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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Call to probe carbon plan statements
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been asked to investigate alleged "misleading and deceptive conduct" by a group of companies over public statements on the impact of a proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme.
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No longer in the pink
The surroundings are horribly unnerving even for a species dismissively called 'lesser flamingo': a five-acre mudflat surrounded by a crumbling old port, a ship breaking yard, two oil refineries, a fertilizer plant, and a sprawling slum. But this is where the glorious birds take their six-month
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Bangladesh lifts ban on coal from Meghalaya
Shillong: Coal exports from Meghalaya to Bangladesh will resume on Monday after the neighbouring country lifted its ban, official sources said.
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Juhu-Bandra residents upset over elevated 2nd Metro route
MUMBAI: Citizens' groups in the Juhu-Bandra area are getting ready for a long drawn battle with the MMRDA over the issue of an underground section of the second Metro line-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd.
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Govt zeroes in on 24 most polluted areas
New Delhi: Environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the government had identified 24 critically-polluted areas in the country and was trying to focus on these
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Concern over pollution of Kamaraj Sagar Dam
D.Radhakrishnan
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Environmental and human health risks associated with the end-of-Life treatment of electrical and electronic equipment
This review aims to summarize the existing knowledge on the environmental and occupational health risks of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling and other end-of-life options.
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Environmentalists oppose thermal plant
Joining issue with villagers of 10 panchayats, the Himalaya Niti Abhiyan has also lent support to the cause of villagers who are opposing the 30 MW captive thermal plant being set up at Bagheri by the JP Associates. This organisation was a coalition of environment activists and community movement leaders from across Himachal.
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City exposed to acute lead pollution
Major parts of the metropolis are exposed to acute lead pollution, which poses a serious threat to the health of citizens, a research study conducted at the University of Karachi has established.
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Goa continues to mine illegally
A government inspection of 48 mines in Goa found 35 of them operating without a lease. Some of them did not have mandatory clearances. A committee chaired by the state