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Higher exposure to air pollution may affect mental health later in life: Study

When looking at individual air pollutants, the research found that long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide or fine particulate air pollution was associated with increased depressive symptoms

Published on 18th November 2020
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How Pamban's Kadal Osai is helping the fisherfolk listen to the true sound of the ocean and save the environment

Gayathri Usman, the current programme head of the Kadal Osai 90.4 FM joined the station. Gayathri had come to Ramanathapuram for a brief visit when she came to know about the community radio

Published on 16th November 2020
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IIT Roorkee researchers develop the world’s first specific bacterial biosensor to detect environmental pollutant

The biosensor showed a satisfactory and reproducible recovery rate for the detection of SDS in real samples of sewage water, river water, and pond water

Published on 11th November 2020
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How this NID student's recycled material 'grog' will reduce the mining of natural resources — and create cool tableware

NID student Shashank Nimkar was awarded the James Dyson India Award 2020 for coming up with a method to recycle post-industrial fired ceramic waste to create new products. We find out how

Published on 2nd November 2020
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How this device developed by Chennai start-up Earth Fokus will help save 95% of wastewater

IIT-Madras incubated start-up Earth Fokus has created adaptors that can easily be attached to your taps for you to become a bit more environment-friendly. We find out how

Published on 3rd November 2020
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Delhi government's anti-pollution campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' to be launched from November 2

Announcing that the campaign will be launched in all the 272 wards in Delhi from November 2, the minister said the campaign can reduce around 15-20 per cent pollution in Delhi

Published on 28th October 2020
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Air pollution may up risk of neurological disorders: Study

For the study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, the research team analysed the link between fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution and neurodegenerative diseases in the US

Published on 20th October 2020
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Kochi's St Berchman's College students, teachers team up to clean water bodies

The Botany Department head Joseph Job, the brain behind the initiative, said the sight of a nine-acre pond near the college becoming a dumping ground for waste proved the trigger

Published on 12th October 2020
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These 19-year-old girls want to start meaningful conversations in government schools across Telangana 

The four girls have visited nine schools and successfully conducted their workshops. Students also seem to have enjoyed it. Now, owing to the pandemic, they are planning virtual events. So stay tuned

Published on 30th August 2020
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How English prof Mohammad Azam is making Telangana's young more environmentally lit 

An Assistant Professor of English might be Mohammad Azam's designation but he does a whole lot more. We find out more about the prof who teaches environmental consciousness through seminars 

Published on 16th August 2020
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Here's how Bengaluru's Green Utsav can help you get environment-friendly desi festival prep 

Stop talking and start working for the environment — that's what Rishita Sharma believes in. She speaks about her initiative to rent eco-friendly party decor for events in and around Bengaluru

Published on 16th August 2020
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This 27-year-old innovator from Gujarat is making bricks by recycling single-use PPE kits and masks. Here's how

The Recycle Man of India Binish Desai tells us how his start-up is developing eco-friendly bricks by recycling used PPE kits and masks 

Published on 13th August 2020
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How EcoEdu is giving students the academic brush with nature our colleges and schools so desperately need 

Ulhas Anand, the co-founder of EcoEdu speaks about their activities on nature  that are not just limited to group discussions but include actual field visits that keep the children intrigued

Published on 6th August 2020
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Mad about mud: These two travelling architects are building mud houses across India

Coimbatore's Samyuktha Saravanan and Ladakh's Stanzing Phuntsog are from completely different places and cultures, but they are united in their love for one thing — mud!

Published on 17th July 2020
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At Kavya Madappa's Bluecat Paper, not a single tree is cut to make paper. Here's how

Kavya Madappa tells us how, with her venture Bluecat Paper, she is manufacturing paper from coffee husk, flax, lemongrass, banana, bagasse and other industrial waste

Published on 15th July 2020

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