Nearly 674 million citizens in the country are likely to breathe air with high concentration of PM 2.5 in 2030. Only half the estimated population in 2030 will be living in areas with clean air. The current policies and regulation of the state government ignores emission sources outside their jurisdiction. While India is stepping …
India’s plan for cleaner air ignores an important source of pollution Read More »
On October 2, 2014, Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Wing Commander Puneet Sharma from Pune, a veteran who was commissioned into the Airforce on June 14, 1989, believed that such an initiative would be successful only if there is active participation by all citizens. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a campaign …
This Wing Commander And His Team Are Painting Pune’s Walls With Social Messages Read More »
If waste is not separated properly, it all gets mixed up in landfills. Waste segregation basically means keeping wet and dry wastes separately so that dry can be recycled and wet waste can be composted. With rapid urbanisation, the country is facing massive waste management challenge. Over 377 million urban people live in 7,935 towns …
For three years in a row, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report has identified climate change as the gravest threat for global business and industry. The report notes that “failure in climate change mitigation and adaptation – water crises – natural disasters” will impact business and industry worldwide. Nowhere has seen the impact of climate change …
Climate change is a security threat. We must act now Read More »
Art has the power to uplift, inspire and awe us; all at the same time. 22-year-old Gattem Venkatesh’s pieces of art are doing just that. As they say, ‘God is in the details’, Venkatesh carves and makes miniature art out almost anything-pencil lead, bangles, match sticks and what not. At the age of 19, Venkatesh …
