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 is projected to occur on September 5th. Each country has its own Plastic Overshoot Day, which is determined by …
researchers and the civil society members met representatives of the detergent industry on January 31 in New Delhi asking them to voluntarily reduce the environmentally damaging phosphates in their products. But the detergent industry refused to pay heed. The research team, sponsored by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, constituting researchers from …
The Madras High Court has dismissed the writ petitions filed by the tannery units in Vellore district, challenging the apportionment of compensation among the 325 units. Now, the skin and hide tanners in the district will have to dole out Rs 26.82 crore as compensation for polluting the environment.
KISHAN PAL collects wasps for a living. He feeds them beefliver and chicken to ensure they retain their sting. Farmers make a beeline at Pal's house to buy these tiny cannibals. They are more than willing to pay Rs 500 for each carton of wasps. When let loose on fieldsthese …
Starting a five-year clean-up plan, China will spend us $7.85 billion and set stringent environmental control targets to combat pollution. The cabinet has given its nod to the environmental protection plan. The plan sets out pollution control goals and indices to evaluate progress. A deadline of 2005 has been set …
ranchi lake tops the list of must-see tourist spots of the state on the Jharkhand Tourism Development Corpo ration kiosk at the Ranchi railway station. But one visit to the nearly dried up and filthy water body will deter even a diehard rubberneck from returning to the site. The lake
air pollution can impair the development of the heart in children, reveals a study carried out by researchers University of California and the California Air Resources Board. Women residing in polluted areas are three times more likely to have children with birth defects than those living in less polluted areas. …
A massive oil spill from an abandoned exploratory oil well is wreaking havoc on the ecology and environment of the Pastaza province. Conservation biologist Patricia Medici says that in October 2001 an Ecuadorian native group told state oil company Petroecuador about the spill, but it did not respond. Even after …
The Nepalese ministry of population and environment is formulating national standards for air, water and noise pollution. It will serve as a mandatory regulatory system for the entire country. The norms were recommended by a team of experts from the Institute of Engineering at Tribhuwan University, who carried out a …
a study by the Montreal-based agency North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation has revealed that 235 North American animal species such as the Monarch butterfly and northern codfish are threatened by pollution, human encroachment on their natural habitats and aggressive harvesting practices. Warning about a
in a historic deal brokered by a British court, building materials firm Cape Plc has agreed to conditionally pay us $30 million to South African miners who blame the company for contracting asbestos-related diseases in South Africa's Northern Cape provinces during the 1970s. The company will now pay us $15, …
The controversy over the use of polluting coal by industries in the Taj Trapezium Zone in Agra has assumed political overtones. Local politicians are siding with the industrialists to stall the implementation of the Supreme Court (SC) order in this regard. As per the SC order, industries would have faced …
norway's plan to increase coal mining from Arctic Svalbard has invited the ire of environmentalists. The greens say that coal is the most polluting source of power and can wreak havoc on the islands' fragile ecosystem. Recently, the Norwegian government presented a Bill for opening commercial operations at the Svea …
a recent World Bank (WB) study has estimated that environmental damage costs the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government Rs 3,259 crore per annum on human health. This is four per cent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP). The impact of industrial and agricultural pollution on water quality works out to …
An exhaustive life cycle analysis of players in the Indian caustic chlorine sector and its impact on environment. Deals extensively with the alarming issue of mercy pollution, its deadly effects. A comparative study with the global scenario.
a recent spurt has been witnessed in the demand for ultra low sulphur diesel (ulsd), with several European countries switching over to the green fuel (containing 50 parts per million of sulphur). The resultant shortage has pushed up ulsd prices on the Rotterdam (Netherlands) barge market by us $20 a …
for years, scientists have implicated respiratory problems with pollution particles less that 10 microns in diameter, but to what extent they affect the respiratory system was not known. Now, a study proves that these particulate matters penetrate very deep into the lungs of even healthy children. The study was conducted …
heavy metals can persist in the environment for thousands of years. This astounding fact was proved recently after researchers from the uk-based Nottingham Trent University analysed ancient and current environmental pollution in a place called Wadi Faynan in southern Jordan. They found that pollutants from mines and smelters operating thousands …
"sauns sabhi ko pyari hai, Ganga maiya ki sawari hai .' This is the constant chanting that follows every splash of water as fisherfolk in Patna nudge their boats along the banks of the Ganges. And the hymn simply denotes a truth: Gangetic dolphin is dear to all and it …
