According to a report published by Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research in 2012, one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. With increasing population, the demand for food production is rising. In such circumstances, the farmers will need to switch to more clean energy technology for agriculture and food production. Solar energy is …
The Railway Ministry plans to have 1000 MW solar power by 2020-2021. The move is likely to help Indian Railways to source about 10 percent of its electrical energy from the renewable source. So far, around 71.19 MW of solar plants have already been installed over rooftops at service buildings and railways stations. Indian Railways goes …
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Animal, plant and marine biodiversity keep our ecosystems functional. Last week, India submitted its sixth national report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The report was a mixed one: While the country is on track to meet most of its national biodiversity targets, the bad news is that the list of animal species …
After achieving a rare feat of cleaning the Versova beach that finally witnessed the return of endangered Olive Ridley Turtles after a period of two decades, Afroz Shah along with his enthusiastic team of volunteers are looking for other locations in the city that need to be cleaned up. Shah who is also an awardee of UN’s Champion of the …
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What makes the participation of a senior officer like Randeep Dev in such public service initiatives even more praiseworthy is that he kept his identity anonymous throughout the drive. Two weeks ago, a group of volunteers spent the weekend spot-fixing the CMH road area in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar locality. It was just another spot-fixing initiative spearheaded …
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