Category: Environment EN

Sikkim in India Shows the Way What happens when an entire state goes organic? Wildlife returns, soil rejuvenates, and trash vanishes. Sikkim, a state in India, is a trailblazer in sustainable agriculture. In 2016, it became the first fully organic state in the world, converting all 760 square kilometers of farmland to certified organic practices. This shift was driven by a vision to protect...

Recent studies have revealed that holding paper receipts for just 10 seconds can lead to significant absorption of Bisphenol S (BPS) through the skin, surpassing the safety thresholds set by California's Proposition 65. BPS is known to be a harmful endocrine disruptor that may interfere with reproductive health and development. The chemical is used in thermal receipt paper to help ink appear...

Car-free initiatives are often disregarded as utopian and difficult to implement on any meaningful scale. Critics will say they’re only good for small towns. If that’s the case, somebody should tell Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Oslo, whose largely car-free centres prove that with proper planning, education, and infrastructure, car-free cities are indeed very possible and functional. Source:...

An advertised promise for safer, purer and healthier water has led Malaysians to consume an average of 150 litres of bottled water annually. Convenience, health considerations and a lack of trust in municipal tap water quality, have propelled this trend. Over the past two decades, bottled water has become a part of every social function. Gone are the days when water was served from a jug. But in...