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Covid-19 pandemic: boon or bane for the environment?

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The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) first emerged at the end of December 2019, from the Seafood market in Wuhan City of China, and was declared as a global public health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Nationwide lockdowns were imposed and the everyday activities of the world were turned upside down. This blog intends to take into account both the positive and the negative environmental impacts of the pandemic.     Let us first have a detailed look at the positive impacts of the pandemic.   1.       Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions As all the industries, companies and factories were shut down, there was a drop in greenhouse gas emissions which reduced the level of air pollution- a positive sign for the ozone layer. A halt in travel related activities lead to lesser consumption of fossil fuels, adding to the good quality of air. This was a good sign for the ozone layer and it seemed like the earth was healing itself.   2.       Reduction in water pollution Usually
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A tribute to those leading the change

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Environmental depletion has been a matter of concern for many decades now. Climate change, pollution, and ozone layer depletion have been on the rise at an alarming rate due to the reckless exploitation of our resources. To protect Mother Earth from becoming a sweltering, barren land incapable of nurturing life, we need to bring about a change. A change to reverse the damages humankind has inflicted upon the environment. Fortunately, many environmentalists have been working around the clock to make the Earth a better place for all of us. We present to you four such environmentalists and their ideologies. “Empowering the Poor Can Facilitate Environment Protection” - Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was an environmental and political activist. She was the first-ever African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was bestowed with this honour for her contribution towards sustainable development, democracy and peace. She believed that “You cannot protect the environment unless you empower
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A green Christmas

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It's that time of the year when the holidays are just around the corner, and we eat the most food, spend the most money, and of course, enjoy ourselves in the company of family and friends. Christmas is by far one of the busiest and most celebrated holidays but while we feast, wine, and dine our way through December and into January,   what toll does Christmas have on the environment? In the last century, excess has seemed normal - even welcomed - especially around the holidays.  We overeat, overdrink, elaborately decorate, and of course, frivolously shop. However, the spirit of Christmas is embodied in values like family, love, friendship, and sharing. With some time and good planning, it's possible to have a memorable green Christmas without spending a lot of money. Resorting to overconsumption doesn't guarantee happiness as it is a good idea to avoid the "excessive consumerism" trap.  Christmas has dramatically been commercialized over the years ,  benefitting
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A glimpse of the future

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The world is moving fast and humans tend to have everything at their fingertips. As we all know, advancement in technology has caused an adverse effect on nature in one way or the other. We’ve compiled a list of modern technology which will not only make your life easier but also preserve mother nature. Isn’t that cool? So, here are some of the ideas which will be our new and better future. One such technology is that of renewable and  rechargeable batteries . As the name suggests, these batteries can be charged, and thus there is no need to replace them. This means that you would not have to buy new cells again and again for your home appliances. These batteries are available in different shapes and sizes. They are economical too. The cost price of rechargeable batteries is more than that of their disposable counterparts. However, come to think of it, rechargeable batteries are like a one-time investment. One has to spend a little extra in the beginning and then these batteries can la
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Can online transactions be unsustainable?

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Crypto is a collection of binary data which is primarily used as a medium of exchange. There is no physical form of crypto, It just exists in the computer database. Crypto can also be used as a form of payment online in order to exchange goods and services. Cryptocurrencies work using a technology called blockchain. In recent times, the cryptocurrency which has caught the eye of all the people is Bitcoin. After the introduction of Bitcoin in the cryptocurrency, there are several apps that have emerged to make the investments more simple and easier, allowing users to make purchases for amounts as low as ten rupees.   Crypto has been the talk of the town ever since the business tycoon Elon Musk admitted to being an ardent supporter of the virtual asset. When he revealed in February 2021 that he himself has invested in Bitcoin, the value of all cryptos skyrocketed and have been on the rise thereafter. Due to this newly garnered support from people, the Indian youth has also already start
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On the verge of collapse?

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Sustainability is a term we see used around a lot these days; we often see it in the marketing campaigns of several brands, companies talking about how their products are sustainable or environmentalists discussing sustainability as a crucial must to save our planet. The term holds significant value but is tossed around at a magnitude far lower than what it holds.   To put it succinctly, sustainability or a sustainable process is one where the implication or rather the ramification is the maintenance of the natural resource at an optimum level. If we take Petrol or Oil into consideration, the rate at which we mine them is far greater than the rate at which they are repleted. When we see that various brands are implementing strategies to become more sustainable, they either switch to a more renewable source or change the manufacturing process so that the consequence is the minimum depletion of the natural resource employed.   The exploitation of natural resources so far has had an alarm
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A collection of lucky escapes

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Animals around the world are threatened with extinction in different ways but there is still hope to save those species who are at the brink of vanishing forever. Since the 1960s, various organisations, governments and individual conservationists have made several efforts to stop human practices that harm such species and have taken great measures to increase the population of species that have sparse inhabitants.   Governments across the globe have established several acts and wildlife sanctuaries to ascertain the safety and preservation of these varied species. The following are five animals which were once critically endangered but then saved by the aforementioned efforts :   Humpback Whale  - This mammal, popularly known as the singing whale, went almost extinct in the 1960s, a period in which it was commercially hunted. The newly made efforts to preserve wildlife came through as the ESA -The Endangered Species Act- and individual nature conservationists who worked to protect the a
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