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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Oil spill at Gopalpur
BERHAMPUR: Oil spill from a coal-laden ship at Gopalpur port on Monday night has triggered panic and environmental concern. Around nine tonnes of oil is spreading in the area. The slick has spread to Rushikulya mouth and there are apprehensions that it may enter Chilika posing danger to the marine life.
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Beware! the fish you eat could be a health risk
Mumbai: Here
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Illegal factories sealed in Nangloi
Thirty-six illegal industrial units in Nangloi which were polluting the area have been sealed by the Delhi Government over the past one month. The electricity and water supply to the units has also been disconnected to ensure that they do not begin functioning again a few months later. It is a densely populated area and residents were suffering from health problems such as asthma.
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Something fishy: You could be eating poison
MUMBAI: The next time your order your favourite sea-food delicacy, think about what you won't see on your plate. According to a recent study by the PETA India, not only do fish contain deadly toxins, but also the manner in which fishing is carried out could make your stomach churn.
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Call to regulate movement of iron ore lorries in Uttara Kannada
The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has passed an order asking the government to regulate the movement of iron ore lories in Uttara Kannada district. A copy of the order was released to the press here on Tuesday by petitioner Kishore Desai.
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Pollution in Bhopal around tragedy site
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out a study to assess the status of ground water quality and soil characteristics around Bhopal gas accident site in the surroundings of Union Carbide of India Ltd. (UCIL), Bhopal. The CPCB study confirms presence of heavy metals, pesticides and some of the volatile organic compounds in the soil samples and the groundwater.
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Global assessment of light pollution impact on protected areas
The analysis is done to reveal how light pollution affects protected areas. Hence, two new variables was created from combining the global protected area distribution data and nighttime lights data: a Protected Area Light Pollution Index (PALI) and a Protected Area Human Impact Index (PAHI).
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Pollution fears haunt temple fest
Ajay Kanth | ENS
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How green was my valley
Action for Green, the city
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The radioactive risk society
On April 10, 2007, a uranium pipeline burst in Jaduguda, causing a spill of the fuel that keeps our nuclear energy schemes running. Further, adds Half Life, a report on radioactivity in India by environmental group Toxic Links, on August 16, 2008, another uranium pipe burst, spewing houses near the village of Dungridih in Jaduguda with uranium waste.