The vision document is being prepared by the Delhi School of Planning and Architecture for the UP government. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a vision
HYDERABAD: Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has called for a universal ban on single-use plastic to rid the communities of the "malaise". But industry body ASSOCHAM said there must be a road map for
Panaji: ‘Gandhigiri’ should be used to impose the plastic ban in Goa, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Rajendra Talak, said. He was speaking on the sidelines of the announcement
This book covers a holistic overview of the Indian plastic industry, existing challenges, the role of citizen groups and, most importantly, the role of the informal sector. The Indian lifestyle is based
Gambian police on Monday killed two young men during a village protest against sand excavation they claim is damaging their rice fields, official sources said. The office of the police inspector general
A long-standing dispute over sand mining spawned violent clashes Monday in Gambia, with two people killed and others — including police officers — critically injured. The Julakay engineering and construction
BEIJING -- China's ecological restoration projects are beneficial in controlling dust erosion and reducing dust concentration in the North China Plain, especially during spring, according to a recently
<p>Of the common adjectives used to describe Earth’s southern polar region, ‘pristine’ is among the most inappropriate. The ocean around Antarctica bobs with pieces of microplastic pollution,
The latest Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) analysis shows the National Capital Region has witnessed a substantial ozone build-up this summer. The finding, which is based on ozone data collected
A new report from the WWF finds record levels of pollution from microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea are now higher than those in the oceanic ‘garbage patches’ and are threatening marine species, fisheries
HYDERABAD: Reverberating the United Nation's awakening call to ditch plastic, Telangana, along with rest of India, on Tuesday marked World Environment Day with 'beat the plastic pollution' as its theme.
