Team L&M It is not just the soild municipal waste that we need to worry about. Another kind of waste that the hi-tech days we are living in, has given is the electronic waste also called e-waste. You will be surprised to know that globally we produce 47.8 million tonnes of e-waste. And as per […]Read More
Team L&M Shree Sharavi Mahaganapathi Temple in Mangaluru did something innovative this Ganesh Chaturthi. Rising to the increasing global warming that has become a threat to the environment, the temple management opened a counter for Vriksha Seva on the day. The counter had saplings of 21 kind of trees, each sapling priced at Rs 50. […]Read More
Team L&M As the citizens of Mumbai enjoyed Ganeshotsav celebrations, dirtying the city’s beaches in the process, a group of 50 students from ITM Group of Institution’s Eco Club swooped down there for a Clean Beach Drive. Armed with brooms, gloves and masks, the students cleaned up the beach, filling up around 100 bags with […]Read More
Team L&M The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has approved three projects for climate change adaptation, one each in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sikkim. In Rajasthan, the project builds on work carried out under Phase I of the Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan to enhance the adaptive capacity of villages by […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Another World Environment Day just passed. As has always happened, this time too, many organisations held programmes to espouse the cause of environment. Paintings competitions, lectures, tree plantations and cloth bag distribution happened in these events. But I cannot help but question the utility of it all. Not just the need of […]Read More
Team L&M Considering the present scenario of waste management in India, where most of the waste is dumped without treatment, it would require an estimated 88 square kilometer (sq. km.) of precious land to be brought under waste disposal through landfilling by 2050, which is equivalent to the size of area under administration of New […]Read More
Team L&M The use of plastics is rampant these days. There is plastic everywhere, in food containers, toys, cosmetics, packaging and even utensils we use in kitchen are made of plastic. While some plastics may be safe for kids, others contain harmful chemicals, are not environment-friendly and cause a lot of environmental pollution. While it […]Read More
Team L&M There is one more reason why architects and builders should lay emphasis on the construction of green buildings. Green buildings are not just environment friendly but also make people intelligent. Amazed? Don’t be. This is now scientifically proven too. A new research done by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in the […]Read More
Team L&M A small beginning was made on this World Environment Day in Noida. Thanks to the efforts made by young children, the sector 55-56 weekend market in Noida, Uttar Pradesh has been finally rid of the menace of plastic. The market has finally become a no-plastic zone and no poly bags, plastic cups, plastic […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha This World Environment Day, be very, very worried about the indoor air pollution. You are very concerned about the air quality on the roads, in the factories and other public areas. You roll up the windows of your car when you near a traffic intersections or if you are in an auto […]Read More