Team L&M Ancient farming practices led to a rise in the atmospheric emission of the heat-trapping gases c — a rise that has continued since and has profoundly changed Earth’s climate, a study has claimed. The findings, led by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showed that ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and […]Read More
जब देखती कटते पेड़ों को, वह आवाज़ देते- “हमे जीने दो” | जब गुज़रती उस गन्दी नदी के पास से तो, वह आवाज़ देेती- “मुझे जीने दो” | सांस लेती प्रदूषित हवा में जो, वह आवाज़ देेती- “मुझे जीने दो” | दुखी हो गयी देखकर इनकी दशा को, बार-बार वही आवाज़ गूंजती- “मुझे जीने दो, […]Read More
Team L&M This June 5 (World Environment Day), let us look for ways to shift our consumption pattern and lifestyle towards sustainable alternatives. Rather than having only development, let us have sustainable development with low ecological footprints. While people’s values, expectations and aspirations for future must be taken into account to develop strategies for consumer […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Yet another tree fell in Chembur taking the life of a woman, the breadwinner for her family comprising college and school-going children. This time, it was a gulmohar tree which crashed while the woman was sitting on a bench under it. Last time, a similar accident happened in Chembur when a coconut […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha As we observe another Earth Hour (March 24) today, most people will go for “lights out” for an hour, from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Do that by all means, but also pledge that you will not just observe this as a ritual but genuinely start caring for the environment in a […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Come December and bird enthusiasts in and around Noida will have a new-look and redeveloped Okhla Bird Sanctuary to visit to including a state-of-the-art interpretation centre, nature club, nature trail, CCTV control centre, digital library and bird guides, along with other basic amenities and facilities. The sanctuary will become more visitor-friendly and will […]Read More
Team L&M In a bid to create awareness about the need to maintain environment, a group of people from Kolkata have decided to undertake a 1000 km walk titled From Hill to Sea. The 33-day walk began on Feb 19 from Tiger Hill of Darjeeling and will culminate at Sagar Island, South 24 Parganas, West […]Read More
Team L&M It is high time that the government installs centralised plants for treatment of bio-medical waste. It is not only important for maintaining public safety and health but also for the preservation of environment. The situation is alarming, particularly in Delhi-NCR region wherein mushrooming hospitals and clinics have led to a lot of medical […]Read More
Team L&M Delhi-NCR is turning into the world’s e-waste dumping yard with the capital alone getting 85 per cent of waste generated in the developed world. And by 2020, in all likelihood the region will generate about 1,50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of e-waste annually. These shocking facts were revealed in a study done by the […]Read More
Team L&M In a bid to give a fresh lease of life to the wetlands that are forever under the threat of construction activities and encroachment, the union environment ministry has notified the new Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017. The new rules prohibit various activities in wetlands like setting up and expansion of industries, […]Read More