Plastic overshoot day report 2024
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day
Plastics
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In Short
healing power: An Indian research team has been granted the rights to develop the curative potential of jamun (black plum fruit). The team has obtained a US patent on a compound extracted from
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Industrial discharge: seaward ho!
As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat
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Image conscious Goa
Picturesque Goa does not wish to lose its money-spinning charm as a tourist haven. The state government has issued a notice, under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, banning the
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Bagging Success
Tax on plastic shopping bags in Ireland pays rich dividends
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Packaged afresh
Plastic minus the
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Overview: Pollution unmasked
The Green Rating Project unveils the environmental face of India’s caustic-chlorine industry
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Between common salt and the Ozone Hole
CSE rates the caustic chlorine industry, which turns common salt into lethal chemicals and leaves a deadly mercury trail... <br> <font size="1" color="blue"> Read full article </font> <p> <font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> <a hre
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Method in madness
The Gas Authority of India Limited advertisement promoting plastic as an alternative to paper is an attempt to subvert the larger discourse on the hazards of plastic consumption, and a mask for its unholy alliance with the plastics industry
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A protest nonetheless
Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry
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Proposal opposed
Activists and residents protest plan to install <font class='UCASE'>pvc</font> plant