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How The Ice Architects of Ladakh Revolutionised Water Security in the Himalayas
It all began with Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer who, in 1987, introduced the idea of artificial glaciers to slow the flow of...

Varun Saikia
Mar 235 min read
Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability, and Farmed Fish
By Coty Perry As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real...

Varun Saikia
Oct 11, 20221 min read


Meet Pavan Shield: An Algae Air purifier
Pavan shield is ideated, conceptualised, and prototyped by Varun Saikia for a school project. As a project leader, I had chosen Aayush...

Varun Saikia
Jun 1, 20221 min read

Varun Saikia
May 18, 20220 min read


U.S. joins France in push for global treaty to cut ocean plastic pollution
United Nations – The United Nations, the U.S., and France have set their sights on forging an ambitious U.N. treaty to reduce the amount...

Varun Saikia
Mar 3, 20221 min read


Every species in ocean affected by plastic pollution, menace on track to rise for decades
The review by Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute, commissioned by environmental campaign group WWF, examined almost 2,600 research papers...

Varun Saikia
Mar 2, 20221 min read


India's dolphins, gharials, spotted eagles face threat by ingesting plastic
A new report on Tuesday about plastic pollution and migratory species mapped hotspots and assessed its risk on migratory species in the...

Varun Saikia
Mar 1, 20221 min read


A 12-Year-Old Develops A Machine To Remove Plastic From Water Bodies
In a fruitless rescue operation, a pilot whale died earlier this year in Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags that weighed...

Varun Saikia
Feb 22, 20221 min read


Indian Teen Wins Prestigious Award for Water-Cleaning Innovation
He’s only 15-years old, but Varun Saikia is already making headlines. The Indian student recently won an Outstanding Achievement award...

Varun Saikia
Feb 20, 20221 min read


Microplastics and algae tangle in the Great Lakes
Great Lakes algae is catching huge amounts of microplastics. Researchers found that one type of algae, which has greatly expanded its...

Varun Saikia
Oct 2, 20211 min read
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