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California is banning a widely used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children. The state ban on Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used on...
10 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News? The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) agreed to a request by the Ministry of Mines (MoM), seeking...
09 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report, Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of...
08 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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UN Report on Species Extinction
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released the UN report on species extinction. It...
07 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Climate Change and Development in India
This editorial is based on the article 'Parley: Is India doing enough to combat climate change?' which appeared in "The Hindu" on May 3rd, 2019....
06 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in news? A 27-year-old hermit in Haridwar, Swami Atmabodhanand, has broken his 194-day fast in protest against sand mining and the upcoming...
06 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Glaciers are set to disappear completely from almost half of World Heritage Sites if business-as-usual emissions continue, according to the...
03 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Prayagraj on the Verge of an Epidemic after Kumbh
The NGT has reported the sad state of solid waste management during the months-long religious gathering of Kumbh. Issues raised Inadequate...
26 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Global Forest Watch (GFW) is released by World Resources Institute (WRI) which reveals that India has lost over 1.6 million hectare of tree cover...
26 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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An international team of scientists has published a way forward known as the Global Deal for Nature (GDN) to prevent the sixth mass extinction on...
24 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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A team of Greek University students has successfully detected the location of litter in Aegean sea using the European union’s satellite...
23 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22. Worldwide events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The theme of...
22 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Special Properties of River Ganga
A study commissioned by the Union Water Resources Ministry to probe the “unique properties” of the Ganga found that the river water...
20 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels & Zinc Deficiency
Rising carbon dioxide levels can accelerate zinc deficiency in crops and thus in human consumption, according to a new study titled ‘Inadequate...
20 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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(This editorial is based on the article 'Challenges in water governance' which appeared in 'The Economic and Political Weekly' on 13thApril, 2019....
19 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Agreement to Save Coastal Wetlands
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding...
13 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)
ICAP is a long term vision to address the cooling requirement across sectors. Reducing cooling demand by 20-25% and refrigeration demand by 25-30%...
13 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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According to a recent study conducted by an energy consultancy firm Bridge To India (BTI) Ltd., India’s PV (photovoltaic) waste volume is...
12 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal and Athabasca University, Canada, has compiled the first estimates of...
11 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Cleaning up the Mess: The Need for a Waste Management Policy
(The editorial is based on the article "Cleaning up the Mess: The Need for a Waste Management Policy" which appeared in The Hindu for 8th April,...
08 Apr 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
