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
Pollution
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Dense
Government wants forest land for Sabarimala pilgrims
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Cool, but polluting
High-pressure gas refrigerants leaking from the cooling systems that chill supermarket display cases are a major source of environmental pollution, according to engineers at the University of
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Thriving in monopoly
Sourcing wood fibres from captive plantations
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Dubious distinction
indian metros are fast turning into virtual gas chambers as pollution levels have reached unmanageable proportions. Delhi, Calcutta and Mumbai rank fourth, sixth and 13th respectively among the 41
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INDIA
World Bank lending to India registered a massive decline from US $1,068 million in 1998 to US $400 million for the fiscal year 1999. Pressure from the US and its allies over the Pokhran nuclear
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FOLLOW UP
An increasing number of studies and reports are indicting the Gujarat government for letting off polluting industries lightly. A recently-released report by the Indian People's Tribunal ( ipt )
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Mysterious deaths
at least 1,000 tonnes of fish were recently found dead near the shores of Kuwait. Following the incident, the government has imposed a ban on fishing, though the cause of the deaths is still
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TANNERIES TO PAY
The Madras High Court has dismissed the writ petitions filed by the tannery units in Vellore district, challenging the apportionment of compensation among the 325 units. Now, the skin and hide
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Taj corridor project compromises heritage
Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities’ mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six months on the dried-up Yamuna riverbed right in the monument’s backyard. They may actually end up scripting its
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In Court
overriding powers: The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will now have the authority to overrule state government decisions on what would be the