How Hemp Can Help Reduce Garbage In India?
Before we explore how hemp can help reduce garbage in India, here’s a fact. An April 2018 article in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) refers to the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Government of India, 2016 data to inform that India generates 62 million tons of waste annually. This contains both recyclable and non-recyclable waste
How Hemp Can Save Himalayas From Garbage Menace
What? Are the Himalayas really becoming a garbage dump? Is the government not doing much to save the Himalayas from garbage dumping at an industrial scale? Unfortunately, the answers to these are not what you’d want them to me. Read on. Mount Everest. The highest peak in the world. Glistening white snow, a cobalt blue […]
How Hemp Can Save Birds From Dying
Birds have been flying through these skies for about 60 million years. Yet, their survival on this planet has been threatened by a number of natural and man-made disasters. A total of 1,027 species of birds are listed under the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Out of these, 92 bird species are listed as endangered […]
Hemp Plastic – Can It Solve India’s Plastic Waste Problem?
According to a Central Pollution Control Board estimate, India produces 26,000 tonnes of plastic every day. But this is not the most depressing news. A little over 10,000 tonnes of this plastic waste remains uncollected. Where this plastic will end up is anybody’s guess. According to certain reports, the amount of plastic in the seas [&
How Hemp Can Reduce Carbon Dioxide in the Air
Carbon footprint: a phrase we hear almost as often as we hear global warming and climate change. Not surprising, as all of them are connected. Climate change is a threat to the future of planet earth. Global warming is one of the major factors behind climate change. Increased carbon emission is one of the core […]
How Hemp Can Help Fight Global Warming
Global warming and climate change have become everyday words in contemporary public discourse. Neither is a natural phenomenon. Both are the results of human actions over a long stretch of time. Also, the two terms are not strictly synonymous, though often used interchangeably. In this article, we share our research findings on how hemp c
