Climate Change is Real: Chennai Faces Floods Again
Last week, Chennai faced heavy downpour which disturbed the daily life of people. On October 30th, the North East monsoon lashed the city. Most of the schools were shut and employers of the private sector were allo.wed to work from home. Introduction Dejavu: The recent rains in Chennai brought back …
Festival Of Lights Or Pollution: Delhi Cracker Ban Upholds Our Traditions And Health
The people living in the National Capital region usually start bursting crackers from the Dhanteras onwards. But this year, the Diwali celebrations were sober. Did the ban of bursting crackers, by the SC, reduce the fervor that the festival usually brings with it? Anyway, there are a few section of …
Air Masks Made Compulsory In Delhi Due To Poor Quality Of Air
The increased levels of pollution in Delhi and the effect it has on the people living there. The government takes drastic steps to curb the air pollution. Air Quality Degrades In Delhi The air quality in Delhi is entering the red zone. A study by World Health Organisation (WHO) showed …
Elphinstone Railway Station Stampede: More Than Time Lost!
Heavy rains bring disease, plagues, and panic. However, this monsoon unraveled a disaster that had been waiting to happen. The untimely rain, shocked many people, all who in a frenzy to stay dry rushed towards the foot overbridge. Eventually, all the panic-driven pushing and shoving resulted in 22 dead and …
How Clean is the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Introduction “A clean India would be the best tribute India could pay to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 birth anniversary in 2019,” was the statement given by Mr. Narendra Modi on the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on 2nd October 2014. Three years into the Abhiyan and as many as …
The Choice: A Film on Climate Change
I4SC is extremely proud to present a short movie about climate change created by one of our former interns who has moved on to become an impactful activist in society. Here’s a short summary about her film and its various features written by her. We encourage you to check it …
Join the Rally for the Conservation of our Rivers
It goes without saying that out of all the natural resources bestowed by nature upon us, water is the foremost essential thing we have. Although nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, it is a bizarre fact that we are facing water crisis since decades. We do …
Merry Celebrations: SC Banned Firecrackers Ahead of Diwali
Diwali, once known and celebrated as the festival of lights, has today come to represent a fatal show of noise and air pollution. Amid the setup of crackers burning at every nook and corner of the country during this auspicious festival, the people of New Delhi have endeavored to burn …
Water Pollution in India Has Caused Some Dogs to Turn “Blue”
Introduction Before India gained its independence in 1947, the performance of the indian economy was solely based on the agricultural aspect of India. It was after the independence when Indians decided to venture into a whole new path and delve into ways of acquiring income besides depending on agriculture. In …
The World’s Worst Job: Manual Scavenging
Introduction The idea of ‘Swachh Bharat’ has been hailed in loud unison for many years, but in bits and pieces. A result of which, nobody knows what the whole picture is all about. While the country is getting set to build toilets, the aspect of cleaning the toilets and ‘who …
