Once known for its cool climes, Himachal Pradesh is witnessing the ill effects of global warming as, in the last four decades, the average maximum temperature has increased by 5.2 degrees Celsius in the state. While the average rainfall has remained static, the cycle of rain and snow has changed marginally.

 

Global warming has impacted climate in HP: Study 

 

World Environment Day is a call to arms, albeit a green one 

 

Even as a government commissioned Green Report recommends the scrapping of 34 dams on the Ganga’s tributaries, the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi, construction continues on 300 dams. Over 300 dams are planned on its various tributaries to generate electricity for a power-hungry nation.

Asia and the Pacific is consuming more resources than its ecosystems can sustain, threatening the future of the region’s beleaguered forests, rivers, and oceans as well as the livelihoods of those who depend on them, says a new joint report by the Asian Development Bank ( ADB) and WWF.

Starting from plating up green food to offering discounts on environment-friendly rooms to launching a new eco-sensitive infrastructure plant, corporate India is going the whole hog to show its greener side this environment day. With the hype and hoopla, created around the World Environment Day (June 5), many companies across categories — hospitality, consumer goods, apparel and even cosmetics — are trying to make the most of the occasion.

On Monday afternoon, when the power supply was suspended abruptly in Theni, residents were resigned to their fate to beat the sweltering heat, while office rooms came to a standstill. But one building that continued with its business as usual was the office of the Planters Energy Network (PEN), an NGO that offers electricity solutions to the plantation industry. But for the air-conditioner, the entire electricity needs of the office are met with solar power.

Environment and climate change will now be a part of the basic training of India’s top administrators. The government has decided to set up a specialised centre on climate change at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) at Mussoorie in the northern state of Uttarakhand.

Kerala’s tranquil stretches of emerald green backwaters and Mumbai are among several locales on the western and eastern coasts facing threat from the rising sea level due to climate change. 

With annual revenues of $7bn and 29,000 employees, ITC is one of India’s leading private companies. It is active in fast moving consumer goods, hotels, paper and packaging, agribusiness, and information technology.

How the internet can improve supply chain efficiency for farmers in India 

The diamond city has taken a step forward to become India’s first ‘eco city’, on the lines of Singapore. After selecting Surat as one of the three cities in the world for a demonstration project for “eco city” development, UK-based charity The Ecological Sequestration Trust (TEST) has decided to spend nearly Rs 50 crore over a period of five years to build a sustainable development model that will be more environment-friendly.