Upasana Kaura As Indian cities struggle with shrinking groundwater reserves, erratic monsoons and increasing urban flooding, the challenge of water security is no longer a distant environmental concern. It is now an urgent civic and ecological crisis. In this context, Raipur’s emerging rainwater conservation model offers not just hope, but a practical and scalable pathway […]Read More
Welcome to the Environment section of Life and More, where we spotlight stories that matter to our planet. Explore in-depth features on environmental sustainability, climate change, conservation efforts, eco-innovation, and green living.
From inspiring environmental leaders and community initiatives to practical sustainability tips and climate solutions, this page brings awareness and actionable insights for conscious living.
Discover how individuals, organizations, and changemakers are working toward a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future — because protecting the environment is protecting life itself.
From Oxygen Bank to River Restoration, Noida’s Civic Push Signals a New Model of Environmental Action Team L&M Noida’s Yamuna riverfront is once again at the center of an ambitious environmental conversation. Noida Lok Manch, a civic organisation active in public welfare initiatives, has proposed a large-scale plantation drive aimed at transforming the Yamuna belt […]Read More
Taruna Sharma In a world drowning in waste, real change often begins at home — sometimes right inside your kitchen. Every day, households generate vegetable peels, fruit scraps, leftover food, and other organic waste that usually ends up in overflowing garbage dumps. What many people fail to realise is that this so-called “waste” is actually […]Read More
Team L&M Flowing through the heart of eastern Uttar Pradesh the Tamsa River — an ancient and significant tributary of the Ganga River — has witnessed a remarkable transformation. Once facing challenges of siltation, waste accumulation and encroachments, the river today stands revitalised. This has been achieved through coordinated administrative efforts and strong community participation […]Read More
Team L&M From the mud below the wetlands of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), has emerged a story of how residence of the one horned Rhino has evolved through climate change, vegetation shifts, exotic species invasion, and herbivore activity. Rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and deforestation, together with natural hazards such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, and landslides, […]Read More
Team L&M Among the silt-rich deposits of the Chirang River in Manipur’s Imphal Valley researchers examining fossil plant remains have found an astonishingly intact bamboo stem, carrying the ghostly marks of long-vanished thorns. This earliest thorny bamboo fossil from Asia could rewrite a chapter of the continent’s botanical history. Bamboo fossils are extremely rare because […]Read More
Team L&M Construction work is currently underway at Microsoft India’s project site in Sector 145, Noida. Reports indicate that large-scale de-watering and excessive extraction of groundwater are taking place at the site. Workers have installed several dozen borewells, through which they are pumping out fresh groundwater and discharging it into drains, causing severe wastage and […]Read More
It is an innovative, living structure created using air purifying plants and sustainable materials to foster awareness on air quality and sustainable living Team L&M The Swarn Jayanti Park in Rohini, Delhi has got a Breathable Art installation. It was inaugurated by Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Nameeta Prasad. […]Read More
Team L&M A new study has established a connection between the formation of Antarctica around 34 million years ago and the early evolution of the Indian monsoon system that allowed lush forests to flourish across the subcontinent. The discovery of well-preserved fossil leaves from the Laisong Formation in Nagaland, dating back about 34 million years, […]Read More
Beyond waterproofing: Passive cooling, & natural drainage in tropical architecture
Rajkumar Kumawat In tropical regions, the climate oscillates between heavy monsoons and intense solar exposure. Here, architecture must be resilient enough to meet these oscillations. It must breathe, adapt, and respond to the rhythms of nature. While waterproofing remains a fundamental necessity, it is no longer the only metric of climate resilience. A new paradigm […]Read More