Revival of the Environment Friendly Pattal
byIn the world of packs, packaging, and plastic, the ‘Pattal’ (leaf plates) are ready for another humble beginning, it’s the rebirth and revival of…
Environment
Light – Or Garbage? – At The End Of The Tunnel
byThe 9 km long Atal Tunnel below the Rohtang pass has been inaugurated, the foundation stone laid by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi ten years back…
Mass Tourism Poses A Threat To Lahaul Valleys Environment
byManali: Sheltered for millennia from influx of large human populations, opening up of Rohtang Tunnel has suddenly exposed pristine Lahaul valley to mass tourism,…
Bamboo Farming Generating Eco-friendly Employment In Himachal
byDharamshala: Keeping in view the threat posed by the excessive use of polythene bags to the environment in Himachal Pradesh, the State Govt. banned…
Work From Manali Homestays
byManali: Prior to coronavirus lockdowns causing massive disruptions, whenever a company approved a ‘work from home’ request, it was a dream come true. Those…
The Lockdown Diaries (XVII) — Puranikoti And The Other Side Of COVID
bySocial distancing actually works! It’s been more than a month since I arrived in my little village near Shimla from Delhi and my Oxymeter…
Kangra University Plans Botanical Garden At Dharamshala Campus
byDharamshala: A botanical garden is being established at Jadarangal ( Chamunda) in Dharamshala on behalf of the Central University, An expert committee has been formed…
World Bank Tops Up $ 400 Million For Clean Ganga Project
byNew Delhi: The World Bank enhanced its support for the Government of India’s program to rejuvenate the Ganga River with a $400 million operation…
The Lockdown Diaries (XI) – The Next Pandemic Could Well Be ‘Made In India’
bySo narrowly focused are we on the pandemic that two environmental milestones have gone unnoticed. One, the 50th Earth Day has come and gone…
IIT Mandi Recycle PET Waste Bottles Into High Efficiency Face Masks
byMandi: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers have developed indigenous technology for manufacturing high-efficiency face masks from waste ‘PET bottles’. Dr. Sumit Sinha Ray,…