Coal Power Plant Pollution Causes Many More Deaths Than Believed
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many…
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Rush-Hour Traffic Pollution Can Spike BP, Up Heart Risk Upto 24 Hrs: Study
An alarming study has revealed that breathing unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic can significantly increase…
Electric Vehicles Offer Climate Hope, But…
Internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) and electric vehicles (EV) both have supply chains that generate…
Should Rural India Drink Urban Wastewater?!
It is early August and Kolar is shades of brown and green. Unexpected showers in…
Gig Workers Are Exposed To Highly Polluted Air And Carcinogens
Rohit Vishwas, 28, started working as a delivery person for a grocery delivery app in…
“Justice” Takes Centrestage In The Latest Earth Commission Report
The latest Earth Commission Report attached a “justice” framework to its earlier discourse of “safe”…
UN Talks On Plastic Pollution End; Next Draft Of Legally-Binding Pact
Source: IANS The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally-binding…
Warming Water, Pollution Amplify Fish Mortality In Kerala During Summer
Come summer, people start leaving bowls of water for birds, make sure to not leave…
Despite Guidelines, Fly Ash Continues To Affect People In C’garh
In Chhattisgarh, lakhs of tonnes of fly ash, released every day from thermal power plants,…
Let Us Protect Nature, But Not Merely For The Sake Of Humans
Environmentalists rightly urge us to consider the long-term effects of our actions. Plastic bags, they…
Alternatives To Ocean Dumping Of Fukushima Wastewater
When the earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Fukushima, Japan in 2011, it killed thousands and…
Kochi’s Brahmapuram Fumes Over Waste
On March 2, 25-ft-high ‘hills’ of garbage, extending over 40 acres at the Brahmapuram waste…
Gujarat Farmers Accuse Pesticide Company Of Damaging Their Crops
Salim Patel is a 43-year old cotton farmer based in Tralsa, a village in Vagra…
Making Single-Use Plastic Bans More Effective
Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution. Zimbabwe banned…
Rivers Are Still People In South Asia In Spite Of Court Showdown
Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea…
Studying The Impact Of Aerosols On Rainfall In Western Ghats
Off the tourist trail and away from the resorts that crowd Munnar’s lush hills in…
Earth Has Lost 83% Of Its Freshwater Aquatic Life In 50 Years
Wildlife populations, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish, have seen an average 69% decline…
Opinion: India Unprepared, Under-Resourced For Plastic Ban
Every year, as the seasons start to change, pandals appear all over Kolkata. Many organising…
Crackers Burst Despite Ban, Delhi’s Air Quality Turns ‘Very Poor’
(Source: PTI) A large number of high-decibel firecrackers thundered throughout Diwali night on Monday as…
World Can Save 700 Mn Tonnes Of CO2 If More People Cycle
The world would save nearly 700 million tonnes of carbon pollution each year if every…
India Backs UN Resolution On Human Right To Clean Environment
India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right…
Pollution: Over 23.5 Lakh Premature Deaths In India In 2019
India saw over 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types — including…
Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid-19: UN Expert
Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N….
South Asia’s Toxic Battery Recycling Problem
Lakhan feels like he has won a lottery today. The 45-year-old scrap buyer has purchased…
‘Plastics Curb Is Key To Climate Change Fight’
Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU’s top…