Wiping Away Obama’s Legacy – with the Collateral Damage called Climate
It’s a Reverse-Everything-Obama-Made-Green battle. And even EPA seems busy churning Brownie Points “Honestly, if you’re given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don’t say ‘what kind of tea?” But…
SDG3 and SDG13 get cement-ed in India
Significant for an industry that has created new production capacity of 52 million tons in the last three years NEW DELHI, INDIA: Climate Change Action and good health/well being can,…
Why just an Eco-Ganapati? How about a Net-Zero Ganesh Chaturthi!
— Shashwat DC Today happens to be the last day of the Ganapati festival. Especially in Maharashtra, and more so on Mumbai, the festival is celebrated with such pomp and…
Airtel steals some extra CSR Talk-time: Here’s how?
A 23 pc drop – not on calls but in CO2 emissions; 2400 tonnes of e-waste recycled, 170 millions pushed towards paperless bills: Airtel has been up to a lot…
The World is not Flat. For those who know how CSR revolves
With over 60,000 employee-volunteer hours given so far, and around 1,200 projects completed already, CA Technologies seems to have discovered the win-win formula of well-planned volunteerism MUMBAI, INDIA; He thinks…
Tiger Corridors and Vodafone’s new shade of connectivity
In 2010, a survey in the Kanha-Pench corridor by WWF India, underscored a direct sighting. On any other area, it would have been a moment worth some applause for tiger…
Why India needs more than Song & Dance to solve Watery Woes
In the scorching heat of the midday sun, children dive into the Barighat dam in central Madhya Pradesh to escape the high noon. However, this ordinary scene common to villages…
Threads of Hope: Transforming Lives Through Livelihood
It is late in the night and yet the light that bounces off the ceiling reflects happy faces around, as women sit working on their machines. The still silence is…
Carcel: From Scars to Scarves
It’s almost surreal when you pick some couture thoughts out of the shelves of some of the most stylish minds of this world. Ralph Lauren says: “Fashion is not necessarily…
Top 10 Eco-tourist Hotels in India
According to Wikipedia; ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. … For these reasons, ecotourism often appeals to advocates of environmental…
India’s Tryst with COP21: Deal gets the green light but can we put if off?
October 2016 started off with a bang or a few at least. A few days before, the first of three no-holds-barred US Presidential debates were held, Indian news anchors were…
(Eco)Logically speaking: why Green Buildings makes great Economic sense
“Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another,” Albert Einstein had famously quipped a century or so back, thereby defining our perceptions…
A farce in the name of World Environment Day
So, it is that day of the year today (World Environment Day), when the global environment gets a little more prominence in the whole scheme of things. Considering that we…
‘Indira Gandhi made a huge mistake by using coercion for population control’
He may sound bizarre when he mentions words like ‘try the norm recipe’ and ‘Humlog’ in the same breath. Perhaps, quite an iconoclast in the way he interprets population-related problems…
How well do you know green building certifications?
Buildings, be they hotels, hospitals, IT parks, offices or residential spaces, are usually termed as energy guzzlers. From lighting up the structure to operating elevators, every single operational activity in…
Mansukhlal Prajapati: The man who redefined ‘Coolness’
When the wheel of destiny moves, it can take you to totally unexpected places or may turn your whole life around. And that is what happened to this simple son…
Choking on #MumbaiSmog? Here’s why you deserve it Mumbai!
For over 6 days now, the denizens of Mumbai have been cry copious tears over the thick smog that has enveloped large parts of the city. The Air Quality Index…
Ten Sustainable Food Habits to save the World
Climate change, water pollution, monoculture, loss of wildlife, fall in fish population, junk-food, obesity, animal cruelty… do these words seem too hefty and scary? Many of us are aware of…
Myths about solar power – Busted!
We are running out of fossil fuels and that might affect a lot of our industries, production, transport and other facilities. The amount of pollution these fuels create is alarming,…
Ten things to remember before going Solar
The mounting electricity bills of your office or business premise give you headaches every month. You realize that telling your employees to switch off the PCs or lights when not…