'Future Belongs to Renewable Energy' Says India's Largest Oil Baron and Greenland, Which Ended Search for Oil
The richest oil baron in Asia has said 'the age of fossil fuels is over' while Greenland has cancelled all future oil and gas exploration.
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Indian Region Just Won Top UN Prize for Being World's First 100% Organic State With 66,000 Farmers
The Indian state policy was deemed so effective, it managed to beat 51 other nominations for the esteemed UN prize.
Tiger Dad Upends Stereotype By Caring For 4 Cubs After Mom's Death, Surprising Researchers
A male tiger at Panna Tiger Reserve has been caring for its four cubs after the mother died-a rare behavior in these big cats.
Huge Supply of Water is Saved From Evaporation When Solar Panels Are Built Over Canals
If mounted above irrigation canals, the shade of solar panels would reduce evaporation by 63 billion gallons, while generating clean energy.
Eco-Warrior Makes Toys, Mosquito Repellent, and More With Recycled Cigarette Butts - The Most Littered Item
Naman Gupta in India makes money by recycling cigarette butts into toys, mosquito repellents, and fashionable items for sale.
Flying Squirrel as Big As a Cat Discovered in Himalayas, 'One of the least known mammals on Earth'
A reexamination of one of the world's rarest mammals finds it's actually three distinct species, that like in the Himalayas, and Yunnan.
Number of Greater One-Horned Rhinos Reaches New High - Up From Just 100 Individuals
The International Rhino Foundation announced the population now numbers 4,014 individuals-up from just 100 individuals 50 years ago.
Simple Bacteria Spray Can Solve India's Air Pollution and Also Enrich Local Farmers
The practice of "stubble burning" on India's farmlands are the major reason for her air pollution. This simple spray could solve that.
Woman Ensures Safety of Passengers By Waving Her Red Sari to Stop a Train After Spotting Broken Track
A brave woman may have saved hundreds of lives in India by waving her sari to stop a train—after spotting broken tracks up ahead.
Using the Sun to Fight Food Waste And Stretch Yields
In rural India, an agri-tech company has created solar powered food dehydrators that are saving millions of tons of food and CO2 emissions.
India's Mass Tree Planting Success: Forest Cover Grows by Half-Million Acres in Two Years
Tree-planting in India is paying off, with the country gaining forests faster than it's losing them, totaling half a million acres.
Couple Buys 300 Acres and Restores it as India's First Private Rainforest Sanctuary
This couple has bought up barren farmland and turning it back into a 300-acre rainforest, attracting hundreds of species of animals back to Southern India.
Woman Who Escaped Marriage at 17 Returns as a Millionaire
In what is a 'rags to riches' story, Chanda Zaveri fled from the pressures of getting married at 17 and returned home 30 years later as a millionaire. Born in a conservative Marwari family, her mother wanted to force her into a marriage that she did not want and a life that she did not choose.
India to Ratify Climate Deal on Gandhi's Birthday; He Left the 'Least Carbon Footprint of All'
India has finally joined the global pact adopted by 195 countries to fight climate change -in honor of the one who left the least carbon footprint of all.
Halting a Century of Decline, Tiger Numbers are Now Growing
After a century of constant decline, the number of wild tigers has grown by double digits since 2010..
The America I Know, The Humanity I Know
It's been difficult to avoid the deluge of dissonance in the US Presidential election, but I'm protected by a loyal umbrella: my unshakable faith in humanity.
#TBT: Muslims Flooded Streets to Condemn Terrorism, 70,000 Clerics Issued Fatwa Against ISIS
Here's how some Muslims around the world have protested ISIS and terror groups in the last year, including 70,000 clerics declaring a fatwa against them.
These Folks Worked Together to Claim World Record: 50 Million Trees Planted In One Day
Roughly 800,000 people jostled for spaces to plant 50 million trees in a single day to improve the environment and claim a world record.
$600K Awarded to Mobile Tech Innovators Helping Others With Water and Health
Whether it's fixing broken sanitation systems or diagnosing heart trouble, the 2015 Wireless Innovation winners are using mobile tech in extraordinary ways.
Wild Tigers Up 20 Percent in 6 Years; DiCaprio is One Reason Why
The Global Tiger Forum kicked off a major tiger conservation meeting this week with exciting news. Leonardo DiCaprio is one reason for the success...
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