Good Practices

Good Practices

Daspara becomes India's first Sustainable Bio-Village

Daspara, a serene village in Tripura, has gained recognition as a thriving bio-village, showcasing how rural communities can lead the way in sustainability. This transformation is driven by the Tripur...

Eco-friendly Initiatives for a Clean and Green Mahakumbh 2025

The Maha Kumbh Mela, estimated to have 400 million participants, is taking place in Prayagraj is planned to be the largest gathering of people in the world, from January 13 to February 26, 2025....

Sustainable cooling methods to manage global warming in South Asia

Studies following the Paris Agreement of 1.5℃ limit of global warming, suggest that South Asia has the most influx of global warming. Emission levels are very high in these developing nations. The ...

Bengaluru offers green rides; its first electric bus

Bengaluru welcomed its first electric bus on Thursday, 30th September. Transport minister B Sriramulu inaugurated the 'green bus'. As a feeder service at Namma Metro station; which serve as connectin...

Sustainable Green Projects in Tamil Nadu Districts

Tamil Nadu’s Virudhanagar district has launched a novel campaign ‘Green Drive’, aimed at sustainable greenery development by the convergence of resources from several departments. ...

'Crockery bank'- a women-led initiative to conserve environment

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report of 2018-19 stated that 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic waste was produced in India in 2018-19 and has only increased since then. Sameera Satija ...

Did you know?

  • Eleven percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans are due to deforestation.
  • One billion tons of water falls every minute. Clouds are like floating reservoirs of water. Like squeezing a sponge, they redistribute water as rain, sleet and snow.
  • The term global warming refers to the long-term warming of the planet. The term climate change encompasses global warming, but refers to the broader range of changes that are happening to our planet.
  • Up to 5 million deaths a year could be averted if the global population was more active- WHO.
  • Insufficiently active people have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to sufficiently active people. WHO
  • People having chronic conditions (hypertension, type 2 diabetes, HIV and cancer) should do at least 2.5-5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity. WHO
  • 1 person dies from suicide every 40 seconds & almost 8,00,000 people die every year making it the second leading cause of death in individuals aged 15-29 years. who
  • There are only 2 mental health workers per 1,00,000 population in low-income countries & 70 per 1,00,000 population in high-income countries. who
  • The global economy loses about $1 trillion per year in productivity due to depression and anxiety. who
  • Indians are three times more prone to heart attack than Europeans and Americans: Dr Devi Shetty. Financial Express
  • About 800 million tons of carbon are stored in the trees that make up the urban forests of the U.S. nitro fill
  • Mature trees can absorb roughly 48 pounds of CO2 a year and help to reduce ozone levels in urban areas. nitro fill
  • To prevent warming beyond 1.5°C, we need to reduce emissions by 7.6% every year from this year to 2030. (EGR, 2019)
  • 2019 was the second hottest year on record in the last 140 years, just behind 2016, averaging 0.95 of a degree C above the normal (NOAA)
  • Earth naturally sequesters half the CO2 produced by human beings.
  • Highest concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere ever recorded in human history was in July 2021, 416 ppm.
  • On an average, global glaciers have thinned by 10 metres since 1980.
  • Only 57 countries (representing 60 percent of global emissions) are on track to meet their commitments by 2030.
  • Ocean absorbs 93% of the excess heat and 30% of the CO2 emissions produced from human activity. (IPCC, 2019)
  • Around 54% of greenhouse gas emissions come from just 3 of the biggest emitters, USA, China and Europe while the 100 least-emitting countries contribute less than 3%. (Climate Watch, 2020)
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