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World Environment Day: Childhood Nature Experiences – Reimagine, Recreate, Restore!
Diminishing childhood nature experiences is becoming a grave concern for rising nature apathy. The pandemic has aided in shifting the life of children completely indoors.
Central team to review damage caused by cyclone Yaas in Bengal
A seven-member central team will arrive in West Bengal on a three-day visit to make an on-spot assessment of the damage caused by cyclone Yaas, a senior official said on Saturday.
World Environment Day 2021: Innovative solutions for home food delivery! From Lego inspired tableware to eco-friendly packaging of fruits
Currently, Indian consumers show concern about nurturing a greener future for the coming generations and this has a lot to do with the consumers’ shifting preferences towards eco-friendly products.
World Environment Day 2021: Theme, significance and history of UN’s biggest awareness campaign for Mother Nature
World Environment Day, June 5 World Environment Day, United Nations World Environment Day 2021 Facts: This year, the United Nations will also launch ‘UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’. It is a 1
World Environment Day 2021: Challenges in managing toxic wastewater from textile industry and solutions
World Environment Day: Currently, the fashion industry represents 20% of industrial water contamination and pollution worldwide. The textile/fibre dyeing process, used by the fashion supply chain, is
NASA selects two missions for launch to Venus: Everything to know
After the Moon, Venus is the brightest object visible in the night sky from the Earth, which is because of the thick cover of cloud that reflects and scatters light around it.
Absolute ignorance among the general public about plastic disposal a big challenge: Anjana Ghosh, Bisleri
World Environment Day 2021: This habit of not cleaning and segregating plastic at source leads to a major plastic crisis which is not just prevalent in India but across the entire globe.
World Environment Day 2021: Restoring nature is becoming the most important endeavor of our time
Imagine a world where there are no flowers and trees, no blue skies, no birds, and no animals at all. We can’t imagine it at all! Even today, when we all are becoming technologically savvy and highl
World Environment Day 2021: Plastics – A wonder to use but a nightmare in the refuse
The plastic industry has grown by leaps and bounds since the time Mr. Parkes developed ‘Parkesine’ all those years ago.
How climate change is affecting the future of coastal cities and what should be done to prepare for it
It is one of the most densely populated coastal regions in the world, and also the most vulnerable to climate change.
World Environment Day: The fourth R! Time for restoration
Through the theme of 'Ecosystem Restoration' for World Environment Day this year, the UN has recognised the fact that we can no longer afford to be content with reducing ecological damage.
World Environment Day: Democratisation of environment friendly technology essential to save the world
By Dr Subi Chaturvedi, The call for enhanced global cooperation for a Decade of Ecosystem Restoration on this year’s World Environment Day is a major step aimed at driving countries towards their
World Environment Day: Sustainability encompasses our entire value chain, says Jaideep Gokhale, Tetra Pak South Asia
Is it enough to focus on just recycling, or is there a need to elevate the conversation to talk about circularity, decarbonization and take a more strategic view?
Monsoon in India: IMD says Southwest Monsoon makes onset over Kerala
The Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) should be below 200 watt per square meter (wm-2) in the box confined by Latitude 5-10 degrees north and Longitude 70-75 degrees east, it added.
IMD says pre-monsoon showers likely in parts of Maharashtra in next 48 hrs
"The present weather conditions are likely to bring showers in various parts of the state, with varied intensity. The trough (a type of low-pressure area) from cyclonic circulation over east-central
Hyderabad people witness Halo sun on Telangana’s eighth state formation day
On a summer afternoon in Telangana’s Hyderabad, many people were left mesmerized by a big colourful halo around the sun.
World Environment Day: A look at the history of sustainable architecture in ancient India
Coexistence with nature has been an integral part of all ancient cultures, including India. This is evident from the various religious, cultural, and traditional practices; rituals; art and sculptures
Three new caves discovered in the Trirashmi Buddhist cave complex of Nashik: Everything we know so far
The new caves had been discovered after ASI Nashik division’s staffer Salim Patel found two caves last month during the annual pre-monsoon cleaning drive.
China successfully launches new generation meteorological satellite
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket in the early hours from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
First COVID-19 lockdown improved air quality in India: Study
"We clearly observed that reduction in atmospheric pollutants resulted in a decrease in local day and night-time temperature. This is an important finding to feed into the planning for sustainable urb
Litoria mira, real life version of chocolate frog found; all you need to know about it
In the rainforests of New Guinea, a species of frog lives that looks like it has been made of chocolate.
IMD says conditions ripe for onset of monsoon over Kerela on June 3
It said spatial rainfall distribution has increased over Kerala and the westerly winds have strengthened in the lower levels over the south Arabian Sea.
New Zealand latest nation to sign space agreement with NASA
New Zealand became the eleventh signatory to the Artemis Accords, a blueprint for space cooperation and supporting the U.S. space agency's plans to return humans to the moon by 2024 and to launch a hi
Meet Harshvardhan Joshi, the Navi-Mumbai mountaineer who conquered Mt Everest in unique green way!
The 24-year-old was part of a three-member team of Satori Adventure Everest Expedition.
Delhi records lowest mean max temp since 2008; no heatwave at Safdarjung in pre-monsoon period: IMD
The city had recorded a mean maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius in May, 2008, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of the IMD
China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June
The plans for the station's first crew were confirmed to state television by Yang Liwei, the manned space program's deputy chief designer, as an automated spacecraft was launched with fuel and supplie
Delhi weather update: Dust storm hits parts of national capital
The maximum and minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 38.2 degrees Celsius and 25.2 degrees Celsius, both two notches below the season's average, it said.
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