Posted inPop Culture
Are You Smarter Than a Flat Earther?
The Flat Earth Society is like Scientology for fools. Both are based on equally ridiculous theories, but flat-earthers don’t have to go through half as much propaganda to be convinced.
Posted inEarth
How Your Fast Fashion is Slowly Killing the Earth
Our clothes now hardly last us for a year, and yet each piece of machine-made denim sold takes about a hundred litres of water to make. Once the denim loses its grip, it finds a way into our landfills. And that polyester in your jacket takes about 200 years to decompose.
Posted inEarth
What’s It Like to Go Without Plastic For Two Years? I Found Out the Hard Way
Trying to live sustainably is not easy. Some days, I’m too tired to fight the battle. It’s hard, time-consuming, frustrating, inconvenient, and expensive. But I know it’s worth it.
Posted inPOV
Why We Must Think Twice Before Having Children
Consider Earth to be a sinking ship, the immersion of which is accelerated by more and more people jumping on board. What do we seek by reproducing? Why don’t we address the elephant in the room: Procreation?
Posted inSports
The Unadulterated Joy of Keechad Football
Today, children in the building cringe at the thought of playing in muddy fields and dusty grounds. But the joy of running around in the muck and making the perfect sliding tackle in the sludge is unmatched. I vote to bring keechad football back.
Posted inTechnology
WTF is in Space: What Happens to Debris Left in the Cosmos by Programmes Like Mission Shakti?
Mission Shakti has added 400 new slabs of metal to the already million bits of space junk orbiting Earth at intense speeds. The final frontier, much like the suburb of Andheri, doubles up as a vast and endless garbage dump. Time to launch the Swachh Bharat (Space Edition).
Posted inEarth
Why the Capital Needs the Aravalli Biodiversity Park More Than Highways
Delhi’s parks have often served as a haven for those marginalised by the city’s many problems – space, pollution, and security. To some, the park is just that stretch of earth that doesn’t smell of burnt rubber. To some, it’s the only place where they can take a deep breath without worrying about the air quality index.
Posted inEarth
Did the Chennai Water Crisis Make You Uneasy? You Might Be Afflicted with Eco-Anxiety
The Chennai water crisis has been a wake-up call for many Indians. Those of us who lived somewhere comfortably between “sab chalta hai” and “jugaad” are now a seriously conflicted lot, worried about the future of the planet. If this spurs us into action, eco-anxiety might not be such a bad thing.
