Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Global climate change, one of the most critical environmental challenges today, continues to jeopardize the agricultural industry of India. Cultivation of tolerant crops is a need of the hour to meet the increasing demands of the country. One of the ways out of this rabbit-hole has […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata One of the most pressing environmental and social issues of the twenty-first century is plastic pollution. The role of the atmosphere in transporting microplastics to remote locations has recently been highlighted in the research. A new study published in PNAS, claims that our plastic pollution problem has gotten so bad […]
-Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Aerosols are minute solid particle/liquid droplets suspended in atmospheric air or other gaseous phases. Various natural (volcanic eruptions, dust storms) and anthropogenic activities (air pollution) give rise to the formation of these aerosols. The particles acts as the core upon which water vapor condense, leading to cloud formation. These […]
Pratyushee Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Every child has held out for the yellow crayon or marker when it’s time to illustrate the sun. This common perception results in articles. Like one in Sciworthy, “The yellow sun in our sky provides the sunshine and energy needed to sustain our planet.” Pretty forgivable, on condition that even astronomers confer with the sun as a “yellow […]
