All posts tagged "Environment"
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1.4KEnvironmentSolid waste management in Bhubaneswar: challenges and solutions
The efficient management of solid waste is essential to prevent pollution and protect public health and the environment.
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3.0KEnvironmentIndia’s pollution scenario on National Pollution Control Day
In remembrance of Bhopal Gas Tragedy’s (1984) victims and in solidarity with its survivors, the nation celebrates or rather mourns on the...
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4.0KEnvironmentGrowing a forest transforms Jharkhand village
The villagers have raised a thriving forest over 365 acres of wasteland without any intervention from the state or civil society.
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2.9KTechnologyHow drones are helping understand and help nature
Drones are helping monitor deforestation, but more crucially they are helping to educate people by giving them a view of the world...
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14.5KEnvironmentWhy you should say no to crackers this Diwali
Children are more vulnerable to pollution from crackers as they breathe more pollution than adults due to their hyper activities during the...
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4.7KEnvironmentMedia campaign effective in combating heat wave mortality
Because a larger percentage of people have access to televisions (27% of the population own televisions as compared to only 11% who...
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5.4K2HealthInternational Yoga Day: Tips on safe practice of yoga
Do not worry if at first you cannot do the asanas properly, it will become easier with repetition.
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3.4KMonsoon-2016India’s monsoon onset could be delayed
The forecast suggests that the monsoon onset over Kerala in this year is likely to be slightly delayed, the weather office said...
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4.5K2EnvironmentDrought management: Going beyond knee-jerk response
The court has pointed out a lot of loopholes in current drought management practices and shows how the existing mechanisms have failed...
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4.4KHealth5 ways to avoid a sunstroke
Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a severe illness, due to overexposure to the sun.