade fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi called Windergy. The aim of the fair is to catalyze investments upto 15,000 crores into the wind energy sector in the country. The event is being organized by the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and PDA Trade fairs Pvt Ltd.

  • India Building a Renewable Energy Battery Bank

    India is building first-of-its-kind standalone battery storage for renewable energy for on-demand supply to the national grid in case of peak demand and surge, the government is investing ₹2000cr in the project but with a price surge of lithium (by about 500%) and supply chain disruptions caused by Russia- Ukraine war could put hurdles in the way of the project.

  • Effects of Black Carbon On Air Quality

    Scientists collected atmospheric data in India during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 and found that black carbon- which is a kind of aerosol- contributes greatly to Indian air pollution.

  • Kerala witnessed a 1.67-degree celsius rise during the past century reveals a new report

    A new report published by the Institute for Climate Change Studies (ICCS) under the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment highlighted that Kerala warmed up by 1.67 degrees celsius from 1901 to 2021.

  • Google doodle portrays climate change impacts on the occasion of World Earth Day

    On the occasion of World Earth Day, Google has implemented an innovative way to showcase the impacts of climate change on the planet. Google has placed the real images taken each December annually from 1986 to 2020 of different geographical locations and highlighted the climate change impacts with a timelapse.

  • Alexandria to completely ban the use of plastic bags

    Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad announced that they are going to introduce the “No to plastic bags” campaign to curb the single-plastic use and make Alexandria free from plastic bags.