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Environment Performance Index 2020: Where does India stand?
What is India’s rank in 2020’s Environment Performance Index? Where did we do well and where have we fallen short?
Is your poop entering the groundwater?
Human waste, leaked from sewers, untreated sewage and poorly designed landfills, is one of the biggest causes of groundwater contamination today. How can groundwater pollution from human waste be prevented and what can you do as an individual?
Dear cities, are you ready to choke again?
After wheezing and coughing for years, the lockdown was like a brief holiday in the mountains for our cities. But we may be heading right back to the good old days…
Celebrate Environment Day 2020 with overripe bananas!
Overripe bananas are a big problem, especially now when we have to buy fruits in bulk due to the pandemic. But don’t worry! Guest blogger Ramita Menon has you covered.
Project Nawah: Swapping plastic with bamboo
The plastic menace continues to grow, threatening human life and lives across ecosystems. Project Nawah, a student initiative, recognizes bamboo as a sustainable alternative. This is their story of how they empowered marginalized women to spearhead the switch from plastic to bamboo products.
Why is it cooler around trees?
Trees cool the air in 2 ways: 1) by intercepting sunlight (shading), they allow less heat to reach the ground; 2) by transpiration cooling, which is the cooling effect caused when water from stomata gets converted into water vapor and evaporates.
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