News and Articles
A little green in Delhi’s growing grey
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:01 PMDelhi claims that it is one of the world's ‘green cosmopolitans’ because of the 20% of green cover it has. However, the fact is that 200 full-grown trees die every year because of storms, water scarcity, disease and old age. A large number of New Delhi's neglected avenue trees are 80-100 years old, planted at the time the British built the capital.
United opposition to the 'Statue of Unity'
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 11:45 AMEnvironment activists unite against the 'Statue of Unity'
UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 08:17 AMUNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems
Invite to an indoor composting workshop 'Create your own soil', Green Hope, Mumbai
Posted on 08 Nov, 2013 10:10 AMFor more information on this interesting workshop, please click here and here.
The brochure for the workshop may be downloaded from below.
Invitation to a story writing competition 'World Toilet Day Blogging Competition', Splashdirect
Posted on 06 Nov, 2013 11:06 AMFor more information on the event and to submit your story click here.
To view the 'Guide to World Toilet Day', please click here.
Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir
Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AMGujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river
Dhanushkodi: stuck between science and religion
Posted on 04 Nov, 2013 09:34 PMDhanushkodi, bordered by the Bay of Bengal on one side and the Indian Ocean on the other, was a major point of entry to India until 1964, when a cyclone devastated the entire town [1]. Now, only a few fisherfolk remain.
The inhospitable Indus
Posted on 04 Nov, 2013 08:29 PMFlowing through Tibet, northern India and Pakistan, the Indus is the western-most major river of the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. This basin extends over most of South Asia from the Himalayas to the Vindhyas, excluding Peninsular India, and carries the rain that falls in this region to the Indian Ocean.
Harbour'ing the fisherfolk
Posted on 04 Nov, 2013 05:03 PMThe fisherfolk in Kerala have their own distinctive culture and share a special relationship with the sea and the environment. Although they are an important community in the system, they have remained neglected despite the higher socio-economic progress of the state as a whole.