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Titanic: Won't Sink Now

Titanic: Won't Sink Now

Our seas and oceans are getting clogged with marine litter, an overwhelming majority of which is plastic. About 8–14 million tonne of plastic enters our oceans every year. These are spreading across borders, impacting global ecosystems and biodiversity severely through ocean currents.

Reusable or Disposable? The Plastic Dilemma

Reusable or Disposable? The Plastic Dilemma

Meet the future of packaging—bioplastics, seaweed, mushrooms, and more! Nature’s own materials are here to replace plastic’s toxic convenience.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

The plastic family is slowly but surely taking over our planet. Will the global community rise above its differences to meet the challenge?

E.T.:  Extra Trash Trial

E.T.: Extra Trash Trial

He came to find life but found plastic everywhere.

The Dark Nightmare

The Dark Nightmare

The nightmare is coming true. Of plastic swamping our cities, choking our lives, shutting the light out...

Criminal Plastic

Criminal Plastic

India is full of amazing animals and forests—but plastic is spoiling the party! According to Down to Earth, published by Centre for Science and Environment, we dump 9.3 million tonnes of plastic every year—more than any other country! This amounts to roughly onefifth of global plastic emissions. This badly pollutes the air we breathe as most of the plastic garbage is burnt. Our growing love for single-use stuff is making things worse. Can we stop the plastic monster before it grows bigger?

GSP Carnival 2024: Walk The Talk!

GSP Carnival 2024: Walk The Talk!

A glimpse from the ‘Gobar Times: Walk The Talk,’ a Fancy Dress Fun Fiesta organized as part of the Green Schools Carnival 2024 held on 30 January 2024 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. All the fashionistas of the Gobar Times: Walk The Talk, showcasing their style quotient with chic aesthetics, inspired by the diverse covers of the Gobar Times (GT)! Through their understanding and vision of sustainability, these contestants imagined an out-of-the-box, ramp-worthy dress that triggered environmental consciousness among our audience...

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Small-scale incinerators for sanitary pad disposal in schools is not a good idea. Lack of monitoring and emission of harmful gases like dioxins and furans within poorly designed, substandard toilets are major risks posed by small-scale incinerators. ****************************** The theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023 is to make menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030. The predominant objective is to create a world where no one is held back because they menstruate…

Nature-Friendly Chores

Nature-Friendly Chores

What can you do at home to pump up the oxygen levels in your surroundings? Read this motivating account of some ordinary but nature-friendly activities. ************************************* From the past few years, my family has been undertaking certain chores which have helped us in connecting with nature in a better way. For instance, we make compost from raw fruit and vegetable scrapes, using the three-tier pot method. At first, we gather a lot of green and brown waste from the kitchen. (Green waste means anything organic that can be composted...

No More Socks for Dobby, Please!

No More Socks for Dobby, Please!

“Such a beautiful place, to be with friends”. Fans of the Harry Potter film series will remember this line, uttered in one of the most heart-breaking scenes of the saga by arguably the most beloved character of them all, Dobby the house-elf. As the adorable elf breathes his last in the arms of his friend and hero, Harry Potter, he inadvertently invites viewers to marvel at the vast, expansive beach that then becomes his gravesite. Twelve years after...