Four years ago, Ram Sakal Yadav, a young farmer in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi district, had almost packed his bags. He was set to migrate to Mumbai in search of a job that would ensure him a steady income.
Category: environment-feature
Cooped up, Indians rediscover fauna out there!
Locked in since the midnight of March 24 due to the coronavirus scare, people across India have rediscovered an array of fauna they have been living amid all the hustle and bustle of city life without perhaps even realising.
Clearing indoor pollutants with essential oils
Most studies suggest that concentration of pollutants is higher indoors due to less ventilation. And the fact that we spend as much as 80 per cent or more of our lives indoors this is an important issue to be addressed.
How flowers made this farmer's life bloom
Vijay Bahadur Maurya was an unhappy farmer in Salon in Rae Bareli till a few years ago. His farm land faced a problem of water seepage from a nearby drain and the crop yield could not even recover the basic costs.
Climate change and it’s impact on Tripura economy
A section of economists of Tripura believe it that the impact of climate change is very dangerous for Tripura economy because the economy of Tripura depends on agricultural production and a good numbers of labour will lost their job in near future.
Shifting Cultivation, a reason of climate change and its impact in Tripura
The reviews of literatures are being found that a section of the indigenous population practices Jhum (slash and burn) method of cultivation. The tribals who practice shifting cultivation are known as 'Jhumias'.
How this Hyderabad social entrepreneur is using big data to change farmers' lives
At a time of widespread agricultural distress caused by successive droughts, unremunerative farming and debt-trapped rural economies, a young man with his mobile app is showing how change can be brought in the life of farmers at the grassroot level.
To clean Goa beaches, this 'waste-bar' exchanges cigarette butts, used straws for beer
The initiative kicked off on January 30, when the first of the pop-up waste-bars opened up at the Zanzibar shack, located at the beach end of the popular Tito's Lane in the North Goan beach village of Baga.
CDB mulls plans to improve coconut plantation in Tripura
There are altogether 13 variants of coconut that will be planted in the piece of land allotted by state agricultural department located in the South Tripura District at the very skirts of National Highway 8,
Vaduvoor: A tiny village luring and feeding global birds
The birds' early morning playful chirps are heard from at least a mile away as winged adults train the young ones in flying and frolicking. Most of these visitors are aquatic birds. Two roadside watch-towers provide bird-watchers and photographers with a closer look.
Drying Ganga could stall food security and prevent achieving SDGs
Millions of people residing in the lower reaches of the Ganga basin in India may face food shortage in the next three decades if the much revered river continues to lose water due to factors that include unsustainable groundwater extraction, a study has claimed.
Setting an example: Temple, mosque, gurdwara join hands in this small UP town
The challenge is to maintain the cleanliness. We could clean only a small stretch of the river. We will rally again and take movement to second phase once we get directions from our elder brother Swami ji, says Rauf.
Fighting climate change: How a 'crazy' engineer solved Ladakh's water crisis
"It's a technique to harvest winter waste water in the form of ice. And by creating artificial glaciers at relatively lower altitudes, it was possible to get water when it was needed," Norphel said.
Kachchrapur to Safaipur: The magical transformation of a historic Delhi neighbourhood
"All the 144 households of the slum were linked to the main trunk sewer which was damaged and had to be replaced with the help of the Delhi Jal Board. There were no garbage bins in the houses and all the waste used to be dumped near the drain," said Lall.
Himalayan littering leading to brown-bear habit changes
Last week, around December 24, the officials finally sent it to the permanent care of a bear rescue centre run with the help of animal welfare organisation Wildlife SOS, where it will spend the rest of its life.
Making a difference: Teenager's passion sets an example in Kashmir
For the last four years, this teenaged breadwinner of the family has been collecting plastic bottles, metal scrap, empty tetra packs and other waste left behind by locals and tourists, who come to visit the lake and end up littering it.
Women power: How a forest was saved from timber mafia
"We don't cut trees on purpose any more and use the fallen trees and branches for all our needs," Jamuna said. "The amount we are able to save up during the rains is sufficient for the whole year."
Italian speleologist set to explore Meghalaya's caves
The 33-year-old cave explorer's hallmark is multi-disciplinary research where chemists, microbiologists, biologists and other experts contribute to dissecting the samples and findings in Karst caves.
Art goes public in the capital
Not just Lodhi Colony, but places like Shahpur Jat, Shankar Market, the Inland Container Depot in Okhla, city flyovers and metro stations too have been turned into giant canvases for paintings by artists.
A small Himachal village that's taking art to nature
The exhibition displayed terracotta sculptures of Mudita Bhandari, photographs by Ratika Singh, paintings by Neha Lavingia, as well as a soundscape by Nikhil Narendra, an e-book project by Rohini Kejriwal and a live installation by Gauri Sharma.
Bike-sharing schemes: Flourishing or running riot?
Liu Daizong, Programme Director at the World Resources Institute (WRI), said that although the WRI does not currently have data on bike sharing, the use of these bikes in Chinese cities is already at phenomenal levels.
On World Environment Day, activists want rivers declared as 'national asset'
River activist Devashish Bhattacharya pointed out that almost 80 per cent Indians depend on water from about a dozen rivers, but we still have a callous attitude towards these "life-lines".