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Drug-resistant Super-bug Spreading in Hospitals
The scientists from Australia have warned of a superbug, resistant to all known antibiotics, that can cause “severe” infections or even...
04 Sep 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Green Tribunal Steps in to Conserve Ghats
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the six Western Ghats States (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat),...
03 Sep 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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UN Begins Talks to Regulate the High Seas
The United Nations started talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental...
03 Sep 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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A People’s Campaign to Rebuild Kerala
The article appeared in The Hindu on 30th August 2018. It delves into the ecological causes behind the recent Kerala floods which have resulted from...
30 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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CPCB Lists Cities With No Clean Up Plan
Of the 102 cities singled out by the Central Government for their alarming pollution levels, under National Clean Air Program, only 73 have submitted...
29 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Nutrition Deficiency due to Rising CO2
According to a study led by the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, high amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere decrease the concentrations of vital...
29 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Budget carrier SpiceJet operated India’s first “technology demonstrator” flight on biofuel. With the test flight, India has...
28 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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In the aftermath of Kerala’s devastating floods, key ecologically sensitive zones must be protected through immediate remediation. The...
27 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has carried out a comparative and diagnostic analysis of key cities of India on how they are positioned...
25 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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This article appeared in Livemint on 23/08/2018. The article analyses the impact of social and economic transformations on the geophysical changes on...
23 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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NGT asks for Action Plan on E-waste in Three Months
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Ministry of Environment forest (MoEF) to submit an action plan for enforcement of rules and taking actions...
23 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Combating Air Pollution: Need to Strengthen Air Quality Monitoring in India
The fourth WHO database on ambient (outdoor) air quality - the largest of its kind – has compiled information on air pollution levels for over...
17 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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India's first Humboldt Penguin chick hatched on 15th August at the Byculla zoo in Mumbai. According to the Zoo officials, the DNA test for the...
17 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Interpretation Centre to Come Up in Odisha
The Odisha government has planned to set up a world-class interpretation centre at Dangamal near Bhitarkanika National Park to showcase its efforts...
17 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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India lost One-Third of its Coastline Due to Soil Erosion
A staggering one-third of almost the entire Indian coastline was lost due to soil erosion in the last 26 years as per the report of the National...
16 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Protests over Water Aerodrome Project in Chilika
The Union government proposal for setting up of five water aerodromes in the country to promote tourism, including the one at the Chilika lake is...
16 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Big Picture: World Environment Day: Identify the Dangers of the Plastic Era
Context And Background The United Nations observes 5th of June every year as the World Environment Day, to make people aware about the environment...
14 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Coral Reefs could Survive Global Warming, says Study
According to a study published in the journal Current Biology, the coral-algal partnerships have endured numerous climate change events since the age...
14 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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A Roadmap Towards Cleaning India’s Air
To help improve India’s air quality, researchers from the University of Chicago and Harvard Kennedy School have laid out five key...
14 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Indian bull frog, a recent arrival from the mainland, is steadily occupying the islands’ ecosystem and threatening the local economy....
11 Aug 2018 Biodiversity & Environment