Environmental degradation costs India $80 billion annually

Environmental degradation costs India about Rs.3.75 trillion ($80 billion) annually - equivalent to 5.7 percent of the GDP - with air pollution being a major contributor, a World Bank report released Wednesday said.

Innovations for the planet: João Lammoglia's AIRE Concept

Most (if not all) of us use portable devices like mobile phones, tablets, etc. These have become an indispensable part of our lives offering functions as simple as an alarm clock to as complex as an augmented reality GPS. But one of the greatest problems of the massive use of these gadgets (and one that we realize only when they run out of battery in a situation where recharging is impossible) is that- well they all run on electricity, which in most cases is generated by non-renewable means like coal, etc. This is a 'predatory process' responsible for approximately half the emissions of harmful gases. And besides, the extraction of these fossil fuels provokes irreparable damage to our Earth.

India shows the way forward by banning captive dolphin shows

In a bold move to protect the well-being of dolphins, India has moved to ban dolphin shows.

Raabia Hawa: Beauty with the Beasts

Raabia Hawa is Kenyan. A conservationist, she was recently awarded the status of honorary KWS ranger and was featured on the cover page of Animal Welfare magazine. Raabia is aspiring to the Kenyan parliament, to be the change she wants to see in the world, for Kenyans, for Kenya's natural heritage and riches - the wildlife, the environment. She is a radio presenter for XFM on the mid morning show and on the weekends at East FM. She is 29, Kenyan born; she is part of the land.

Siddhant Sadangi of Youthleader magazine talks to this “child of the wild”!

How clean is hydroelectricity?

Due to absence of smokestacks or radioactive waste, hydropower is often considered a clean source of power. But is it really? Lets find out.

A Second chance

Well I am not much of a story writer, but I had written this for a competition, hoping to gather attention to the cruel world of dog-fighting.

Van Mahotsav: A week for the trees

So we in India are currently celebrating the Van Mahotsav (Festival of trees). Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated in the first week of July. This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India's Union Minister for Agriculture, Kulapati Dr. K M Munshi (yes there were times when we had such politicians).

Are you worth it?

The date June 29th, 2013 will be remembered by animal welfare activists throughout India. This was the day when India joined Israel and many other EU countries to ban cosmetic testing on animals, and became the first South Asian country in doing so. But many still are unaware of the horrors of animal testing, and many still support it in the name of science. Here's something which attempts to bring things into perspective.