Environment

How Greta Thunberg roasted Donald Trump in one parting tweet

This is not the first time, Greta Thunberg has redirected Trump's words back at him. He had once asked her to chill and take anger management classes, she did the same when he lost the election.

4 days ago

Environmentalists seek attention to sinking Earth's surface as New Year begins

Study revealed that during the past century, land subsidence due to groundwater depletion occurred at 200 locations in 34 countries

23 days ago

Delhi choking as AQI plunges to severe category, to deteriorate in coming days

The forecast of AQI is that it would further deteriorate to 'very poor category' by Wednesday and Thursday going up to the 522-mark

Dec 23, 2020

After 9000 minutes, 25 trips and countless safaris, Karnataka boy finally gets a glimpse of rare black panther

Many wildlife photographers have spoken about the difficulty of spotting the rare black panther in the Kabini Forest. Here's a story about a Karnataka boy who spent over 9,000 minutes or 150 hours or almost seven days to wait for a glimpse of the elusive black panther.

Dec 13, 2020

They skipped honeymoon, cleaned beach instead; Karnataka newlyweds clear 600 kg trash [read]

Newlyweds Anudeep Hegde and Minusha Kancha decided to clean up a beach instead of going to a honeymoon destination. The couple decided to clean up Karnataka's Someshwara Beach. Scroll down to read how they made a difference.

Dec 8, 2020

New frog species to be named after Bengaluru city; here's why

The researchers have named the new species of the frog after Bengaluru city to highlight the lacunae in the documentation of amphibians from non-forested areas and to restore their habitats like freshwater bodies in the city.

Nov 29, 2020

How PM Modi's Jal Shakti initiative is ending Indian households' water crisis [details]

Everyday almost 1 lakh households are being provided with water connection, while the target is to ensure that tap water reaches 15 crore people and 70 lakh homes.

Nov 22, 2020

How Amazon loves packing 6in screen guards in 5ft boxes: Will AI fix their troubles [details]

Every Amazon customer has probably wondered the logic behind the company's over-packaging. Some might have thought it is for the safety of the products in transit while others have outright called out Amazon's lack of responsibility.

Oct 21, 2020

1.5 year old Miyawaki forest---Image courtesy @shubzsharma

Bengaluru's IPS officer is turning the city green, one police station at a time [Watch]

Through the Japanese method of Miyawaki, mini but dense forests can be created using indigenous plants.

Oct 18, 2020

These eco-friendly shoes curb pollution; bolsters Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Rajendra Jalan has made the eco-friendly shoes out of special khadi cloth, cork-mixed rubber from Kerala, latex foam, jute and special nylon threads.

Oct 3, 2020

Trump accidentally tweeted his tax returns; it is worse than NYT exposé [Details]

If you think $70k hair-styling bill was unforgivable, read on to know about what's far more important and requires urgent attention.

Sep 29, 2020

World Rivers Day 2020: A day to celebrate our mighty water bodies

Rivers have historically been important lifelines for a civilisation. On World Rivers Day people across the globe celebrate and raise public awareness on the need to protect our waterways.

Sep 27, 2020

World leaders drew 2020 deadline to save earth; set 20 goals, achieved none in 10 years

As a result, one million species are at the risk of extinction, as nature degrades new opportunities emerge for spread of viruses like this year's Coronavirus.

Sep 17, 2020

Bengaluru: People shield themselves using umbrellas during rains in Bengaluru on July 20, 2020.

Why parts of Bengaluru were flooded after downpour; netizens share glimpses

A downpour over the past day or so has left Bengaluru swimming quite literally. Netizens have been asking why this must be the case, and there are numerous possibilities from urban planning, to unchecked construction, lake reclamations and more.

Sep 10, 2020

Timelapse shows spread of Oregon Eagle Creek wildfire

Oregon skies redder than blood; what caused the 'apocalyptic' visuals

This isn't the first unfortunate incident of wildfires; similarly this is not the first time the sky has turned unbelievably red. Read on for recent similar instances