Agra, renowned for its architectural marvels and rich cultural heritage, is now drowning in plastic waste.

From the peaceful mornings in villages to the hustle and bustle of cities, sparrows once filled the air with their cheerful chirps. Flocks of these tiny birds, uninvited yet welcome, created unforgettable memories. But over time, these little friends have vanished from our lives. Once abundant, the house sparrow is now a rare sight and a mystery in many places.

Reducing carbon emissions is a critical challenge that organisations across the globe are grappling with. With 25 years left to address climate change, the path to achieving significant reductions in emissions is challenging and loaded with complexities.

Every year, millions of trees are planted in all parts of India during the monsoon season, yet the ground reality tells a different story.

The global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is due less to policy than to social, economic, and technological change, new research by Vienna University of Economics and Business has found.

Following the Bharatiya Janata Party's success in the Delhi Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating condition of the Yamuna River. He has decided to prioritize a major river cleaning and purification program. This has sparked new hope among residents of the Braj region, including Agra, Mathura, and Vrindavan. 

A house’s carbon footprint decreases more than 1kg in carbon dioxide equivalent for every euro invested in sustainable building materials, finds new research from Université Libre de Bruxelles and Corvinus University of Budapest. The largest impact comes from investing in sustainable windows and external walls.

The Yamuna is now dry, polluted, and diseased. Most city residents are unaware of the significance and contributions of Mother Yamuna. Even Nazir Akbarabadi would be heartbroken to see the Yamuna’s plight. Emperor Shah Jahan would surely be devastated by the river’s current state!

Hariman Sharma, a visionary farmer from Himachal Pradesh, has been honoured with Padma Shri for his transformative contribution to Indian agriculture.  He developed an innovative, self-pollinating, low-chilling apple variety called HRMN–99, that has revolutionized the apple cultivation landscape in the country and brought a juicy nutritive variety more within reach in terms of geography and affordability. 

Illegal colonies have encroached on the banks of the Yamuna. Poachers have killed the peacocks, colonisers have chopped trees. Instead of flutes, there are cheap deafening songs, houses coming up on kunds, and luxurious ashrams on forest land. Cement tiles replace sacred Brij soil. The land of Lord Krishna’s Lila is groaning under the burden of modernity.