Underwater ghost-busting to save Indian coral reefs
Every day, hundreds of thousands of pieces of lost or abandoned fishing equipment haunt the world’s oceans, killing indiscriminately and endangering marine life and livelihoods. […]
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India launches national anti-pollution programme, but experts sceptical
By Mayank Bhardwaj The National Clean Air Programme aims to cut pollution in the 102 worst affected cities by 20-30 percent by 2024 New Delhi: India […]
Kerala agriculture minister: Organic and natural farming will give farmers self reliance and climate resilience
By S. Gopikrishna Warrier In a wide-ranging interview to Mongabay-India, Kerala’s Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar said that after the floods of August 2018, Kerala’s agriculture […]
To clean up air, SC sets 2020 deadline for stringent auto emission norms
The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered a complete ban on the sale and registration of Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) vehicles in the country from April 1, […]
India launches 10-day clean air campaign to tackle pollution
New Delhi: India’s federal ministry of environment, forest and climate change on Thursday launched a 10-day clean air campaign in the capital Delhi and four […]
Indoor pollution in India contributes up to 52% air pollution, says UN
Indoor air pollution can contribute between 22 and 52% to the overall pollution levels, according to a United Nations Environmental Programme study. It also said […]
Eliminating emissions in India and China could add years to people’s lives
New research calculates changes in mortality and life expectancy due to power generation The 2.7 billion people who live in China and India — more […]
Can environment education save our planet?
By Aditi Tandon A growing tribe of educators are using innovative education tools as a catalyst to further goals of environment protection as well as the […]
Pollution regulator issues environmental notices to Coal India
By Sudarshan Varadhan NEW DELHI: The pollution regulator for Odisha issued notices to Coal India mines with combined annual capacity of 20 million tonnes over environmental […]
‘Indians will live longer if pollution is under check’
International researchers make policy recommendations More than 660 million Indians live in areas that exceed the country’s standard for what is considered safe exposure to […]