After a series of recent announcements — countries including the US, EU, UK, India and Russia now have hydrogen strategies in the works, putting the gas at the radar of the global competition to reach net-zero emissions. Besides these nations, other major economies of the world had already announced their own initiatives towards hydrogen production.
Various strategies have been evolved in the pollination of various plants. An internal team of scientists investigated in terms of reproductive strategies, three sister species pairs, from different plant families.
In an attempt to curb the degradation of Amazon’s natural ecosystem, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro signed an official regulation to increase the level of fines for environmental crimes in the region.
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the world to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle. He further emphasized that everyone has to adapt to save the earth and every individual must try at their level. He further highlighted that Mahatma Gandhi also used to talk about a zero-carbon lifestyle and insisted on adopting it.
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.
In an attempt to spread awareness about climate change-related measures, Gujarat University in Ahmedabad announced that they will set up a Centre Of Excellence (CoE) on climate change.
Government is promoting bamboo cultivation. Experts are calling bamboo ‘green gold’ for the farmers as bamboo farming is one of the most profitable crops. The specialty that bamboo crop hold is that it does not get spoiled in any season and hence does not require any special maintenance.
Netflix has recently launched a puzzle-based game on its app called ‘Wild Things: Animal Adventures’ having themes of animal habitat restoration, nature conservation and climate change exclusively for its subscribers.
If the gamble to translocate the cheetah succeeds, India could become a global conservation success story. But if it does not succeed, India will have to face monumental criticism for its daring experiment.
The Municipal Corporation of Yamunanagar-Jagadhri (MCYJ) has begun the operation of door-to-door waste collection in zone II after beginning it in zone I. The project intends to improve the hygienic conditions of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri, two twin cities.
The Delhi government plans to offer free forest and wildlife conservation training to the general population and establish a forest training institute in conjunction with the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Combating Climate Change. The program aims to increase public awareness of conservation activities in the nation's capital.
New research reveals that despite a political pledge made by world leaders at COP26 to end deforestation, an area of tropical forest equivalent to the size of Switzerland was lost in 2022, with Brazil leading the destruction. The pledge made at the climate conference aimed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, with leaders from countries covering 85% of global forests signing on. However, the analysis conducted by Global Forest Watch shows that the promise made in Glasgow is not being fulfilled.
In the lush highlands of Nyeri County, Kenya, a seven-year-old girl planted her first tree in 2002, a small act that would sprout into a lifetime of environmental activism. That girl, Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, now a 28-year-old award-winning climate hero, has since planted thousands of trees, and inspired a generation of young Kenyans to love and protect nature. This is her story.
Once upon a time, in a faraway land known as Kiribati, there lived a group of islands in the big, beautiful Pacific Ocean. There are 33 islands, and they're scattered across a big part of the Pacific, near the equator.
Deadly heatwaves, devastating floods, droughts, and record-low Arctic and Antarctic ice levels make 2023 the hottest year in the 174-year observational record and likely the hottest in 125,000 years.
Polar bears, considered as skilled hunters, are in danger from climate change, which is causing their population to quickly decline. According to some estimations, polar bears have shrunk by two-thirds in size during the last 30 years.
A two-day national exhibition and program promoting environmentally friendly activities under the LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) themes will be held from February 9 to 10 at India Gate in the national capital.
Imagine fresh fruits and veggies growing right on top of your apartment building! Rooftop farms are becoming a popular way to grow food in cities. These special greenhouses use sunlight and clever technology to produce healthy, local food while saving space and helping the environment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) paints a stark picture, with new estimates predicting a staggering 77% increase in global cancer cases by 2050. Among the key villains driving this alarming rise? Air pollution.