Maharashtra declares war on plastic, puts a stringent plastic ban in place
The Indian state of Maharashtra imposed a ban on manufacture, use, sale and distribution of plastic bags, water bottles and other single-use plastics from June 23. The state residents welcomed
Meet Jadav Payeng – The Forest Man of India who planted an entire forest single-handedly
Jadav Payeng was 16 when heavy floods struck the eastern Indian state of Assam in 1979. As the waters receded, many snakes that had got swept ashore died due to
Cop catches a teenager stealing clothes at Walmart, pays for them after learning his story
On Sunday night, Constable Niran Jeyanesan was called to a Walmart store in Toronto with another officer. The officers were supposed to arrest an 18-year-old who was caught stealing a dress shirt,
Meet the man who is traveling to all 50 states, offering to mow lawns for people in need for free
Rodney Smith Jr. is a man on a mission. He aims to visit all 50 states in the US to offer free lawn mowing services to anyone who is elderly, disabled,
After massive reforestation efforts, rare animals thrive again in China’s Ziwuling Forest Area
After impressive reforestation projects undertaken in the last two decades in China’s Ziwuling Forest Area in Yan’an, Shannxi province, 37 species of threatened wildlife have been observed by researchers. Researchers
An extraordinary idea helped this drought-prone village to become water-sufficient
Ranmala, a small village in the Indian state of Maharashtra, had witnessed years of drought due to soil erosion caused by mass cutting of trees. Now the only solution to