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 …
Gurgaon: It may be in the news for the wrong reasons, but climate change is a topic whose urgency increases with every passing day, week and month. Last week, the Sehgal Foundation, a city-based NGO, played host to a screening of Nila Madhab Panda's 'Kadvi Hawa', a National Award winner …
The Millennium City’s woes include depleting groundwater table, pollution and poor waste management Gurugram, or the Millennium City as it often called, may soon become “a living hell” if it doesn’t address the challenges rapid urbanisation has thrown up. The fast depleting groundwater table, high levels of pollution, rising demand …
With a growing global population, the absolute numbers exposed to pollutants will increase unless urgent policies are implemented and actions taken on the ground. Pollution can have a particularly disproportionate and negative effect on the poor, the disadvantaged and the vulnerable. Consequently, pollution constitutes a significant impediment to achieving health, …
Gambia’s first Community Wildlife Reserve in the village of Gunjur, 35 kilometers from Banjul is facing depletion as its stream has turned red and wildlife found dead. Villagers from the community were shocked by the discovery last week and suspected a nearby Chinese fish processing company, Golden Lead Factory of …
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued notice to an Aligarh-based slaughterhouse for discarding animal carcass and blood in a nearby drain. Replies have also been sought from district magistrate Neha Sharma and UP pollution control board, among others, in the matter. The district authorities had earlier given …
Lawmakers from nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are warning that global warming will lead to mass migration and conflict in the Middle East and Africa, another reason President Donald Trump should stay in the Paris climate deal. Climate change will lead to “dire” food and water shortages in …
Environment secretary Judi Wakhungu has announced a looming ban on use of plastic bottles to curb environmental pollution. The move will now require water bottlers and manufacturers of soft drinks and juices to find alternative packaging material. Prof Wakhungu two months ago gazetted a blanket ban on use of plastic …
Canada said on Thursday it planned to impose a cap on pollution in provinces that refuse to adopt a national price on carbon, setting up a potential fight with the country's powerful energy-rich west. Last December the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached a deal with eight of …
People living along the coast in the South African city of Durban have long complained about the effects of toxic industrial pollution. But they are now stepping up their criticism, accusing oil and chemical factories near their homes of being behind frequent cases of cancer, asthma and other illnesses. Al …
One of the world’s most remote places, an uninhabited coral atoll, is also one of its most polluted. Henderson Island, a tiny landmass in the eastern South Pacific, has been found by marine scientists to have the highest density of anthropogenic debris recorded anywhere in the world, with 99.8% of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: More than half of the population in Kerala is aware of ill-effects of burning plastic, but a major share of Keralites dispose useless plastic by burning, according to a survey conducted by Kerala state literacy mission authority. The survey covered 24 areas including waste, agriculture, pollution, health and water …
You may want to rethink moving to a green neighbourhood as a recent study has linked poor environmental quality to elevated cancer rates. The study revealed an association between cumulative exposure to harmful environmental factors and cancer incidence across the United States, with prostate and breast cancer especially demonstrating strong …
Says until and unless pollution is brought under control, there is no need to get more coal in port town VASCO: Slamming the Goa State Pollution Control Board for failing to take any measures to control coal pollution in the port town, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida on Tuesday said that …
Coastal marine food webs could be in danger of collapse as a result of rising carbon dioxide levels, according to our new research. The study shows that although species such as algae will receive a boost, the positive effects are likely to be cancelled out by the increased stress to …
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Riots have paralysed a major bauxite mining hub in Guinea, Africa's top producer, as residents erected barricades and burned tyres to protest against high pollution levels and power cuts, government and company officials said on Tuesday. The unrest broke out on Monday night in the city of …
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change, this week strongly denounced Malawi government’s decision on oil exploration in Lake Malawi, and argue that the country has outdated laws to safeguard all stakeholders during the exercise. The committee observed that the absence of a national petroleum policy and its …
Investing in more gas will lock in high electricity prices and pollution for decades to come. The new report, ‘Pollution and Price: The cost of investing in gas,’ shows that tackling climate change and protecting Australians from worsening extreme weather requires electricity system to produce zero emissions before 2050. Gas …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought a status report from the Delhi government on its order banning the use of disposable plastic in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the city government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file a detailed compliance …
“Nine-year-old sues Indian government on climate change” — the headline was a head-turner. So should be the cause, implores Ridhima Pandey. The class 6 student from Haridwar has been the driving force behind a 52-page petition before the National Green Tribunal on how the government has failed to scientifically tackle …
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has taken suo motu cognisance of the media reports on Sonshi village in Sattari which is adversely affected due to mining ore transportation and issued notices to the State government and Goa Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). The court said that media reports …
