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Experts propose 'carbon bank' to monetise Maharashtra's ecological wealthMaharashtra plans to create a 'Maharashtra Carbon Bank' to leverage its ecological resources for climate benefit. The proposed initiative a...
Oysters disappeared from Ireland's Dublin Bay for 200 years; now 18,000 of them are restoring water purity and reducing coastal erosionOysters are more than fine dining choices; they can also restore ecosystems and purify water. After disappearing from Dublin Bay for over 2...
In 2017, billionaire couple gave $165 million to save 24,000 acres of California coastline. It was the biggest donation in the history of Nature ConservancyIn 2017, technology billionaires Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to The Nature Conservancy to help protect 24,364 acres of C...
Himachal signs MoU with ISB to unlock Rs 22,600 crore forest economy potentialHimachal Pradesh Forest Department and ISB-BIPP signed a five-year pact. This partnership aims to unlock the state's forest economy potenti...
Plant 500 trees and explain Rs 11.22 crore additional income: A rare direction from ITAT Chandigarh asks taxpayer with Rs 1.79 lakh income shown in ITRThis Haryana man's case was picked up for scrutiny, and during the proceedings the Assessing Officer found large cash deposits, unsecured l...
Tech billionaires Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to protect a stunning 24,000-acre stretch of California coastline visible from spaceJack and Laura Dangermond have made a monumental donation of $165 million to The Nature Conservancy, ensuring the permanent protection of t...
Firefighters battle one of Spain's biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the MediterraneanSpain's firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in Guadalajara, which is one of the country's largest blazes. This extreme heat wave i...
Mere lip service won't save our rich forestsSenior forest officials in Haryana are locked in a turf war over illegal tree felling. This dispute highlights a wider problem of instituti...
Arunachal is India's 'largest' carbon sink: Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh is recognized as India's largest carbon sink. Chief Minister Pema Khandu highlights the state's significant contribution ...
Passing the big buck, it runs in the familyFamily offices manage significant global capital mainly to preserve wealth during an intergenerational transfer. Emerging social, ecologica...
Smart villages should be built on the line of smart cities: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari advocated for the development of smart villages alongside smart cities, proposing affordable housing with free...
Nitin Gadkari to launch 100pc ethanol-fueled car on Aug 29Gadkari said that he started taking interest in biofuels in 2004 after the petrol price hike in the country and visited Brazil for this pur...
Four paradoxes that are challenges in the 'Indian century'What should India do in the context of these global grand challenges? India is, perhaps, best placed to provide an alternative world view a...
India needs to promote flex-fuel vehicles to tide over fluctuations in crude oil prices: Nitin GadkariFlex-fuel compatible cars can run on more than one type of fuels and also on a mixture. Typically, a blend of petrol and ethanol or methano...
Urban Naxals hindering India's development: PM Narendra Modi"Such a huge statue of Sardar Saheb inspires us to stick to the pledge of unity." Modi maintained that solutions to issues like the simulta...
Nature's fragility: More than lip serviceIt is time to seriously consider the recommendations of the Gadgil committee report. Assess these in light of the repeated instance of extr...
Twenty water recycling plants coming up on Ganga: Nitin GadkariAddressing the World Cultural Festival, Gadkari said government has decided to use water from recycling plants at 13 railway stations and r...
Western Ghats: HLWG for prohibitory regime in 60,000 sq km areaA report on Western Ghats prepared by K Kasturirangan-led HLWG has recommended prohibition on development activities in 60,000 sq km ecolog...
Mahatma Gandhi, unlike Keynes opposed an economic system where materialism matteredGandhi argued that all efforts to improve the human condition are bound to fail unless they put dharma above pursuit of arth (wealth) and k...
Single light enough to banish darknessDiwali hasn't been hit by load-shedding. It seems to shine more brightly in the city blessed by Ma Lakshmi, the Lotus-Born Goddess of Wealt...