Animal, plant and marine biodiversity keep our ecosystems functional. Last week, India submitted its sixth national report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The report was a mixed one: While the country is on track to meet most of its national biodiversity targets, the bad news is that the list of animal species …
After achieving a rare feat of cleaning the Versova beach that finally witnessed the return of endangered Olive Ridley Turtles after a period of two decades, Afroz Shah along with his enthusiastic team of volunteers are looking for other locations in the city that need to be cleaned up. Shah who is also an awardee of UN’s Champion of the …
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What makes the participation of a senior officer like Randeep Dev in such public service initiatives even more praiseworthy is that he kept his identity anonymous throughout the drive. Two weeks ago, a group of volunteers spent the weekend spot-fixing the CMH road area in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar locality. It was just another spot-fixing initiative spearheaded …
Walking The Talk: Bengaluru Wall Gets an ‘Anonymous’ Saviour – An IAS Officer! Read More »
Scientists have developed environment-friendly bioplastics from microorganisms. scientists have developed biodegradable plastic from microorganisms that eat seaweed which produces zero toxic waste and can be recycled into organic waste. According to the United Nations, plastic accounts for up to 90 per cent of all the pollutants in our oceans, yet there are a few comparable, …
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What is the relevance of doing aquaponics in a coastal village? How is it possible? How do they accept the concept of farming fish and vegetables in a single space? These are some of the questions asked by the common when the concept of aquaponics was introduced in Cherai, a coastal village situated in Kochi, Kerala. Cherai is famous for its magnificent scenic beauty of backwaters and beach. Now, it has one more feather added to her cap being “India’s …
