FCA Amendments: Missing the wood for the trees
The current amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act 2006 can be quite counter productive to the conservation of natural spaces in India
Ecology
Thinking about the Urban Macaques of India
The macaques, a large group of Old World monkeys, are represented by about 22 species distributed across Asia. Due to urbanization they are facing numerous challenges. Know more about them..
Birds, Butterflies, Fungi and a rare Spider at Puttenhalli BioBlitz
BioBlitz is a short but intense session in which participants do a biological survey of a particular area and record all the living creatures in that space. Recently Puttenahalli Lake in Bangalore saw its first BioBlitz. Here's how it went..
Diamonds in the Dump-Yard
You can either cringe your nose at the sight and smell of waste, thinking it does not belong to your..
FEJI keeps the ‘Save Aarey’ Banner flying. Petitions Maha Government
The Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJI) presented a petition on Aarey to Aditya Thackeray, Minister for Environment, Forests..
The Evil Joker shows the Noble Way
Joaquin Phoenix made an impassioned plea for the planet in his acceptance speech at the 92nd Academy Awards. Will the world pay heed to his words?
Breathtakingly Wild Kur-nataka!
A visual spectacle is how you would describe Wild Karnataka. Watching it unfold is like a beautiful canvas, full of..
Resolving the Traceability Challenge for Sustainable Textile
The demand for sustainability in the textile industry has been on the rise for the past some years. One of the critical challenges that need to be resolved is the traceable aspect. How can manufacturers and textiles companies assuredly trace the origin of the cotton. Tailorlux has created a digital solution to resolve the challenge. Alex Deitermann details how the system works.
The Plasticity of the Plastic Bag Problem
Ecosac is trying to look at a new dimension of the plastic bag monster. Would extending a bag’s lifecycle be..
Plastic Cutlery via Food Apps: Time to bend the spoon
We raise eyebrows and cringe noses when we talk about meals wherein animals and insects are killed, but what about..
9 billion by 2050! What about plants and animals?
Have the use of human capital, the green revolution feat and the development choices we made helped India get a..
Waste is Gold – if you know how to mine it
Throwing trash elsewhere- What a waste of Waste Management! The heavy-lifting that industry is supposed to do and the clutter..
Baa Baa Green Sheep…
Having wool makes for great rhymes and a farm’s balance-sheets, but there’s another question that has, of late, started mattering..
Water Conservation – Creative tricks tapped by Corporates
Nothing is tiny when it comes to saving that extra drop of water. If some recent initiatives in the industry..
Caustic against Plastic: Taj, Volvo and other Corporates hate the P word this year
Same Pinch – An expected word that a Volvo car may say to a Taj Hotel or to travel ticket..
Coz animals need more teeth
These creatures were here before us and if we are not careful, they are gonna be here after us.. Hair-raising..
The Silent Farts of Humanity
There is rock, there is bottom and then there is another black hole hidden slyly beneath that bottom too. That’s..
Oil: Black, Red or Green – It’s up to us
From being the lifeblood of many industries to becoming the world’s most important source of energy, and mainly since the..
Screw-driving the iPhone! Can we — Really?
Tucked inconspicuously, unlike the screw we are about to introduce, in the hot climes of North India is a cool..
When will we win this match?
Ok, why does it not all add up? India happens to have been noted for receiving heavy rainfall during the..
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