Garima Batra Every year, June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day. The United Nations came up with this idea in 1972 to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. A global event, it witnesses participation from various countries and is supported by innumerable events and initiatives globally. Each year, the UN […]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.
Saurabh Tankha Five earthquakes. 47 days. The one that shook Delhi-NCR last night (May 29, 2020) was the strongest one at 4.5 on Richter Scale and the first medium intensity earthquake. The rest four fell in the low intensity category. Not many got to know but seismologists confirmed another lower intensity quake of magnitude 2.9 […]Read More
Kocoatrait: Nitin Chordia’s Planet-Friendly, Zero Waste Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Revolution
Saurabh Tankha If one were to ask you about the first zero waste, sustainable and planet-friendly (plastic and paper-free) bean-to-bar chocolate, would you know the answer? Perhaps not. The answer is Kocoatrait. Founded by L Nitin Chordia, the country’s first and only certified chocolate taster and his wife, Poonam, the chocolate brand has also helped […]Read More
Revolutionizing Hygiene: Puneet Gupta’s Clensta Introduces India’s First Waterless Body
Saurabh Tankha He has successfully established India’s first waterless technology company which makes one-of-its-kind waterless body bath and waterless shampoo. He is also trying to solve India’s water crisis with the help of new innovations and mentorship of IIT Delhi. His company, Clensta, is actively working on waterless toothpaste, anti-mosquito body bath and pigeon repellent spray as future […]Read More
Team L&M The children of Dhobni village in Maoist-hit Rajanandgaon district in Chhattisgarh have once again shown that they are the best harbingers of any change that wish to see in society. They have made their village free of open defecation by acting as conscious and cautious citizens personally requesting every single person whom they […]Read More
Team L&M Singapore-headquartered waste management solutions provider, Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd (Blue Planet) has announced strategic acquisition of a UK-based green building product manufacturing company, Virtus Concrete Solutions Ltd. (“Virtus Concrete”). Virtus Concrete’s key offering are sustainable concrete blocks called Blockwalls, manufactured from 87 per cent recycled materials comprising mainly low-value inert waste […]Read More
Team L&M The National Capital Region of Delhi has the highest annual carbon footprint in the country. The Capital city’s annual CO2 emission is 69.4 million tonnes. As per the Central Pollution Control Board data (2018) areas surrounding the Tuglaqabad Biodiversity Park like Shadipur, Gurugram, Mundka, Wazirpur, Anand Vihar, Okhla, Bawana and Mathura Road were […]Read More
Team L&M We are all aware of the air quality in Delhi being the worst of any major city in the world, according to a WHO survey of 1,600 world cities. In October 2018, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences published a research paper that attributed around 41% of PM2.5 air pollution in Delhi to […]Read More
Team L&M Do you love perfumes? Who doesn’t? All of us do. But before you indulge in these luxuries, be careful. Those of you who are in the science stream would know that all these are chemical compounds and impact the environment in some way or the other. A study, published in journal Science of […]Read More
Team L&M To propose sustainable solution for effective waste disposal and recovery of resources and to manage and process large quantity of waste in the National Capital, an aerobic composter, a bio-methanation plant and an effluent treatment plant was recently started by the South Delhi civic body in Punjabi Bagh. Yasasu EMS, a product line […]Read More