Environment

From coming 'Gudhi Padwa', the Maharashtra Day, in March 2018, plastic bottles, thermocol plates/bowls/spoons will be banned in Maharashtra schools and govt offices. This ban will be further extended to private offices also later. Like a few other states which have become plastic-free, Maharashtra

This is the story of 70-year old Kartik Manji which is so inspiring. Compliments to Debabrate Mohanty for this report published in Hindustan Times. Such stories are a motivation to others and the media should walk that extra mile to bring this in public domain. In a region where deprivation sweeps

Media reports many a times of steps being taken to shun away plastic bags, many NGOs are also making efforts in this direction, even states after states have come out with rules which prohibit the use of polythene - still we do not see any drop in its use. Throughout the country when one travels

With an aim of depending less on diesel gen sets, an ambitious greening effort in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been planned to set up Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plants at two sites in Port Blair with battery storage amounting to 25 MW. This is just short of half the islands’ current