This Indian city is using discarded wood and cargo packaging to beautify public parks
Noida, an industrial city right next to the Indian capital New Delhi, produces a lot of packaging waste and wooden pallets that are usually discarded and dumped. The government garbage collectors
Earth is greener than 20 years ago, thanks to China and India
According to data from NASA satellites, Earth is greener today than it was about two decades ago, and the two countries that have made this possible are ironically also the worst
Here are ‘vegan’ sneakers that are plant-based and biodegradable
Ever since Veja, a French shoe brand, was founded fourteen years ago, it has been trying to make shoe production more ethical and environment-friendly. And the company’s latest offering, the Campo
This biomass power plant in UK starts CO2 capturing
The Drax biomass power plant in North Yorkshire, UK, is capturing carbon dioxide produced from wood burning for the first time ever and is even looking at ways to store
Key West will ban coral-damaging sunscreen
Last year, environmentalists rejoiced when the state of Hawaii announced that it would ban the sale and use of sunscreens containing chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate – both of which are known
This Mexican company is putting discarded avocado pit to good use
A Mexican start up Biofase has come up with an interesting way to use vast quantities of avocado pits that are usually discarded by households and producers. The company transforms
In another decade, Florida might become a world leader in production of solar power
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is one of the world’s largest producers of wind and solar energy and the company recently announced its ambitious ’30 by 30′ plan under
This small Indian shop has no shopkeeper, and the reason will melt your heart
In India, if someone told you that there is this shopkeeper-less shop where you can buy stuff and just drop the amount due in a box at the counter, you’d
An unnamed hero comes to the rescue of homeless in Chicago by paying for their hotel rooms
As polar vortex hits the US midwest, the plummeting temperatures have particularly been a cause of concern for the homeless. In Chicago, the officials advised the homeless to stay in proper
This Indian village had a high suicide rate – until this teacher came along
In Needamangalam, a tiny village in Tiruvarur district of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, an alarmingly high suicide rate had become a matter of grave concern. In fact,