The world is shifting towards clean technologies and a cleaner world. Clean technologies are those technologies where we don't use fossils as input. Technologies that reduce negative environmental impacts through energy-efficient improvements, and sustainable use. Increasing temperatures, wildfires,floods,and other nature-human destruction activities has alarmed everyone about climate change. Building climate stress has led everyone to … Continue reading Clean Technology – Reality or Myth?
What is limnology? The term limnology was coined by François-Alphonse Forel. Limnology is the study of inland waters and is considered a branch of ecology or environmental science. It involves the study of lakes and ponds, rivers, springs, streams, and wetlands, as well as the biological, chemical, physical, geological, and other features of all inland waterways, … Continue reading Limnology-The science of water bodies
Have you ever wondered why we call the planet we live on as Mother Earth? A mother is someone who takes care of her child in every possible way. Be it protecting the child from something harmful or to provide them with food and shelter for their growth and development. Similarly the Earth also protects … Continue reading World Ozone Day
What do you think when you hear the word 'Shark'? - Sharknado, Deep Blue Sea, and all the movies that include sharks. Deadly, ferocious species that are always hungry for humans! But the reality is opposite to what is shown in those thrilling box office hits. Let's start with the clearing of this misconception. Sharks … Continue reading sharks and earth
Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, and resource depletion are all real, and their effects on human and animal life can be devastating. It is a chance for people to take sustainable living measures that will assist them minimise their carbon footprint or environmental effect by changing their lifestyle, adopting a green sustainable lifestyle. … Continue reading Live Sustainably. Everyday
The 2014 Sci-Fi chartbuster film Interstellar portrayed a scary visual of an inhabitable Earth plagued by an apocalyptic blight, dust storms and nothing but corn plantations spanning across vast portions of land. Ever wondered how the humankind will survive come such a doomsday? Well, while it is of utmost importance that each one of us … Continue reading A Bank for Seeds!!
Introduction A Trans- National Corporation is an enterprise that deals in international production of goods or services and has operations set up in more than one country. With the advent of globalization, TNCs emerged and in the present day, account for about 2/3 rd of the world trade. This places them at a position of … Continue reading Two sides of TNCs Coin
ESG also known as Environmental, Social and Governance, is a framework used for risk-management and long-term value benefits. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing is a strategy one can use to do community service. ESG investing is based on third-party ratings that helps evaluate a company's environmental performance, social impact, and governance policies. It is … Continue reading ESG- Purpose over Profits
Oceans, which cover 70% of the total earth area, play a huge part in the CO2 cycle. Ocean has a major role in stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels. As urbanization and industrialization is at its peaking phase, the amount of CO2 emissions is also increasing. Carbon Dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases which are responsible … Continue reading CO2 is killing our oceans!
“The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed”. This saying by Mahatma Gandhi has never been truer as in the past few decades. Earth Overshoot Day is the universal example of man's greed. So, what is Earth Overshoot Day exactly? Earth Overshoot Day is the date when humanity's demand for natural resources and … Continue reading Earth Overshoot Day
“I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful—an endless prospect of magic and wonder1.” The Earth has so much in store for us – which we are yet to discover. We share Earth with an estimated 5.3 million to 1 trillion species! This is about fifty three times the number of hairs on a human head. … Continue reading My Earth, My Place
Greenwashing is a marketing strategy to deceive customers that it's organisations products,policies and aims are sustainable. Companies are using deceptive means by promoting theirproducts as green. They are investing more time and money on showing their products as “greenproducts” rather than actually making their products sustainable. In today’s world where more and more people are … Continue reading Greenwashing
Climate Change Ambassador Programme (CCAP) - A journey from dream to reality!
Among the ecstatic faces, the concoctions of emotions and the pompous display ofcelebration, the big fat Indian weddings do not leave any stone un-turned to showcase the‘great’ union of the happy couples. On one hand we are celebrating a new chapter ofsomeone’s life but on the other hand we are tearing a page out of the … Continue reading Green Weddings
Climate Change is a burning issue of the present time.Little effort has been undertaken so far to mitigate this problem.The clock is ticking.With every passing year,the frequency of forest fires,cyclones and desertification etc are only increasing.If actions are not followed after round table discussions,wrath of nature will be witnessed.With regard to tackling this issue,carbon trading … Continue reading Let’s Talk Carbon Market
One Earth Social Initiative (OESI) 