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A trio of researchers led by Assam forest officer Jatindra Sarma has discovered Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area...
25 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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In Situ Crop Residue Management
The Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of agricultural mechanization for In-Situ management of crop residue in the states of Punjab, Haryana,...
24 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Hangul (or Kashmiri Stag) population monitoring exercise has revealed an alarming decline in the fawn-hind and stag-hind ratio of the hangul...
20 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The latest update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species shows that more and more species...
20 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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A recent study has revealed that the giant West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is destabilising and is on the verge of a complete collapse. The...
19 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) held a hearing regarding scientific disposal of spent pot lining(SPL) from the aluminium...
18 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has commissioned a leachate treatment plant at the Okhla landfill to overcome the problem of seepage...
17 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Role of Forest in Climate Change
This article is based on editorial “Turning down the heat: on forest restoration”, which appeared in The Hindu on 11 July 2019. It...
11 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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National Electric Mobility Mission: 2020
Under its National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), the government is targeting to achieve 6-7 million sales of electric and hybrid vehicles...
10 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Gangetic Dolphins Found in Mahananda River
For the first time, a population of Gangetic River Dolphins has been found in the Mahananda river, in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. Dolphins...
06 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Hydrogen-Enriched Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG)
Delhi will be the first city in the country to roll out hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG) buses for public transport from November...
05 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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As per the study of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), after decades of gradual increases, Antarctic sea ice is now decreasing,...
05 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Tamil Nadu has declared the Tamil Yeoman butterfly species (endemic to western ghats) as the state butterfly. Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) is...
03 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Airplane Contrails and Global Warming
According to a recent study, the airplanes contrails contribute more to global warming than the CO2 emitted by an aircraft. Moreover, the...
01 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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According to the data presented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Lok Sabha, ozone was reported as a prominent...
29 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Ice protects the Earth and oceans by reflecting excess heat back into space. However, human activity, especially since the industrial revolution...
27 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Jal Hi Jeevan Hai Scheme has been launched by the Haryana government. The scheme has been launched with an aim to encourage farmers to adopt crop...
26 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The production of cement is a cause of 7 % of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the trucks in the world. Cement’s...
25 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Water Vulnerable Megacities in India
Four Indian cities, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi have been ranked among the top 20 megacities in the world facing high levels of water...
25 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Membrane to Clean Toxic Effluents
Recently the scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST) have developed...
21 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
