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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Taken for granted
Only 14 mills out of 31 have been granted consent to operate their plants
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INDIA
• The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has prosecuted 142 people after holding them responsible for mosquito breeding in different parts of the city. Cases have been registered against them
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Firecrackers banned
the Delhi high court has banned the use of firecrackers and loudspeakers in the National Capital Territory of Delhi unless a special permission is taken. Their use is going to be regulated even
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Deadly ozone
a protective shield when high up in the atmosphere, ozone near the earth's surface can be a fatal pollutant. Three independent research reviews
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The resonance
The Green Rating Project has already had an impact on Indian industry and hopefully will have more
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Costly reticence
Individuals and companies in western Australia could soon be asked to cough up US $0.25 million and US $1.25 million, respectively, for concealing or not reporting the discovery of contaminated
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Chernobyl repeated
THE Arctic Ocean could be another Chernobyl in the making, says Alexel Yablokov, head of Russia's Interagency Commission on Ecological Security, pointing a finger at Russia's environmental
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INDIA
The Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment, Maneka Gandhi, has been selected for the Prani Mitra award for her services to the cause of animals. Many NGOs in Assam have
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Deadlocked in Aligarh
On the one hand: potholed roads, poor sewage systems, numerous small scale industries, nightmarish working conditions. On the other: clueless civic authorities. India s lock and key town faces a grave paradox
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Toxic receipt
India s inspection team says Danish ship safe