From Gold to Green: Tirupati Temple Improving Carbon Footprint
Background: India is a country with a population of over a billion people. The nation has ample necessity and opportunity to use more sustainable sources of energy. There are many places across the country where this is taking place. One very prominent and inspirational example is in Tirumala. The Problem: …
Growing Population Plus Lack of Sanitary Water Make Bad Combination
India is the seventh largest nation in the world and the second largest in Asia. It ranks number two in the world by population with approximately 1.2 billion people (that’s seventeen percent of the world’s population of 7.2 billion). It is home to some of the brightest minds as well …
Dams in Northeast India Threaten Ecosystems
Ambitious planners in New Delhi look to build 160 dams in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India’s northeastern states located east of Bangladesh. Arunachal Pradesh has the potential to be a major center for the nation’s dam building program because of the massive Brahmaputra River. The Brahmaputra, one of the world’s …
Nature: Energy Reforms of India
Across the world the problems of global climate change have affected all aspects of life of both humans and animals alike. Regarding humans, in this new decade, people use electricity and energy like they do air; it is a necessity that is taken for granted and not even thought about. …
Corruption Underlying Cause of Indian Sanitation Problems
If you watch Indian movies, then you may not realize that many of the scenes are shot in beautiful locations outside of India. A main reason for this is that the trash build up is making what was once a very beautiful country begin to look filthy. Now, Indians are …
Pollution Power Rankings: New Delhi Takes The Top Spot
Mother Nature seems to be falling to a new trend these days, and it has quite literally taken the world by storm. Referred to as a “smog epidemic”, the trend can be seen in places like Indonesia and France, where the majority of citizens have suffered the consequences— Paris recently …