Indonesian teen who spent 49 days adrift at sea in a fishing hut finally rescued
Aldi Novel Adilang, a 19-year-old boy who works as a lamplighter on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, has finally returned home after being adrift at sea in a small fishing hut
Sandals Resorts ditches single use straws across all its properties in the Caribbean
Sandals Resorts International, the famous hospitality chain that has 19 resorts across seven Caribbean islands, has just announced its plans to remove single-use plastic straws from all its properties. The company
Norway is world’s first country to ban deforestation
Norway has become the first country in the world to put a ban on deforestation. The country has pledged not to use any product that contributes to deforestation. The pledge
As Ganesh Chaturthi gets over, these Mumbai volunteers are cleaning up beaches by collecting broken Ganesh idols
Ganesh Chaturthi is a ten-day long Hindu festival which celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesh. The festival begins with people welcoming Ganesh idols into their homes and ends with the
The chef who served over 3 million meals in Puerto Rico is again feeding people affected by Hurricane Florence
When Puerto Rico was battered by Hurricane Maria, celebrity chef José Andrés and his team of volunteers took it upon themselves to feed the survivors. It is reported that Andrés and his army
One of the world’s biggest power plant developers is giving up on coal
As the world is slowly but surely transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, Japanese energy company Marubeni – one of world’s biggest power plant developers – also announced
Hurricane Florence volunteer’s heroic act saves six dogs from drowning
Ryan Nichols, a Hurricane Florence volunteer, is being hailed as a hero after he rescued six dogs locked in an outdoor cage desperately trying to save themselves from drowning in
People in Carolinas lined up at local shelters to adopt animals to keep them safe during Hurricane Florence
In a heartwarming gesture, residents in Carolinas lined up at local animal shelters to foster homeless animals and keep them safe during the duration of Hurricane Florence. North Carolina resident
PepsiCo joins alliance to create 100% bio-based beverage containers
Following in the footsteps of Danone, Nestlé Waters, and startup Origin Materials, food and beverage giant PepsiCo has also joined the NaturALL Bottle Alliance, a consortium that has the goal of introducing a
Runners participating in London half marathon banned from using single-use plastic bottles
In order to tackle the problem of growing plastic waste, participants in the upcoming Harrow Half Marathon in London have been banned from using disposable plastic bottles. The runners will instead