Tag: Climate change
3 fun and simple ways to befriend the world’s cutest pollinator – the bee
In 2009 a small group of beekeepers in USA petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to start a day honouring the honey bees and all the hard work they do to ensure we get to eat. That request was accepted and August 22nd was declared the National Honey Bee Day. In 2014 Slovenia, a nation…
How Airplane Travel Is Set To Become A Sustainable Affair
Airplane Travel With every sector devising ways to induce sustainability features in their modes of working, no less is expected of the Aviation industry. It contributes to approximately two percent of man-made Carbon Dioxide emissions currently and is expected to increase to 5 percent by the year 2050 owing to the industry’s significant rise in…
A treasure trove of environment-centric book recommendations
Happy Book Lover’s Day! We don’t need an excuse to gush about books but couldn’t let Book Lover’s Day pass without sharing some of our favourite writings on nature and the environment to come out of India in recent times. Here we talk about a non-fiction adventure thriller about the resilient little Olive Ridley turtles,…
Hill Stations Running Out of Water
Shimla and its neighborhood places are facing severe water scarcity from past eight days. The city usually receives around 45 million liters per day. But the supply reduced to 22 million liters over the week. This scarcity has forced residents to stand in long queues for hours just for a bucketful of water. The alternative solution…
Is Climate Change the Cause for Nipah?
Nipah has been the major concern revolving in Kerala. With the death of around 11 people, the virus is now affecting the tourism industry as well. What could be the reason for this outbreak which has triggered the state of Kerala? The recent studies state that the main reason could be the loss of natural habitat…
