Let us start with a clarification: hemp or industrial hemp as it is also called is not a narcotic. This confusion prevails because hemp belongs to the same plant species, Cannabis Sativa, as…
Hemp seeds are a part of the Cannabis Sativa L family or marijuana. This has made the world overlook the superlative applications of these seeds, primarily the uses of hemp oil. Hemp oil…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The hemp plant, also known as industrial hemp, is an incredibly versatile natural resource. Hemp seeds offer nutrition, and hemp seed oil has both nutritional and healing properties. The oil extract from hemp…