The Most Beautiful Car-Free Town In The World: Zermatt
By Hema Vaishnavi: How could one possibly imagine a ‘paradise’ to be? The mind does paint the picture of a place that is pure as the driven snow, and as fresh as the daisies, given the amount of...
View ArticleThe Man Who Moved A Mountain And Our Conscience
By Meghana Rathore: It is a belief deeply entrenched among the Indian folks that one person cannot alone make a difference. It sounds pretty legitimate too. We are a country with such a huge population...
View ArticleBeyond Its Beauty: Ladakh Has Real Problems Faced By Real People
By Lata Jha: When it comes to Ladakh, very few of us go beyond its panoramic sights. Hardly anyone knows that the region lying between the frozen mountains of the Himalayas and the Karakoram has begun...
View ArticleTravelling With Environmental Conscience: Here’s How You Can Become An Eco...
By Krishnakali Ghosh: Earth has not remained as beautiful as it used to be. But if you are generous enough to rejuvenate your love for environment then what can be a better than an Eco tourism...
View ArticleHere’s What India And The World Should Learn About Plastic Bags From Chennai
By Rajitha Swaminathan: This January I made a trip back home to Chennai, after over two years of being away. Having spent over 20 years in Chennai, I felt a little overwhelmed with the changes that...
View ArticleYes, The Uttarakhand Disaster Was Man Made!
By Nicky Collins: Blame is a lazy man’s way of making sense out of chaos. As I was reading about the devastating floods that have ravaged one of the most scenic states of our country, I could feel the...
View ArticleHere’s How The Judiciary Is Helping In Saving The Environment
By Lovish Gidwani: When our very own Pradhan Mantri ji considers the country’s green laws to be a new form of ‘license raj’ impeding development, one needs to look no further to understand where his...
View ArticleEven Your ‘Organic Wastes’ Are Creating An Environmental Disaster! Here’s How
By Manav Garg: For days and weeks, I sat down in front of my laptop screen, reading the causes of the disaster in Uttarakhand. Media, print and television went on and on about the ecological imbalance...
View ArticleHere’s Why We Must Say No To Nuclear!
By Sonakshi Samtani: Nuclear energy is very conveniently considered to be a clean source of energy in today’s day and age of deteriorating fossil fuel reserves. However, it is even more conveniently...
View ArticleLessons We Need To Learn From The Uttarakhand Tragedy, And The Way Forward
By Amit Ranjan: Flood ravaged state of Uttarakhand has been pushed at least a decade back in its development cycle. With the search and rescue operations almost over, news channels are swiftly moving...
View ArticleKnow What You Eat: Six Simple Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Support GM Crops!
By Syed Essam Rashid: What are GM crops? I confess I myself did not understand much about it and was oblivious to the hoopla surrounding it. The topic has been of intense debate in India since the...
View ArticleHere’s Why You Can Expect Another Uttarakhand Like ‘Natural Disaster’!
By Nicky Collins: My decision to write an article on environment was rather tricky because environment is such a common topic among journalists, it is almost passé. Even Paris Hilton has something to...
View ArticleThis Is How Forests Rights Act Was Violated In Mahan By Forcing And Forging:...
By Ignatius Joseph: The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, V Kishore Chandra Deo, promised complete support from his ministry to ensure that the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is upheld in Mahan, Madhya...
View ArticleMaybe These Picture Will Make Planners Hesitant About The Power Plant That...
By Priyanjana Pramanik: Perhaps I am biased when I say that Sundarbans is the most beautiful place in the world. It is to me. Scientifically speaking, it is the largest single block of tidal halophytic...
View ArticleNo Matter How Much India Lies To Comfort Itself, The Truth Is That We Need A...
By Lata Jha: Despite the progress we’ve made in industrial and service sectors, there is no doubt that India is still predominantly an agricultural country. We may have come a long way from the days of...
View ArticleHere’s Why Eco-Friendly Weddings Need To Be Encouraged: Ways To Organize A...
By Hema Vaishnavi: The increasing global temperatures and the rising sea levels have got everyone’s attention, and that doesn’t exclude the new age wedding planners. An eco-friendly solution to...
View ArticleThis Is How A Lecturer Built A Lush Farm On An Indian Barren Land
By Lata Jha: Richard Rebello’s twenty five acre AR farms, some twenty five kilometres away from Mangalore in Heroor village, Kundapur, Udupi district in Karnataka is a shining example of the sheer grit...
View ArticleWhy Use Red Clay Bricks When Better Alternatives Are Easily Available?
By Manuj Jindal: Recently, many articles and public litigation have emerged on behalf of the brick lobby arguing developmental concerns regarding Supreme Court’s decision to ban environmentally harmful...
View ArticleLessons We Need To Learn From The Uttarakhand Tragedy
By Ishita Jalan: All of us have been well acquainted with the nature’s wrath after the disaster in Uttarakhand on June 16. Serene waters of the Alaknanda and Mandakini were no longer able to bear the...
View ArticleBefore You Forget, Here’s To Remind Again That Many Animal Lives Are...
By Jessica Frei: The dwindling wildlife of India has been a major source of concern for quite some time. The burden of deforestation, increasing population and alarming pollution has made the revival...
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