China and India, two of the world’s biggest polluters, are making it leafier – for now, a report says. The greening effect stems mainly from ambitious tree-planting in China and intensive farming in both countries.There are now more than 2 million sq miles of extra leaf area per year, compared with the early 2000s – …
Wondering how to keep the clutter out? Gayatri Gandhi’s simple tips will make it easy for you to decide what to keep and what to get rid of! Here’s something for you to do – spend the next two minutes looking around the room you are in right now, take in everything that is in …
Decluttering Is The New Detox: Meet India’s First Certified KonMari Consultant Read More »
Two-fifths of the world’s insect species may disappear over the next few decades, and we could be looking at a world without any insects at all within a century. Given insects’ importance for sustaining plant and animal life—by pollinating plants and serving as a food source—that’s as dire a prediction as they come. The warning …
Insects are dying at an alarming rate – and this is terrible news for life on Earth Read More »
Once forbidden by colonialists from cultivating coffee, indigenous people in southern India have won a prestigious award for their bean, which they farm while fighting deforestation. Araku Valley Coffee won gold in the Prix Epicures OR Award in Paris earlier this month. The beans are grown by Adivasis – or “original inhabitants” – of southern …
These indigenous Indian farmers are fighting deforestation with gourmet coffee Read More »
The global system we are part of seems to be spinning out of control. Headlines around the world tell us something is amiss in many societies. I believe many of the developments we see today in individual countries and societies are part of an interconnected network of cause and effect. The entire global system is …
Our global system has spun out of control. Here’s how to rebalance it Read More »
