Advancement in technology has brought about a revolution in exchange of ideas and communication. Getting in touch with a person in any part of the world has now become simpler and quicker, thus expanding the global market in terms of latest gadgets and electronic products. The question which arises is- At what cost are we producing such electronic gadgets and devices?

Rivers have always held a special place in world history. They have been the deciding factor in the location of settlements, universities and forts; and lives of people have revolved around rivers whether as a source of water or as a means of livelihood, as a mode of transport or even as a place for leisure.

In my kindergarten days, we learnt that the Indian subcontinent undergoes six seasons, with the approximate duration of each being two months. These are as follows: spring, summer, monsoons, early autumn, late autumn & winter.

It’s not as if I’m not concerned about the environment, or am not affected by the degrading quality of air in our cities. Like many others, I too have read the reams reports written about on global warming in the newspapers

The bus journey to Meppady promises a magnificent scenic beauty of tea and coffee estates on either side of the road and ravishingly elegant misty hills in the distance. The fresh greenery after a heavy downpour added exquisite splendor to the nature,

Apart from many other natural and cyclic factors affecting our environment there are several human induced nuisances that are leading to the extinction of biodiversity and unhealthy atmospheric conditions to live in. Out of these numerous man originated factors, introduction of chemicals and radioactive substances into the living surroundings has affected a vast section...

The Earth is made up of five elements which are water, fire, metal, earth and wood. The basic elements of life are either being misused or polluted by man. Our whole ecology is totally dependent on these elements. Mans greed to achieve comfort has endangered the environment to a great extent, the immediate result of which is that global warming and climate change.

Global warming today is a burning environmental issue which is bothering environmentalists all around the world, and why not, it is an issue that tends to challenge the very existence of life on earth. Though few scientists think that global warming

Global population is growing rapidly, especially in certain geographical regions, and with it there has been an increase in a number of other things, such as use of energy resources and food requirement. While the immediate and urgent nature of these problems has drawn much attention, the issue of waste management has only recently gained momentum, with efforts being...

The seemingly exponential acceleration of technological improvements present a fair share of cravings – cravings that extend beyond one’s feelings of inadequacy that cannot be quelled until one gets one’s hands on the next big thing.

“If I were a Star, my blaze and profoundly passionate fury could char the whole world into a gutted land. If I were a Sea Wave, my belligerence and aggressive wrath could incapacitate the whole world in its voracious mouth.

In the first week of May 2009, Kolkata experienced a heat wave, unheard of and unnatural for this part of the country. The temperature peaked at 43◦ Celsius, with the humidity level soaring at 95%. The last time the city had experience such

With Global Warming and pollution assuming centre stage in the concern for environment protection, a few lately emerged menaces to the environment are going relatively and dangerously unnoticed. One such looming threat stems literally from man made causes. Stepping out from the pages of science fiction itself

Back in the Roaring Twenties, while the human world celebrated a decade of economic prosperity and the birth of Jazz, the animal world in America’s Yellowstone National Park was instead facing a tense standoff with death. Yellowstone’s

Ozone layer is a region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone. The layer is of two types namely bad ozone, formed in the lower atmosphere called Troposphere

The term ‘Biodiversity’ first used by wildlife scientist and conservationist Raymond F. Desman and was not so much in use until the 1980s.Initially the concept was mainly used to define the number of animal and plant species present in a given area.

Let me begin by quoting Nicolas Stern, former chief economist of the World Bank, “The inability to forecast climate change has been the worst market failure which the world shall witness with a potential to shrink global

In the year 1999 and seven months [July] The great King of Terror will come from the sky He will resurrect Ghengis Khan Before and after war rules happily.   Nostradamians have interpreted this quatrain as his prophecy for the third World War. While the world is still in dilemma over the above interpretation that it actually meant a World War, but situation these...

In present times when Global Warming, E-waste, Waste management, et al take centre stage when it to comes to policies and debates on environmental conservation, the four- legged one and his habitat are more often than not neglected. Wildlife Conservation as an issue has been recognized for long now but has not been given the serious brainstorming or policy regulation...