Category: Environment
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Ozone layer: 5 ways to protect it
ON an issue related to the environment, the world had never stood as united as it did in 1987. An agreement came into effect after scientists conclusively proved that the ozone layer was critical in preventing people from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. The chemicals made on Earth were having a devastating effect on the…
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Five effects of climate change in India
IT is often called the ‘single biggest threat facing humanity,’ and almost every country acknowledges the science behind it; but the urgency and global unity to tackle the crisis of climate change is not at the level it should be. India, with a large landmass and enormous population, will not remain unscathed by this looming…
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5 NGOS in India working on environmental protection
AS every living creature on this planet depends on nature for sustenance, environmental protection has become more important than ever before. It is not simply about food, clothes or shelter anymore – it is much beyond that. We are depleting natural resources faster than nature can replenish them. One of the most difficult challenges that…
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5 NGOs working for climate change in India
IF you have ever wondered what is causing the summers to be too hot or why the winters have become colder. Or why are cyclones and tornadoes appearing so frequently and the ice in the North Pole melting, the answer is climate change. In acknowledgement to this, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in an…
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Earth Hour 2021: Participate & show you care
IN the last one year, as the COVID-19 pandemic has raged on, it has rapidly snowballed from a health emergency to an economic and societal one. Scientists have said this emergency is caused by our destruction of nature which has resulted in catastrophic weather events, locusts plague, wildfires, and the coronavirus. To begin repairing the…
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10 reasons to conserve forests, the lungs of the world
The coronavirus pandemic should have taught us a lesson on the ill effects of encroaching upon the natural world THE world loses 10 million hectares of forest (about the size of Iceland) each year. This accounts for up to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions – a major factor in climate change. To try and…
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10 New Year resolutions to reverse climate change
All of us can do something to address the most vital issue of our time THE United Nations recently declared that we are facing a climate emergency capable of ruining our environment and threatening human existence. Such a future will soon become reality if governments do not take swift and powerful action to reverse climate…