Poisoned tap water in Flint, toxic dumps in Rio Grande Valley & e-waste contamination in Guiyu, China are all examples of communities forced to live near toxic waste.
Project Dolphin will involve conservation of dolphins & aquatic habitat through use of modern technology. It will not just protect dolphins, but will also promote a healthy river ecosystem.
Draft EIA was published by environment ministry in March. It has, however, invited flak from activists & opposition who say the new rules will harm environment.
Farming is capital-intensive and vulnerable to droughts, floods & temperature shifts. But carbon-smart techniques can provide solutions for growing food demand.
The study says although the overall PM2.5 levels went down, there was a significant jump in their levels during the early morning hours, leading to haze formation.
Tests done on samples taken from some of the about 300 carcasses found in northwest Botswana and sent to labs in Zimbabwe and South Africa proved inconclusive.
Energy generated by offshore wind rises by 30 per cent every year. But despite this growth, it only accounts for 1 per cent of the world's electricity supply.
There are investment opportunities in areas such as energy storage and electrification. Patient investors need to tap into the power of science and innovation.
Over 350 elephants have died since March in the Okavango Panhandle region. Preliminary tests rule out the spread of an infectious disease as the possible cause of deaths.
Data by researchers from University of Chicago stated India’s air pollution level reduced to 63.0 micrograms per cubic metre in 2018 from 71.7 micrograms per cubic metre in 2016.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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