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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Hatia hits decibel high
If figures released by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JPSCB) of its first-ever Puja noise survey are anything to go by, the revelry centre of the capital during Durga Puja was Hatia, followed by Birsa Chowk and Kutchery Chowk. On October 16, Navami, noisy celebrations pushed up the decibel meter at Hatia market to 94.7db between 12.20 and 12.30pm.
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China Mulls Pollution Rules For Rare Earth Output
China's industry ministry is considering regulations to tighten pollution standards for rare earth producers, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, a move the country's top firm said might further raise export prices. Yang Wanxi, a government adviser involved in preparing the new regulations, said a draft had been filed with the Ministry of Industry and Information, aiming to force producers t
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Over 400 cases filed against Rawal Dam polluters
It seems the government is finally waking up to the increasing level of pollution in Rawal Dam, as only recently the departments concerned have filed a record number of 430 cases against the polluters. According to official documents, the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has filed cases in the environment tribunals seeking heavy fines on those responsible for contaminating the d
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CIL might miss the coal target
Kolkata, Nov. 23: The Coal India Limited (CIL) on Tuesday said that it might not be able to achieve its target production figure of 460.5 million tonnes in the current fiscal for several factors. During the first six months of 2010-11 fiscal, the company has produced 185.68 million tonnes of coal as against its target of 203.95 million tonnes production.
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Tar sands need solid science
When Canadian-born movie director James Cameron visited his home country's tar-sands mining operation this September, he concluded:
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Poisoned ground
IT was when the men in moon suits arrived that it really sank in. There they were, with breathing apparatus and impermeable all-in-ones, gingerly taking away the material that had been sitting for five years in an open-air scrapyard in the middle of the busiest part of town.
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CAG slams environment ministry for lapses found during audits
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today pulled up the environment ministry for failing to implement its ambitious projects of afforestation, conservation of biodiversity, pollution control and spreading awareness among the people besides lack of monitoring and manpower. The CAG report, which was tabled in Parliament, found that money allotted under various environmental schemes had been
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Worlds worst pollution problems report 2010
<p>This new report released by Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland highlights the top six toxic threats to global health.It ranks pollutants according to the number of people estimated to be at risk from each toxin and describes their physical nature, industries that typically cause their release, common human exposure pathways, and known health effects.</p>
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Five per cent rise in light pollution'
New Delhi: There has been about 5% increase in the phenomenon of
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Hearing on limestone mining
ARIYALUR: The proposed expansion of the limestone mining project by the Department of Mining in Perianagalur village in Ariyalur district would not affect the people as all precautionary steps would be taken to protect their safety and to prevent pollution, said Collector T.K.Ponnusamy, here on Tuesday. Presiding over the meeting convened by the Departments of Mining and Environment to hear the