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 …
Antidepressants don’t just affect human libidos. New research shows that female starlings fed food spiked with the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), were less “attractive” to males and so less likely to mate. This is the latest evidence highlighting the potential harm of the drugs that we are releasing into the environment. …
PANAJI: The overall impact of environmental pollution caused by every bit of plastic we carelessly discard has long been documented, but its hazardous effects on soil and threats to food security are yet to sink in. If it is not reused or recycled, plastic waste dumped in a landfill can …
AN Edo High Court presided over by the the Chief Judge of the State, Justice E. F. Ikponmwen has nullified the Edo State Sanitation and Pollution Law2010, describing it unconstitutional. Claimants in the suit are Mr Johnson Igbinedion and Mrs Eunice Igbinedion. The defendants are Edo State House of Assembly, …
Right in time for World Tiger Day on July 29, chief minister Manohar Parrikar confirmed the presence of India’s national animal in the jungles of the state. Responding to his BJP colleague Rajesh Patnekar in the legislature, the CM wrote: “Recent camera trap survey has confirmed at least five tigers …
Colombia’s government announced on July 16 that it has banned the use of mercury in all mineral extraction activities. By 2023 mercury will be entirely prohibited for industrial use. In March of this year, Colombia also ratified the Minamata Convention, an international treaty that seeks to reduce global emissions of …
A proposal to rid Andaman of polluting diesel by switching to clean-burning natural gas for generating power, fuelling automobiles and kitchens has remained stuck in red tape for more than two years over allotment of land and awarding the project to companies under the government's umbrella. Andaman currently burns tonnes …
NEW DELHI: The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that the joint secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the commissioner of the Agra Division are responsible for maintenance of the Taj Trapezium Zone. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta had on …
Making pledge to transform Nagrota constituency pollution free by implementing eco-friendly initiatives, National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana today exhorted the people to come forward to plant more and more saplings to ensure a clean, green and healthy environs for the present and future generations. “Let’s take a small …
Haflong: A former executive member of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council has sought the Assam government's intervention in alleged deforestation and illegal boulder collection from the rivers of Dima Hasao district in south Assam. Golon Daulagapu, a former executive member of the council, submitted a memorandum in this regard …
Dehradun once famous for its salubrious climate, air free of dust and smoke, tranquility and reputed institutes is now not only the most polluted city among the mountain States of India but has risen high up in crimes of all hues and shades. The burgeoning population, ever increasing pollution / …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday deplored the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) authority on environment protection in and around the Taj Mahal asking it whether preservation of the iconic monument was a "tamasha" (drama) or a "joke". Terming the TTZ authority as "flop", a bench of justices Madan B …
Indonesia’s parliament has asked the government to recalculate damage to the environment from the giant Grasberg copper mine operated by the local unit of Freeport McMoRan Inc, the environment ministry said. A 2017 report by Indonesia’s Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) calculated that Freeport’s decades-long operations at the mine in Indonesia’s …
China will launch a pilot electric vehicle battery recycling scheme in 17 cities and regions, the industry ministry said, with Beijing keen to head off an emerging pollution threat. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a notice published on its website late on Wednesday the cities and …
BENGALURU: In a huge boost to studies on climate change and its impact in the state, R Shankar, minister of forests, ecology and the environment, on Tuesday inaugurated the state’s first climate change laboratory on the premises of the Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI) located at the Doresanipalya …
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to conduct various public awareness drives to check the rising pollution within its limits. The decision was taken following the presentation of the environment status report (ESR) for 2017-18 before the general body of PCMC on Friday. “Rapid urbanization, growth …
The information was released Wednesday to Angop by the chairman of the National Waste Agency (ANR), Sabino Ferraz. Sabino Ferraz said the measure results from the high degree of pollution caused by these products, by obstructing drainage channels, rainwater ditches and residual waters. According to him, obstruction of drainage channels …
The campaign for reusable straws can look at this innovation from the Andamans If things go according to plan, you could be sipping your drink using a bamboo straw by next year. A scientist from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has come out …
Pollution caused nine million deaths in 2015 - three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined - scientists said on Thursday, calling for governments in poor countries to act. India fared worst, with 2.5 million people dying early because of pollution, followed by China with 1.8 million deaths, according …
Plastic drinking straws are just one example of some of the pointless plastic products that have proved to be a curse for the environment, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said. “We also have pointless packaging, pointless plastic bags and huge quantities of other products that are used for …
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 phasing out plastic goods, and a healthier and environmentally-friendly alternative found and promoted. "For instance, jute, textiles …
