Emperor penguin – the tallest and heaviest living penguin species
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. It is the only penguin species that breeds during…
Urban Heat Island (UHI)
What is an urban heat island? An urban heat island is an urban area or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural area due…
Green energy
Green energy is energy that can be produced using a method, and from a source, that causes no harm to the natural environment. What’s the difference between…
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 – Objective, Schedules,Amendments and Jurisdiction
Why did the Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972? The Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 to effectively protect the wild…
Carbon neutral and net zero
What does it mean to become carbon neutral? Businesses often speak about becoming carbon neutral. This means they’re taking steps to remove the equivalent amount of CO2…
Causes of climate change – human & natural
What causes climate change? The climate on Earth has been changing since it formed 4.5 billion years ago. Until recently, natural factors have been the cause of…
Carbon capture and storage
What is carbon capture and storage? Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way of reducing carbon emissions, which could be key to helping to tackle global…
Carbon sequestration
Preventing the earth’s atmosphere from warming any further is taking a huge collective effort by humanity. From ending our dependency on carbon-emitting fuels to establishing a net…
Conservation Agriculture – principles , benefits & problems
Conservation agriculture, as defined by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), is “a farming system that promotes maintenance of a permanent soil cover, minimum soil…
Fertigation – an efficient method of fertilizer application
Fertigation is a method of fertilizer application in which fertilizer is incorporated within the irrigation water by the drip system. In this system fertilizer solution is distributed…