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The Group of 20 (G20) environment ministers, on 15th June, 2019, agreed to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of...
17 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Unapproved Sowing of Genetically Modified Crops
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought a detailed report on the sowing of unapproved Genetically Modified (GM)...
14 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) study has revealed that people worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles...
13 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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In Depth - BS VI Emission Norms
According to the United Nations, 9 out of 10 people on the planet are now breathing polluted air. This has led to a growing global health crisis,...
13 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Scientists from the National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have conducted...
12 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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El Salvador Recognises Forests as Living Entities
On 5th June, 2019 i.e. on the World Environment Day, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a pronouncement recognising the forests as...
12 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) released India’s first Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage - VI (BS –...
11 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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India’s “First” Emissions Trading System for Particulate Pollution (PM)
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has initiated the programme for market based trading system to reduce air pollution in Surat, Gujarat...
06 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June every year for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since...
06 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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India Backs Dhanauri for Ramsar Site Tag
The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change has asked Uttar Pradesh forest department,to propose Dhanauri in Greater Noida as a wetland of...
06 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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On the occasion of World Environment Day(5th June), the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has organised a day-long convention to discuss ways...
06 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Vulnerability assessment study conducted in Oussudu lake, Puducherry had shown concern over rising plastic pollution in water bodies. The report had...
04 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This editorial is based on the article 'Aravallis broken beyond repair', which appeared in Down to Earth on April 3rd, 2019. It talks about the...
25 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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An international team of researchers has said that the rogue emissions of a gas (CFC-11) that harms the ozone layer comes from the eastern...
24 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Wastewater Management in India
This editorial is based on the news "Gujarat will supply treated wastewater for industrial use" which appeared in "The Hindu" on 21st May...
22 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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India’s Waste Dumping Proposal Stands Defeated
A proposal by India to prevent developed countries from dumping their electronic and plastic waste into developing countries, was defeated at the...
17 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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In Depth – Biodiversity: Warning Bells
Relentless pursuit of economic growth coupled with climate change has brought an unprecedented one million species at the doorstep of extinction....
16 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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More than 900 hectares of forest land has been gutted in wild-fire in Uttarakhand. The number of forest fires shot up to 14,107 from 4,225 between...
14 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Recently, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii (USA), has detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since...
14 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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BRS Conventions COP Meet in Geneva
The “Triple COPs” meeting is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from April 29th to May 10th, 2019. Basel Convention...
10 May 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
