Green Sikkim: Hefty Lessons from the Tiny State
To be brutally honest, Sikkim does not really count for much in the larger sphere of things in India. Which is not altogether surprisingly, the small land-locked Himalayan state…
The Oddities of Delhi’s Odd-Even
— Shashwat DC As the city of Delhi battles with air pollution in a rather unusual traffic-regulation manner, am reminded of an anecdote of the first ever such traffic restriction…
Fifty ways to remove Plastic from our lives
— Avani Jain There’s just something about New Year’s resolutions, isn’t it? This year, make it more interesting and worthwhile and resolve what really matters. Consider greening your New Year resolutions!…
Did India just save the World?
Frankly, it was inevitable. Once the celebrations were done, the knives would be out. So, when the celebration and congratulations over the acceptance of Climate Change Draft at Paris ended, one…
Environmental Laws and Compliance in India should follow Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
– Meghna Tare Stories are how we humans arrange and recount our experiences of the world so that others will want to listen and learn and from them. They allow…
Will India be a Climate-Change Spoiler again?
Anyone who has seen or witnessed how the city of Chennai was inundated by flash floods last month would need no convincing that climate change is for real. In fact,…
Corporate India and Mixed CO2 Hues
On one hand we can celebrate increased awareness about carbon impact and enhanced reporting and on the other corporate denizens in India are anxious about regulations and view them as…
Safety India Kicks off, what would 2.0 be about?
ASSE’s (American Society of Safety Engineers) 2nd Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Safety India 2015, is about to flag off in Mumbai from October 15-17 and all set to bring…
“It’s time to put water first”
While rain-water harvesting has gained currency in the past few years, becoming a hot topic of eco-conservation, Indians have been indulging in water harvesting since time immemorial. The ponds, the…
Giving it away like Premji!
— Shashwat DC Much of our generation had grown up listening tales about how the Tatas (especially Jamshetji & JRD) were one of the most respected businessmen, not because they…
Who is the ‘Greenest’ Superhero?
— Shashwat DC Superheroes have been with us for a long long time, ever since the dawn of civilisation, we have had our fair share of these amazing humans…
The power to save the planet
— Des Marie The winsome childhood memories of coming home from school, running towards the door and impatiently ringing the doorbell unceasingly, till it was opened (or at least until…
Something’s just not right about the World Environment Day 2015!
— Shashwat DC Every year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) comes out with a theme to celebrate the World Environment Day (WED) on June 5th every year. The theme…
Carrot or Stick and Climate Change
— Nick Barter Environmental and social degradation precipitated a call for sustainable development and in 1987 the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development report ‘Our Common Future’ (1987),…
Nepal Earthquake: God-sent or Man-made?
— Shashwat DC As the earth shook, quaked and trembled in Nepal on April 25, 2015, thousands were killed in a matter of minutes, caught under the rubble of the…
German solar disruption moves to Modi’s digital India. Is Australia game?
— Mara Bun Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is turning her considerable skill towards hammering out a civil nuclear supply deal with India. ‘The Australian’ reports “High hopes for…
A not-so ‘Nobel’ Pachauri & the Silence of the Green Lambs
— Shashwat DC Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice…
Water water everywhere, but not a drop to spare
Ever imagined what it would be like to wake up in the morning, feeling like nothing could go wrong, only until you’ve had the ultimate cup of coffee? For many…
Making every drop count
Few years back, the picturesque city of Auraganbad hit national headlines for all the wrong reasons, and caused a small tremor in a many a boardrooms. The city renowned as…
Top 10 amazing facts about Solar Impulse
— Shashwat DC Solar Impulse 2 has landed in India, at the Ahmedabad Airport. It will spend two days in India, with the highlight being its flight over the Ganges…