This Delhi startup has recycled 100,000 tons of plastic waste while increasing the income of rag pickers by 25%
According to a 2018 report, over 300 million tons of plastic is consumed globally on an annual basis. Out of this, 16.5 million tons is consumed in India alone. No
This former teacher turned into a savior of snow leopards
Once upon a time, thousands of snow leopards roamed the high altitudes of Asia’s tallest peaks. But habitat destruction and poaching caused their numbers to drop drastically. In South Mongolia,
Teachers donate their sick days to coworker with a daughter battling cancer
16 month old daughter of David Green, a history teacher at the Mae Jemison High School in Hunstville, AL., was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia six months ago. Since the
This couple restored an entire forest by planting 2.7 million trees over 20 years
Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado and his wife Lélia returned home to Minas Gerais, Brazil, after Salgado’s traumatizing stint in Rwanda to cover the Rwandan genocide. The couple hoped to
Guinness to ditch plastic packaging to tackle ocean pollution
In an initiative that puts Guinness in the league of major beer brands like Corona and Carlsberg in fighting marine plastic pollution, the Irish brewing company is all set to
A courageous woman determined to protect India’s majestic elephants from abuse
As a three year old visiting a temple in her home state of Kerala, India, Sangita Iyer would always be intrigued and captivated by the majestic bull elephant domesticated by
Nepal’s Army just removed two tons of waste from Mount Everest
Since decades, Mount Everest has drawn adventure seekers and mountaineers from across the globe who hope to conquer the world’s highest peak. Many have succeeded in scaling the peak, many
French billionaires to donate $450 Million towards restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral
Less than a week after Paris’ world famous heritage site the Notre Dame Cathedral witnessed a devastating fire, many French billionaires and companies have come forward to donate over $450
Residents of this Indian city convert kitchen waste into 100 kg of biogas
The BTM constituency in the city of Bengaluru, India, generates 120 tonnes waste per day, of which 55 per cent is organic. If this organic waste is not segregated, it
This inexpensive device can create electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers have just designed an inexpensive, first-of-its-kind device that is capable of generating electricity from snowfall. The device, called a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator or snow TENG by the researchers,