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Bengaluru environmentalist and director of Eco Watch

The Earth Hour - is just one hour enough for this Earth?

The term -"Corporate Social Responsibility-" has to be implemented in the true sense.

14 April 2018 4:45 AM IST

The worlds 250 biggest listed companies account for a third of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: AFP)

Ecoistic: How to trap those carbon-credits

As per Kyoto protocol, developed nations should reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2 % by 2012 against 1990...

7 April 2018 7:05 AM IST

Conversion of farmlands and eco-zones to urban spaces has reduced the amount of land that is available for food and other biotic resources.

Ecoistic: Peri-urbanization

It was right in the beginning of the 21st century that the word -"Urban-" started becoming synonymous with 'Growth' &...

31 March 2018 2:52 AM IST

A lot of changes have been reported in the distribution of species.

Ecoistic: Solid Waste Management in Bengaluru still a major concern

Changes in biological diversity and ecosystem services due to climate change are not always negative.

17 March 2018 2:27 AM IST

Noting that Bengaluru produces around 4,000 tonnes of waste daily, a civic group, Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT), also blames delay in clearing major projects by the state government for the waste going untreated in the city. The problem is aggravated if big projects like the bio-methnanization plant and setting up of organic waste converters for composting are stalled, it says.

Ecoistic: Solid Waste Management in Bengaluru still a major concern

SWM Service Provider Empanelment program aims to create a platform for solid waste service providers to enlist...

10 March 2018 2:37 AM IST

15 per cent actual green cover required in every state. Cities like Chattisgarh, Ahmedabad have the required cover.

Ecoistic: Bengaluru saved by its people and media...

Trees are the most important component of any ecosystem since it is the Tree / Vegetation / Flora that determines its...

24 Feb 2018 7:00 AM IST

There is no way of increasing the withdrawal from Cauvery as the Cauvery basin and its catchment region in Kodagu district & its surrounding has been affected.

Can Cauvery really save Bangalore?

Bangalore is the sixth largest metropolis in the country and a nerve center for various cultural, social, religious &...

17 Feb 2018 3:20 AM IST

The amount of naturally produced CO2 is almost perfectly balanced by the amount naturally removed. But even small changes caused by human activities can have a significant impact on this balance.

Ecoistic: Greenhouse gas blues fighting the emission war

CO2 is the most significant of the gases in our atmosphere which keep the Earth warm.

10 Feb 2018 6:39 AM IST

Urbanization has severely affected the urban ecological system and the natural resource base that actually sustains the entire city and its population. (Representational image)

Ecoistic: From growing crops to cultivating concrete

There is an urgent need to reframe our policies and development frame work if we need to sustain the city and its...

3 Feb 2018 2:29 AM IST

Much before Bengaluru was called a Garden City, it was called the City of Lakes thanks to its 1200 lakes, 40 to 50 per cent of which were man-made.

Ecoistic: Install STPs, harvest rain, save our lakes!

The purpose of artificial lakes is to store rain water, recharge groundwater and cool the city.

27 Jan 2018 2:58 AM IST