Plastic waste woes: A primer on India’s marine litter problem
Only 60 per cent of the total collected plastic waste is recycled, while the fate of the remaining 40 per cent is not accounted
Dahej blast: Experts call for utmost safety in operating industries after lockdown
Since the workforce running industrial units has changed post-lockdown, accidents can happen, they said
Verdict 2024: Poll results in Maharashtra’s onion belt reflect farmer fury for BJP
The NDA has lost 12 seats in the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies with the highest concentration of onion farmers
Farmers responses over pesticide-use effects cannot be considered scientific, petitioners tell SC
Petitioners request Supreme Court to review and consider banning of 135 more pesticides banned outside India
The world is hooked on junk food: How big companies pull it off
Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through …
PPE kits add to plastic waste; how about turning them into fuel
Mostly, PPE mostly contain polypropylene, which can be converted into petrol by pyrolysis
We looked for South Africa’s ‘missing’ plastic litter. This is what we found
South Africa is ranked as the 11th worst offender in terms of land-based sources of litter entering the sea
Marine litter menace: Short-term solutions not enough; need robust policy
Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco farming adding to global food crisis, says WHO
Growing sustainable crops can help address acute global food insecurity, governments urged to stop tobacco farming subsidies
Recycled waste glass can help solve sand shortages
Natural sand is a widely used raw material and has become the second-most widely consumed natural resource on the Earth, after freshwater
CSE welcomes Centre’s recommendation to ban sale of junk food
Child development ministry has proposed a ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens across India
San Francisco bans sale of plastic water bottles
Americans use 50 billion plastic water bottles every year and just 23 per cent of them are recycled
UN climate summit: some action and several ‘non-action’ statements
At the UN Climate Summit plenaries most developed countries like the UK and the US displayed commitment through existing domestic policies and …
Bailable warrant against top official of ET Infra for defying green tribunal
Failed to respond to notice to appear before tribunal; case relates to violation of ban on using groundwater for construction
Expert committee to look into junk food in schools
Delhi High Court approves proposal following dissension over guidelines proposed by food safety authority
Odisha follows in the footsteps of states that have banned gutkha
More than 43 per cent people in the state consume tobacco in one form or other
Ebola-hit countries to get additional US $5 billion for speedy recovery
Amount pledged at two-day global Ebola meet in New York
Delhi imposes blanket ban on plastic carry bags
Earlier ban was only partial and had little effect on manufacturers
Dam 999 angers Tamil Nadu politicians
Feature film intensifies row over Mullaperiyar dam
No lip service on junk food ban: Delhi HC
Asks Centre to file an action taken report by November 2
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
IPCC report sets zero emissions target for world by 2100 to contain climate change
Synthesis report cites mass die-offs of forests, the melting of land ice, rapid rise in sea levels and crop destruction to give ‘clear’…
Institutional investors call for carbon pricing to tackle climate change
Ahead of Ban Ki-moon’s Climate Summit, 340 global institutional investors call on governments to phase out subsidies on fossil fuels and …
Panic, hunger and loss of livelihood follow closure of 12 mines in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum
The decision was reportedly a result of disinterest shown by mining giants in renewing the lease and their failure to maintain forests in the area
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