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Climate change, pollution push oceans to tipping point, UN report saysA new UN report reveals a "deepening crisis" in ocean health, driven by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. Rising sea levels, acid...
I-Beauty! After J, K and C, now it's India's turn in the big beautiful marketIndia's beauty industry is emerging as a global force, blending Ayurvedic heritage with modern science to create "I-beauty." With rising ex...
A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...
The Shift to conscious living: Inside India’s new luxury real estate paradigmIndian luxury homebuyers are prioritizing wellness and sustainability, shifting from extravagance to eco-smart designs and green spaces. Bu...
Cutting pollution to Covid pandemic level may prevent Himalayan glaciers from disappearing: StudyReducing air pollution to levels seen during the COVID-19 lockdown could safeguard Himalayan glaciers from vanishing by the century's end, ...
Delhi PM2.5 pollution in winters declines 20% compared to pre-Covid periodThe assessment included seven successive winters and pre-winter trends, starting from January 1, 2015 in Delhi and the National Capital Reg...
‘Air pollution went up in parts of India during lockdown’
Govts not committed to solving Delhi's 'pollution pandemic', claims umbrella body of RWAsExpressing concern over Delhi's air quality, the United Residents Joint Action (URJA) said tackling pollution is a difficult challenge and ...
The world's slow transition to cleaner energyRenewables are now the number two source of electricity in the world with a 26 percent share in 2019 -- behind coal, but ahead of natural g...
Delhi's NO2 pollution increased by 125 pc in one year: StudyNO2 is a dangerous air pollutant that is released when fuel is burned, as in most motor vehicles, power generation, and industrial processe...
Air, water pollution disputes kept NGT busy in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemicThe National Green Tribunal, though working with handful of Judicial and Expert Members, that too via video conferencing, made its presence...
Chronic exposure to air pollution can hurt people diagnosed with CovidLong-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of deaths during the pandemic.
No Diwali carnivals this year, organisers and artisans count their lossesBut then this is 2020, the year like no other, and the fear of the coronavirus lurks everywhere, compelling organisers to cancel the melas ...
Pandemic to aggravate with increased transmissibility through air pollution, say expertsAccording to doctors, respiratory illnesses like viral influenza increase with a spike in pollution levels as poor air quality leads to inf...
Delhi CM launches anti-air pollution campaign, says polluted air can be life threatening during COVID"Polluted air can be life threatening in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both affect lungs," he said. Kejriwal said a "war room" is being se...
Earth is healing as world carbon pollution falls 17% during peak of coronavirus pandemicThis is the biggest annual drop in carbon emissions since World War II.
NASA to study impact of Covid-19 on environment using satellite imagery, hopes to map user behaviour during pandemicThe results of these studies could play a major role in forming public policy.
States raise Covid-19 concern to check stubble burningEven though much of the stubble of wheat is used as animal fodder but farmers resort to open field burning to get rid of the leftover stalk...
Is your city mostly covered by smog? Air pollution 'pandemic' can drastically shorten lifespanAir pollution is causing 8.8 million premature deaths annually.
Air pollution ‘pandemic' shortens lives globally by 3 years: Study