TECHNOLOGY
These two apps can help you locate clean public toilets
Woloo and ToiletSeva mobile apps help people find out about clean washrooms nearby, easing the distress of many a female.
INDIA
Risky Rubbish: E-waste collectors, handlers at risk due to lack of safety practices
PV modules and batteries contain reusable metals such as silicon, aluminium, copper, nickel, iron, and rare metals like cobalt and lithium. Handling these without proper guidelines can cause health problems.
ENVIRONMENT
Impractical conditions lead to poor adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar energy in Maharashtra
Between September 2020 and November 2021, only 8MW (of the 25MW goal) had been installed at the residences of 201 beneficiaries across the state.
TRENDS
In drought-prone Marathwada, solar-powered water pumps are a mixed blessing
Loopholes and improper implementation of the solar water pump scheme might harm the environment further.
INDIA
How this drought-prone village in Maharashtra became water-sufficient
Prosperity has come to Kadawanchi in a big way, thanks to watershed management. Its annual income has shot up from Rs 74 lakh in 2000 to a whopping Rs 72 crore in 2019!
INDIA
Jadav Payeng, India’s ‘Forest Man’, is at it again
After greening a barren stretch by growing a 550-hectare forest in Assam’s Majuli all by himself, the 62-year-old Payeng is planting a much bigger forest nearby and is also seeding a new crop of environment warriors.
