Candy Leaf (Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni)) is a plant recognized for its natural non-caloric sweetening characteristics. Stevia is obtained from the green leaves of the plant and is increasingly being used as a sweetener...
Category - Environment
What is Carbon Markets and Carbon Credits
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are widely recognised as a significant contributor to global warming and its harmful effects worldwide. To establish the price of these emissions, the concept of carbon credits and carbon...
Options to Decarbonize Shipping
In September 2023, a shipping company Cargill Ocean Transportation fitted giant sails to a cargo ship and made a maiden voyage from China to Brazil. Exactly one year later, in the first week of September...
Mission Mausam to boost India’s Climate Change Adaption Capabilities
The Indian government has approved ‘Mission Mausam’ with an outlay of Rs 2000 crore over two years to boost India’s weather and climate-related science, research, and services. Mission Mausam is to be...
Jungle Safaris in India
If you are a city dweller, your exposure to wildlife is limited to watching documentaries on Netflix, YouTube, Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, etc. Watching animals on screen is vastly different from...