Eco Friendly

Uber aims to become a 'zero emission platform' by 2040, pledges to spend $800 million on drivers transition to EV

Uber said it would expand its Uber Green option to make it easier for riders to choose hybrid or electric cars.

Sustainable living is rooted in Indian culture, it's time to look at alternatives to our high-carbon lifestyles

There are things that can be easily fixed, we do not need to reinvent the wheel. We just need to bite the bullet and make the effort.

Mann ki Baat: PM pitches for launch of 'new mass movement' against single-use plastic from 2 October

His push against single-use plastic is being seen as an effort to prevent environmental degradation

In UP and Bihar, a social venture involving electric rickshaws is providing eco-friendly livelihoods

A social enterprise, SMV Green Solutions, is helping people from low-income groups in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh to own and operate electric rickshaws.

Yogi Adityanath says Ram Nath Kovind to attend Kumbh Mela, adds more than a lakh eco-friendly toilets installed in Prayagraj

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said 1,20,000 eco-friendly toilets have been installed in Prayagraj, ahead of the Kumbh Mela, which President Ram Nath Kovind will visit on January 17.

Scientists at IIT Madras develop new biodegradable and super-absorbent diapers

The diapers have been made out of a biodegradable polymer using chitosan, citric acid and urea.

On Mann ki Baat, Narendra Modi urges people to use eco-friendly material for Ganesh Utsav

In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address, Modi referred to abundant rainfall in some areas and a lack of it in other regions and said rains play hide and seek through partiality laced likes and dislikes

Bike usage is increasing in cities across Asia as Singapore tops the list

The two biggest bike-share operators, China-owned Ofo and Mobike, plan to be in more than 200 cities by end-2017 and end-2018, respectively.

In minor victory for electric cars, Britain to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040

While many automakers may find it hard to countenance the end of the combustion engine, some have embraced a future where electric cars rule.

Bengaluru is the greenest and most environmentally responsible city in the country: Survey

New concepts like hydroponics, organic gardening, home composting, and drip irrigation are also witnessing an uptake among customers across the country.