Climate the central agenda of German Elections, boosted by Friday Klima Streik

Greta Thunberg joined 100,000 plus protestors, mostly, youth, teenagers and children for Global Fridays for Future Strike, two days before the German elections

Why even small hydropower plants shouldn’t be built in protected areas: photo evidence

Pippa Gallop In 2015, Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of Intesa Sanpaolo, extended EUR 1 million to a hydropower plant as part of an EBRD-financed sustainable energy credit line. What at first appeared to be a harmless watermill conversion soon turned into destruction of a priceless habitat. It is a remarkable river, teeming with life,… Continue reading Why even small hydropower plants shouldn’t be built in protected areas: photo evidence

The well diggers of Bengaluru: Tradition and modernity

A smart resilient city needs to manage it’s water well. Policies which foster livelihood creation , provide employment and are ecologically beneficial is the way ahead in the era of climate change. S Vishwanath captures the well diggers of Bangalore in action Muniraju is a young well digger from the Mannu Vaddar community. He was with… Continue reading The well diggers of Bengaluru: Tradition and modernity

The Next 10 Years of Tech & The Implications: A graphic record

Cliff Kuehn: "Playing catch-up with technology: law and society"

The Berlin Meetup for Innovative Technology and Business hosted two technology experts, Cliff Kuehn is an intellectual property lawyer and Mark Turrell is a strategist, author, and entrepreneur. Their informative and provocative talk was captured in a running graphic record by Katrin Faensen. Images by Christian Albrecht  

A silent climate march in Berlin, that was not so silent

In the erstwhile border of East-West Berlin a silent dance march tried to raise awareness as Paris UN climate conference gets near Below is a set of photos from the silent climate demonstration that was organized on 12th evening by a group of NGOs like WWF-Youth, Fossil Free Berlin . However, it was not that silent as it appeared to a casual… Continue reading A silent climate march in Berlin, that was not so silent

Assam floods: a photo story from Dibrugarh, India

The fury of floods in Assam failed to receive the much needed media’s or a nations attention Neerav Das, posted on his Facebook page a set of photos from the oil refinery town of Dibrugarh, that lies on the banks of the Brahmaputra river. Boats running in Thana Charali. More then 40 people have died and about a… Continue reading Assam floods: a photo story from Dibrugarh, India