The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) spans over 5.37 lakh km2 nearly 16.2% of the total geographical area of the country. Administratively, the ten states i.e. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya are…
By now, we are all aware of what the term ‘Eco-bricking’ means. For those who don’t, it’s nothing but a simple solution to our plastic waste and problems related to its efficient management. Without the need for expensive machines and…
The most common thing that we tend to see and use on an everyday basis are articles made of plastic, like bags, water bottles, kitchen appliances, etc. We had been using plastic bags as a free and easy solution for…
The biodiversity act of 2016, Western Australia not only aims at eradicating and destroying the presence and spread of environmental pests and other organisms, but it also aims to manage it. According to Baetman and Peralman (2017), the act aims…
In today’s world where plastic use has become a dominant part of our lives, not many people are aware of the term ‘Ecobricking’. It is a new sustainable way to use plastic for a good cause. The process of making…
Objectives of Extended Producer Responsibility have been the essence of most policies and legislation which deal with the management of recyclable commodities. The growth in the consumption of diverse complex commodities since the past decade has led to a grave…
According to the rules of Plastic waste management, steps have been taken to decrease the generation and use of plastic waste and ensure the segregated storage of plastic waste at the source. Responsibilities had been assigned to local bodies, gram…
It’s not hard to say that this decade has seen a sudden growth in plastic use. Despite the efforts made by our government, the citizens of our country don’t pay much heed to its policies. This plastic use had increased…
As per the worst case scenarios by the UN’s climate change projections, global temperatures would increase by more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) by 2100, leading to at least 1.5 feet (0.5 meters) in global sea level rise.…
