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 …
AGGRESSIVE behaviour and delinquency in boys may not be inherent, as is generally thought. It might also not be related to the social environment around the child- rather it could be caused due to the physical environment, A new study finds that high levels of lead in the bone might …
As every available nook and corner on an already burdened earth sells for sky-rocketing prices, the raging issue of crowded cities,with,popu- lation tearing at its seams, once again takes centre stage. What have the cities of today the world over have to offer to its citizens? Squalor, diseases, scarcity of …
A CONTRACT between Russian, American and Japanese organisations, to hasten a long-awaited radiation clean-up, was signed in Moscow last month. This incident may mark the first concrete step taken by the concerned parties towards solving the staggering problem of radiation pollution off the Pacific coast of Russia in the Far …
A THREE-YEAR study conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature-International for the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) reveals that sea birds inhabiting the Midway Islands in the,north Pacific have concentrations of persistant organic pollutants ajhigh as those in the birds found around the shores of the Great Lakes, North America …
WHAT has been a source of sustenance for years has suddenly become: bane for the tribals of Bastar, Madhya Pradesh. They are being slowly poisoned through contaminated tubewells in the region. High levels of iron-oxide were found in about 1,400 villages in the country's largest district. The villagers suffer from.black …
It seems to be Nigeria all over again in the state ofTabasco near Mexico City. Protestors have blockaded dozens of oil wells belonging to the state-owned oil monopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos - Pemex for short - accusing it of environmental damage and corruption. "In, our region, there is misery all around …
Statistics and studies on mining in Goa are rare, few and far between... for obvious reasons, because the private mine- owners form a powerful interest group in the state, which most politicians are wary of disturbing. One authoritative study, entitled Report of the Task-Force of the Eco- Development Plan for …
MINING is the world's second oldest activity (after agriculture) which provides gainful jobs. The post- Independence industrial scenario has seen India become an important exporter of mineral ores - especially, to an extent, iron ore. Nearly half of the iron ore exports from India comes from the tiny island state …
NATURAL organisms are once again coming to the aid of humans in rectifying past errors. Soil pollution, caused by oil products mainly in the oil-producing regions, can now be overcome by means of a biological preparation - putidoyl - consisting of a mixture of tiny microbes and minerals. The preparation …
BETTER late than never, Sri Lanka's market gets lead-free petrol for the first time from this year, thanks to prolonged lobbying by environmentalists. "This was essentially a follow-up to numerous requests made by environmentalists," said Eric Nanaykkara, deputy general manager of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation - the country's sole petrol …
FROM the miasma of late 18th century Manchester to the Earth Summit at Rio, Markham's 'tourist guide to pollution', turns out to be much more than that. Beyond the travelling roadshow of international environmental negotiations and airport biologists, Markham successfully conveys the magnitude of today's environmental crisis and the impending …
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Living in Delhi these days is a toxic experience. The water is 'filthy. The air is foul. Everybody knows all that but nobody does much. A few weeks ago, I had a chance to address a group of medical scientists at a local medical college, one which serves a relatively …
A VILLAGE in southeast Nepal - Bansbari - is under threat from industrialisation. Largely populated by traditional farming families of Tahrus and Rajbansis, the area is infested with heavy metals, poisonous chemicals and sludge. Villagers say their pleas for a safer environment have fallen on deaf ears. "We lodged a …
WHEN the Gujarat High Court ((-,Hc) orders for closing down 756 units in and around Ahmedabad on August 5, and 26 major industries in Nandesari estate in Barcida on September 5 (Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 9) were not followed, contempt petition against government officials was admitted. However, the …
FAST track power projects ha of late, become stages I macting"the theatrics of en ronment politics in India. was first evident this July, wh the Bharatiya Janata Pa (sip)-Shiv Sena government Maharashtra cancelled the t*s-based 2,015 mw Enron project proposed at Dabhol in Ratnagiri district. The target immediately after the …
THF use of live clues to monitor changes in the environment is probably the simplest definition of biomonitoring. In the above sense, it is a rather traditional practice. It has, however, proved to be of greater relevance today, especially in the light of critical issues such as the sustainability of …
Pakistan is gearing up to face the environmental conditions likely to be European countries in the New world trade order. As a first step, it has undertaken to facilitate a pollutionfree atmosphere at Kasur by Adopting the Kasur Tanneries Pollution Control Project. The project will ensure that only those leather …
