Climate Change, Environmental Threats, India
Gaia Discovery Web Editor
Warming Himalayas Drying Up Highest Village

KOMIK, India - The main water sources in the world's highest village in the Himalayas are drying up due to global warming, making life harder for its inhabitants who rely mainly on subsistence farming.

Warming Himalayas Drying Up Highest Village
Beaches, Travel, India, Seychelles, Scuba Diving, geotourism
Gaia Discovery Web Editor
The Indian Traveller in Seychelles

The Seychelles Tourism Board, local and Indian trade partners meet to explore the tourism potential of Seychelles for Indian travellers. Beaches, weddings, snorkelling are popular in Seychelles.

The Indian Traveller in Seychelles

Innovation

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PARKROYAL on Pickering is Asia’s Leading Green Hotel

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PARKROYAL on Pickering has been recognised as the most sustainable hotel at World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania 2019. Mallika Naguran finds out more about this Singapore-based urban hotel that is rather green, literally. And caters to vegans.

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Singapore’s NTU: Wood Construction Pioneer

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Europe has led the way in recent years with some truly impressive wooden buildings, but Asia is fighting back. Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has announced plans for an impressive US$130million, six storey academic building built from wood. It will be the largest in Asia.

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Pulau Semakau : where garbage creates its own ecosystem

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Singapore produces thousands of tonnes of rubbish a day. Even with recycling efforts, that’s a lot of rubbish. Singapore has taken a novel approach and turned one of its offshore islands into a dedicated landfill site – one that is also home to various flora and fauna despite its key role as a giant waste receptacle.

 

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