Representative image generated using AI KOLKATA: As World Environment Day approaches on June 5, this year hosted by Azerbaijan under the theme “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future”, the conversation globally tends to drift toward the visible and the vivid: forests, oceans, melting glaciers. Steel rarely makes the cut. It is unglamorous, industrial,…
In an interview with India Today, Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, discussed the heatwaves impacting India and the need for better urban planning. She explained that the current crisis is a combination of climate change and environmental mismanagement. Narain stated, ‘The world has now seen searing heat across, and…
Varanasi: To promote green mobility, the Varanasi Development Authority has ordered 100 e-bikes for its staff busy in field work.VDA vice-chairman Purna Bora said, “Over 90% of the VDA’s officials and other employees remain busy in field. Approximately 300-400 litres of petrol and diesel is estimated to be consumed in their field visits and other…
Bhubaneswar: The staff at Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have decided to use electric vehicles (EVs), replacing a significant share of its 90 diesel-run vehicles used for official and field work.BMC officials on Friday said that the move was aimed at promoting green mobility and reducing dependence on fossil fuels, given the current situation, and supporting…
