Rapid Urbanization - Bane or Boon?By Dr Arvind KumarCurrently, the largest population shift in human history is taking place in different parts of globe. Every month, there are 5 million new city dwel ...

'Give us what you've got' to 'This is what we need'According to a news report Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and floods that claimed over 130 lives in Uttarkhand and Himachal Pra ...

Ganga DussehraBy Dr Arvind KumarGanga Dussehra is celebrated on Dashmi Tithi of Shukla Paksha Jeyshta Masa. This day, sacred river Ganga had descended on earth from heaven. This year it is being obser ...

Preserve Nature to SurviveBy Dr Arvind KumarHumanity is facing dramatic ecological and environmental changes that are threatening its very existence. We are living like the “unsinkable” Titanic, ignor ...

World Oceans DayBy Dr Arvind Kumar8th June is observed as World Oceans Day (WOD) every year, since the delegates at Rio Earth Summit in 1992 decided to mark June 8 every year as World O ...

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 20135th June is observed as Environment Day throughout the globe annually. World Environment Day was first celebrated on 5th June in 1972, it is also popularly known as Environme ...

Buddha PurnimaBuddha Jayanti also known as Buddha Purnima is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima also traditionally known as Vaishakh Poornima.Lord Buddha is considered the ninth ava ...

Water ScarcityBy Dr. Arvind KumarWe take it for granted; we waste it and even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles.And still, today, nearly 1 billion people in the developing world don ...

Disaster Risk ReductionAccording to Dr. Manmohan Singh Hon’ble Prime Minister of India “Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction strategies into our development initiatives must necessarily involve acti ...

Draught Impact & How to Save WaterBy Dr. Arvind KumarDrought usually results in a water shortage that seriously interferes with human activity. Draught causes water shortages and crop damage. A dr ...