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The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), is considering the proposal of creating the East Antarctic marine...
24 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Smallest Ozone Hole in Decades
During September and October months of 2019, the ozone hole over the Antarctic has been the smallest observed since 1982. The presence of...
24 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)...
24 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Scientists have developed an 'artificial leaf' device that uses sunlight to produce a widely-used gas (syngas) currently made from fossil fuels, and...
23 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Plastic invading Nicobar Islands
According to a survey conducted by the researchers from CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
14 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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According to a research published in the Journal Science, the elastocaloric effect, if harnessed, may be able to do away with the need of fluid...
12 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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In a bid to resolve the crisis of air pollution, the Government has launched green firecrackers. These crackers are available as sparklers,...
11 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Invasive Weeds Threatening Tiger Habitats
The spread of invasive weed species like Hyptis, Cassia Tora and Parthenium has been detected in environmentally-sensitive areas like Adilabad...
11 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Centre is mulling an ambitious plan to create a 1,400km long and 5km wide green belt from Gujarat to the Delhi-Haryana border. The plan is...
10 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will collaborate with meteorological agencies in China and Pakistan, among others, to provide climate...
09 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan is an exploratory open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River that is to be held between 10th October...
09 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Big Picture: Eliminating Single Use Plastic
Government of India has laid great emphasis on eradicating single use plastic which has become one of the biggest sources of pollution. During...
05 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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India’s first e-waste clinic for segregating, processing and disposal of waste from household and commercial units will soon be set-up in...
05 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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15 Point Directive to Clean Ganga
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) recently has issued a 15-point directive to the 11-Ganga basin states to prevent idol immersion into...
04 Oct 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Special Report on Climate Change: IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made public ‘The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’...
26 Sep 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Black Carbon Particles Affecting Unborn Babies
According to a study published in ‘Nature Communications’, the black carbon particles emitted by the vehicular exhaust and coal-fired...
24 Sep 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This article is based on “Is ozone layer depletion a ‘solved problem’?” which appeared in Down to Earth on 17 spetember...
23 Sep 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Natural Sources of Unpolluted Water
This article is based on “Pipe dreams, ground reality” which appeared in The Hindu on 18/09/2019. It talks about leveraging natural...
18 Sep 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Uranium Mining in Nallamala Forest
Recently Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has granted in-principle approval to the Department of Atomic Energy to survey and...
17 Sep 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer. The theme for the year 2019 is ‘32...
16 Sep 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
