Climate Friendly News Updates
The largest number of youth in the world are in India making up twenty per cent of the Indian population. Yet very few youth work with full force to combat climate change. Vinisha Umashanakar and Archana Soreng were some of the few Indian Youth attendees at COP26. The youth are indeed planting trees, conserving water
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If you like the article, do share it on all social media handles, because such articles do not come on the first page of search engine results without the support of readers. Every little helps There is a story in the Ramayana about a squirrel and Lord Rama. When Lord Rama was preparing for the
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Traditional Plant based Intermittent Fasting is good not only for health but also to reduce carbon emissions. At Cop26 that commences on October 31st plant-based diet will be the main menu served to the delegates. Traditional Plant-based Intermittent Fasting is either forgotten or not followed strictly. Now that intermittent fasting is trending both for health
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Ahead of the COP26, a report by United Nations University about ageing dams has become a raging toping. Here are the reasons mentioned in the report for dam decommissionings. There are three ways of dam decommissioning. In the first method, the dam is retained; however, it is used for other purposes. In the second scenario,
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In the movie ‘Social Dilemma’; Computer scientist Jaron Lanier says, “when you take money from a sponsor, you say, ‘Give me ten million dollars, and I will change the world one per cent in the direction you want it to change.’” Yesterday I watched ‘Social Dilemma’ on YouTube because my friend Rosh shared the link.
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In recent years, many cities reached 50C in the summers. The high rise in temperature leads to the increased consumption of Air Conditioners and other cooling devices. The increase in the use of electricity meant more carbon emissions. One widely acclaimed solution is to paint the rooftops white. Painting the rooftops white has been a
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Climate-friendly lifestyle of 1983 The rooster crows at the break of dawn, waking up Amma to a new morning. She goes to the kitchen, lights the hearth with a few drops of kerosene, coconut shells and a match stick and goes out to fetch water from the well. When the rope brushes against the pulley
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As parents, we always worry about our kid’s addiction to online games. Many parents raise their voices to ban the games because the obsession with online games leads some children to take even their lives. However, the pandemic has only increased our dependence on the virtual world. We need to learn how to live with
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Neighbours, Suni and Rama, have come to hand over washed and dried milk sachets. “Once again I will wash the sachets with detergent”, says Leelamma Mathew who Recycles Trash to Elegant Home Decor. Her neighbours collect used milk sachets, wash and give them to Leelamma. The 67-year-old makes a mental calculation of how to put
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This is the month of Karkidakam, the last month in the Malayalam year. It is the month of monsoon and considered a bad month as there is no farming due to heavy rains. People being peasants, traditionally, they will have less food to consume. People mostly stay inside because of the heavy rains and try
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