Team L&M The World Environment Day is celebrated every year to emphasise the significance of environmental protection. The theme for 2022 is ‘Only One Earth’ and this year, the focus is on living sustainably and in harmony with nature. When it comes to sustainable living and using energy-efficient solutions, we often miss looking at ways […]Read More
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Akash Pharande World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, is a global reminder that we live on a planet with finite resources—and that how we build, consume, and live directly shapes its future. In 2022, the theme “Only One Earth” calls for urgent reflection on sustainable living in harmony with nature. It is a message […]Read More
Team L&M Scientists have reported spotting of the fossil of a Madtsoiidae snake from the molasse deposits of Ladakh Himalaya for the first time indicating their prevalence in the subcontinent for much longer time than previously thought. Madtsoiidae is an extinct group of medium-sized to gigantic snakes. They first appeared during the late Cretaceous and […]Read More
Team L&M A sensor-based smart irrigation system using river bank filtration technology and controlled through a web and mobile application is helping farmers in Goa conserve water, improve crop production and monitor irrigation remotely. Installed at the Sal River near Navelim and Nauta Lake at Cortalim, the innovative system has significantly reduced water wastage while […]Read More
GITAM Students Develop Smart Water-Recycling System to Address Urban Water
Team L&M Inspired by the devastating Chennai water crisis of 2019, six science and engineering students from Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) have designed an innovative smart water-recycling system for kitchen sinks to tackle growing water scarcity in Indian cities. The eco-friendly system, named Hydro Gravitricity, has already earned national recognition by winning […]Read More
Team L&M In a major step towards protecting one of India’s most endangered bird species, a Conservation and Breeding Centre for the Great Indian Bustard will soon be established in Kota, Rajasthan. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) identified the site in consultation with the State Forest Departments of Rajasthan and Gujarat, […]Read More
Dr Mukesh Kwatra Plastic is everywhere so much so that humans are now vulnerably reliant on it. Decades of plastic use has contaminated our environment – air, water, and soil. Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose depending on the material. For instance, plastic bottles require approximately 450 years to decompose in a landfill. […]Read More
Team L&M South Maubuang in Aibawk block of Aizawl district in Mizoram has been declared a model ODF Plus village. It has fulfilled all the criteria as per SBM-G Phase II guidelines. It is first ODF Plus village in the State of Mizoram. The village has a population of 649 individuals from 116 households. ODF […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha With a aim to calculate the human footprint and erase the carbon footprint to reverse climate change, Sachin Senger founded Lowsoot in April this year. “We envision a world where everyone, including individuals and organisations, are operating carbon neutrally,” says Senger. “we will soon launch an app that will integrate with Swiggy, […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Archana Soreng comes from the Khadia tribe. The passion towards Nature and environment she got in her genes – her grandfather pioneered the community led-forest protection in the village he lived in Odisha’s Sundergarh district while her father was an advocate of indigenous healthcare. After graduating in Political Science from Patna Women’s […]Read More