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Aequs Foundation Launches “Hamara Gaon Project”
The CSR arm of Aequs rolls out early education support programme in twenty-five villages in Koppal District to create community ownership in children’s early-learning.
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July 2022
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All Eyes on Animal Welfare in Asia: India’s Anti-cruelty Record
International non-governmental organization Sinergia Animal has released a cage-free report that tracks the efforts of several food companies to ban the use of cages for laying hens in their supply chain in Asia, including India. Of fifty companies surveyed, 70 per cent have already taken steps towards that ban globally.
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July 2022
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Pulp and Paper Industries: Moving Towards Water Sustainability
This study was conducted on secondary literature by Bharg Modi and Sonia Grover for the water conservation of pulp and paper industries. The article talks about the challenges and reflections from best practices that could be used as learning to improve water consumption of Pulp and Paper Industries in India.
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July 2022
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Accelerating India’s Low-cost Net-zero Transition: The Role of Smart Climate and Innovation Policy
Saswata Chaudhury and Vidhu Kapur have been working as part of the Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition (EEIST) consortium, which is dedicated to developing tools to support government decision making around low-carbon innovation and to accelerate technological change towards a net-zero energy system. In this op-ed, Saswata and Vidhu detail how fostering synergies between actors and timely policy interventions helped to grow the LED industry in India and dramatically improve energy efficiency.
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July 2022
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Green Hydrogen: Is It a Solution for Net Zero Emission Need of Our Planet?
Green hydrogen is hydrogen generated from renewable sources of energy. In a far-sighted move, India has launched an ambitious Hydrogen Mission in August 2021 and further the Indian government announced the Green Hydrogen Policy in February 2022. In this article, Lata Vishwanath says that production of clean/green hydrogen gas is being seen as the answer to climate change mitigation in the decades to come. Because of its vital role in oil and gas industry, refineries, fertilizers, and a host of other applications as an energy carrier the world can be made less dependent on fossil fuels.
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July 2022
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SABIC Envisioning a True Circular Economy for Plastic
Frank Kuijpers is General Manager, Corporate Sustainability, SABIC. Here we are in conversation with him for TerraGreen magazine.
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July 2022
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How Pandas Survive Solely on Bamboo - Evolutionary History
An ancient fossil reveals the earliest panda to survive solely on bamboo and the evolutionary history of panda’s false thumbs.
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July 2022
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Shopping Reinvented: Zero-Waste Stores
The concept of zero-waste stores with packaging materials alternative to plastics has emerged as an innovative mechanism to overcome the problems associated with single-use plastic (SUP) waste. These stores aim to minimize plastics and non-biodegradable packaging material, which may otherwise find its way into the environment impacting both human and environmental health, says Sukrit Joshi.
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July 2022
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Unsafe Air- Taking More Than Two Years off Global Life Expectancy
New AQLI analysis shows that in no region of the world is the deadly impact of pollution more visible than in South Asia. Since 2013, about 44 per cent of the world’s increase in pollution has come from India, which currently stands as the world’s second most polluted country.
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June 2022
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Empowering Women and Youth of Uttarakhand - Through Skills Training
In this article, Nitin Jugran Bahuguna highlights Jan Shikshan Sansthan’s (JSS) comprehensive skill development entrepreneurship programme in Uttarakhand that has empowered women and youth in the State.
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June 2022
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What to Do When Your Dog Chews Your Furniture
“Without proper physical stimulation, your dog could resort to chewing on your wooden furniture to ease his boredom. In order to prevent your dog from chewing on furniture, give him/her chew toys or treats. Chew toys are designed to not only keep a dog entertained but to relieve the symptoms associated with teething in puppies as well.”
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June 2022
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Heat Waves - Could Lead to Avian Population Decline
Researchers examined how heat impacts the behaviour and physiology of zebra finches. They discovered that heat altered the activity of hundreds of genes in the testis, but fewer in the brain, suggesting that the brain may be less responsive to extreme temperatures. The study also provided some hopeful insights for birds and their ability to handle the threat of climate change.
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June 2022
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Adani and TotalEnergies to Create the World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Ecosystem
Adani, India’s fastest growing diversified business portfolio, and energy supermajor TotalEnergies of France, have entered into a new partnership to jointly create the world’s largest green hydrogen ecosystem.
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June 2022
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Where Did Our Birds Go? - Birds of Kashmir Valley
In this article, Baseera Rafiqi says the rich diversity of the state of Jammu and Kashmir can be seen in terms of its variety of bird populations and a history of lending home to thousands of birds every year. Read on to know more…
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June 2022
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Devastating Floods - That Unite Assam–Meghalaya with Northern Bangladesh
As the devastating flood embraces vast areas of Assam (in northeast India) and Bangladesh, the mighty Brahmaputra comes to the focus again as the lone male river after originating in Tibet that flows through both the countries before culminating in the Bay of Bengal. Incessant rains for many days in the third week of June 2022 had inflated all the tributaries of Brahmaputra and it ended up inundating over one million hectares of land affecting millions of people in both the South Asian developing countries. Nava Thakuria apprises us about some developments in this regard.
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June 2022
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Initiatives Related to Women’s Health and Nutrition - With Local Technologies, Skilling, Rescue, and Relief
Vishwadeep Trust is registered with the NGO Darpan portal of NITI Aayog in the areas of nutrition, food and agriculture, and renewable energy for post-harvest management as it impacts the shelf life and nutritional aspects. The Trust is named after the founder’s (Neha Upadhyaya) grandmother Smt. Deepraji Upadhyaya and Mahapandit Vishwanath Upadhyaya. Vishwadeep Trust’s work is mostly focussed on rural India and victims of flash floods and migration-affected people. Their findings suggest that rural women have limited access to productive resources, service education and employment opportunities while experiencing excessive workload and limited decision-making power. Neha Upadhyaya throws light on her vivid journey in this article.
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June 2022
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Environmental Governance in India - Issues, Concerns and Opportunities
In this article, Biba Jasmine highlights how India maintains a cordial balance between its rich traditional heritage and modernity without negatively impacting the environment. But, she also feels that technological advances alone or smart governance alone may not be able to solve the fundamental problem that environmental governance must address. While environmental governance is becoming more comprehensive, it is clear that the path and pace of development are constantly redefining the problems it faces.
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June 2022
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DWMPL Promoting Sustainable Waste Management, Recycling, and Disposal Methods
Deshwal Waste Management Private Limited (DWMPL) is one of the leading single-point recyclers of e-waste, battery waste, oil waste and plastic in India. The company primarily focuses on the recycling of e-waste, used batteries, plastic, oil, and other waste products from households and industries in an efficient and environment-friendly manner. Here, we are in conversation with Mr Raj Kumar - CEO, DWMPL for TerraGreen.
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June 2022
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Sunshine Story of a Woman’s Journey to Becoming a Chief Sustainability Officer
Ram Ramprasad presents an inspirational fictional story with factual information of a girl who devoted her life to the cause of promoting sustainability, renewable energy use, and safeguarding biodiversity. Read about her tryst with sustainability.
10 min |
June 2022
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Cleaning Yamuna River Learning from International Examples
This insightful article by Sonia Grover and Charu Bhanot is an outcome of literature survey done for a project for two basins-Yamuna and Musi rivers. The article talks about the challenges and reflections from best practices at international scale that could be used as learning to improve water quality of the basins.
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June 2022
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Enactus Kirori Mal Foster a Greener Future with JanBhoomi
Enactus Kirori Mal is a student chapter of the international non-profit organization ‘Enactus’, striving to formulate and implement social business modules for the economic upliftment of underprivileged communities. Guided by educators and supported by business leaders, Enactus Kirori Mal akes a kind of entrepreneurial approach that empowers people to be a part of their own success. With over 0 members, their team currently operates three projects: Project Dor, Project Syahi, and Project JanBhoomi.
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May 2022
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Creating An Educational Ecosystem For A Circular Economy
Concepts and ideas in this article by Ram Ramprasad embellish the NEP 2020, and are not contradictory. Individuals, companies, and leaders at all levels must embrace that addressing climate change and building a circular economy is of paramount importance. Training and education of the youth is the quickest enabler. Creating the right ecosystem for education and training of our youth is the need of the hour.
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May 2022
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Light Pollution Can Disorient Monarch Butterflies
Biologists say night-time light pollution can interfere with the remarkable navigational abilities of monarchs, which travel as far as Canada to Mexico and back during their multi-generational migration. Researchers found that butterflies roosting at night near artificial illumination such as a porch or streetlight can become disoriented the next day because the light interferes with their circadian rhythms. Artificial light can impede the molecular processes responsible for the butterfly's remarkable navigational ability and trigger the butterfly to take wing when it should be resting. Even a single light can throw off the butterfly's internal compass. Besides planting milkweed in the garden, people interested in helping monarch butterflies might want to turn off the porch light.
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May 2022
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Microplastics In The Ganga River How Dangerous Is The Situation?
Microplastics are recognized as a main source of marine pollution. The plastic products and waste materials dumped in the Ganga River break down and are eventually broken down into micro particles and the river finally transports large quantities downstream into the ocean. Untreated sewage from many cities along the Ganga River’s course, industrial waste and religious offerings add pollutants into the river as it flows through numerous thickly inhabited cities. In this article, Dr Rina Mukherji talks about two recent studies that have revealed the high prevalence of microplastics in the Ganga River basin, and pointed to the risks involved to freshwater biodiversity in the region.
9 min |
May 2022
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Car Sharing The Perfect Solution To A Guilt-Free Holiday
Car sharing is helping to protect the environment. This article takes you through the benefits of sharing your vehicle with other people in different destinations.
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May 2022
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Mindful Travel With Rare For Better Planet And People
Call it green, eco-friendly, sustainable, responsible or regenerative tourism, here are the hotels in the Indian Subcontinent where the emphasis is given to taking a stand to better the planet and people. The following article has been authored by Shobhana Jain, Head of Sustainability, RARE India, which is a community of some of the finest conscious luxury boutique hotels, palace stays, wildlife lodges, homestays, and retreats in the Indian Subcontinent.
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May 2022
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Tharu Tribe of Dudhwa A Remarkable Example of Human-Wildlife Coexistence
In this article, Mudit Gupta takes us through his vivid experiences during his service in Dudhwa where he got an opportunity to understand Tharu community and engaged with them on wildlife conservation aspects.
7 min |
May 2022
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Saving Water and Reducing Waste
Evonik Opens its First Zero Liquid Discharge Plant in India
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May 2022
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Purple Sunbird
Our Winged Guest
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May 2022
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Pacific Northwest Wildfires
Altering Air Pollution Patterns across North America
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