More: Environment
Water logging and Salinity: A threat in the face of barrenness
The Annual
cost of crop losses from the problem of water logging and salinity has been
estimated between Rs 15bn and Rs 55bn
Currently,
different areas in the...
WWF Launches Activation Hub to Help Prevent 10 Million Metric Tons of Global Plastic Waste
The global plastic pollution crisis is
threatening the natural environment on which we depend – impacting oceans, communities,
wildlife, and people at an unprecedented rate. While...
Prevailing Plastic Pollution in Pakistan
In recent
times our globe has trodden the path of development and advancement by leaps
and bounds. This advancement and progress have taken place up to...
5 things you need to know about forests and the UN
Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth, and play a
major role in the fight against climate change. With the 2019 session of...
Will Oceans Continue To Absorb CO2 As They Do Now?
Each year around 40 billion tons of CO2 is
released into the air, but 20 billion tons is recaptured through natural
processes -- sometimes we just...
The Existential Crisis of Global Warming and Carbon Capture
If we care about our earth (and the
readers here are most likely to) the story is quite simple: We emit 40
billion tons of carbon...
Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’
Imagine a world in which practically everyone works in jobs that are
helping to transform the global economy, and bring about a world
where business can thrive and...
The clean hydrogen future has already begun
There is a growing international consensus that clean hydrogen will play
a key role in the world’s transition to a sustainable energy future. It is
crucial...
Knowledge-based technologies can decrease flood losses
Recent floods saturated the grounds in dry regions,
though it also brought grief and pain for the residents. New emerging
technologies and knowledge-based companies suggest up-to-date...
Air pollution and climate change: Two sides of the same coin
Erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, dust storms and
meteorites smashing into the Earth’s crust are natural phenomena that can cause
climate change and air pollution: dinosaurs may have...