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Converting My Eco Anxiety into an Echo Eco anxiety is not a medical issue but yes it exhibits symptoms of the general anxiety disorder. Eco anxiety is a state where you feel being anxious, helpless, worried, doomed, agitated, stressed, bothered, troubled and cumbersome. When you witness the alarming ecological disasters growing and growing day by […]
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By Aarushi Tanwar
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You must have heard of a man who asked Canada for a medically assisted suicide due to his anxiety about the planet. Yes, we are talking about Howard Breen, the 68-year-old eco-activist known for super-gluing himself to log booms, stopping air traffic on tarmacs, and hunger strikes. In 2017, Breen was diagnosed with clinical eco-anxiety […]
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By Payel Sen
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Do ­you burst into tears at the mere mention of the shrinking Aravalli forests?  Does the question, “Paper or plastic?” send you into a mental tailspin?  Have you spent sleepless nights worrying about whether the bleach you poured into your washing machine is going to eventually make its way into your drinking water? Does air […]
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By Siya Bhatia
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In a virtual conference, organised by LetMebreathe recently, several experts got together to discuss the preparedness of Delhi to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) as a desired mode of transportation. The conference, ‘The road to EV – From Policy to Action’, witnessed a free-wheeling discussion between EV users, policy experts and urban planners on Delhi’s […]
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By suchamojo
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Ahead of the COP28, which will be held later this month, the UN has released a report ‘Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change’, where they have highlighted the extreme health risks pregnant women, babies and children are facing due to climate disasters, and the urgent attention this situation requires […]
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By LMB Staff
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In the past one year, Delhi has seen an increase in the usage of electric vehicles (EVs) and the biggest reason for that upswing are the policies of the Delhi government which is promoting and incentivising the usage of EVs. The sales of EVs have soared by 40 per cent since the implementation of electric […]
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By Sahil Sharma
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For any person thinking of buying an electric vehicle (EV) or already owns one, range anxiety of the vehicle battery is a real world challenge. In India, the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is still being developed.  Charging stations across the country are growing, but for EV owners, planning a long trip is cumbersome because […]
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By Sahil Sharma
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The last report from the UN climate experts showed that without drastic action soon, Earth could become unlivable in many places. The report provided new estimates of the chances of crossing the global warming level of 1.5°C in the next decade, and finds that unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas […]
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By suchamojo
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Delhi is seen at the forefront of the EV revolution across the nation but the green mobility revolution has been sitting on the fence for a while now. Whilst the Delhi EV policy is considered the most comprehensive EV policy in India focusing on both demand creation and ecosystem development there are still some issues […]
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By yuktibhardwaj
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Young climate leaders came together in Glasgow today with negotiators, officials and ministers from across the world, making their voices heard and demanding the action needed to prevent catastrophic climate change in our lifetimes, as per a press release by UNFCCC on November 5. Events across COP26 focused on harnessing the expertise of young people […]
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By LMB Staff