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Ice Stupa: Artificial Glacier 2.0 title card with cones of ice on a mountain slope

November 24, 2017 / Artificail Glaciers, Glaciers

The Ice Stupa Project : Indias Artificial Glaciers 2.0

The Ice Stupa Project (Artificial Glaciers) is an innovative way to manage water shortage crisis in Northern India. Most villages…

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Waste Sorting and Segregation title card with separate bins for wet, dry and recyclable waste

October 8, 2017 / Segregation, Waste

Start Waste Segregation at Source

Waste segregation at source reduces 250-tonne of garbage dump. On 18 July 2017, MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) in…

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Plastic Recycling Codes title card with resin codes 1 to 7: PETE, HDPE, V, LDPE, PP, PS and other

August 31, 2017 / Recycling

Plastic Recycling Codes: What do these numbers mean?

Plastic Recycling Codes group plastics in 7 Major Categories based on the raw materials used. The use of Recycling Codes…

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Plastic Waste title card with a green tub full of discarded plastic bottles

August 12, 2017 / Air, Climate Change, Global Warming, greenStories, India, Plastic, Pollution, Wastage

Pollution by Plastic Waste

India recycles about 60% of plastic waste, compared to world’s average of 22%. Approximately 40,000 Tonnes of Plastic Waste is…

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Title card on the trillion-tonne, 5,800 sq km iceberg that broke off Antarctica's ice shelf on 12 July 2017, beside a map of Antarctica

July 20, 2017 / Climate Change, Emissions, Global Warming, Green Practice, greenStories, Water

Giant Iceberg Broke off from Antarctica

Iceberg 4 times the size of the state of Delhi breaks off from Antarctica’s Ice Shelf. On  12th July 2017,…

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The climate accord's three aims shown as icons: temperature control, emission reduction and greener finance

July 11, 2017 / Climate Change, Global Warming

The Climate Accord

153 Parties have ratified to the Paris Climate Accord of 2016. On 8th July 2017, United States of America won…

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Focus on Renewable Power

May 22, 2017 / Electricity, Global Warming, Green Practice, greenStories, India, Power, Renewable Power, Solar

Focus on Renewable Power: Plans to drop Coal Based UMPP

  Plans for 4000 MW coal based power plants dropped to focus on Renewable Power. In a first of its…

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Water Wastage title card with dripping taps and a leaking pipe

April 14, 2017 / Global Warming, India, Wastage, Water

Water Wastage : Most Common Causes

Ignorance and Negligence are the root causes of water wastage all over the globe. 1 person wastes somewhere between 0-45L water everyday.

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Standard water requirements: icons for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing clothes and cleaning around a water drop

April 6, 2017 / Green Practice, India, Standards, Water

What are Standard Water Requirements?

Standard Water Requirements are important sustainable development indicator for every society. There is a growing demand on the existing water…

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Supreme Court ban on BS III vehicles: a car moving from Bharat Stage III and Euro 3 to Bharat Stage IV and Euro 4 emission standards

April 2, 2017 / Air, Emissions, Global Warming, Green Practice, India, Ozone, Pollution, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Bans BS III Vehicles

Supreme Court Bans BS III Vehicles with effect from 1st April 2017. On 29th March 2017, the Supreme Court of India…

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