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What are your views about the National Clean Air Programme?
The National Clean Air Programme was launched by the Central government for bringing a reduction in pollution caused by particulate matter by 20-30% in at least 102 cities...
Ukraine’s Odesa designated as World Heritage in Danger site
The UNESCO of the United Nations presents the tag of World Heritage in Danger. World Heritage Sites face several problems such as development in tourism, war, natural disasters,...
New Technology to filter micro-plastics from Water
Scientists from South Korea have developed a new water purification system that can effectively remove microplastics from water in just 10 seconds. The system uses a polymer that...
Guidelines on EPR for Plastic Packaging
Under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging. Overview With...
Plastic snowfall in the Alps
The researchers from Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland have found that trillions of plastic particles fall along with snow in Switzerland. These particles travel 2000 kilometres through air. What...
40 Tonnes of Fish die in Lebanon
River Litani is the longest river in Lebanon. It has an artificial lake called the Qaraoun lake created by the Litani river dam. Around forty tonnes of fish...
Ecocide Bill of France
The French National Assembly recently approved the bill that makes “Ecocide” an offence. Key Features Under the law, the transgressors are liable up to ten years in prison...
New Vehicle Scrapping Policy- Highlights
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has introduced the Vehicle Scrapping Policy on March 18, 2021 in the Lok Sabha which will come into effect from...
CSIRO: 14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an Australian government agency has recently found that the world sea floor is littered with more than 14 million tonnes...
Andhra Environment Management Corporation launched
The Andhra Environment Management Corporation has been launched with the aim of collection, segregation and scientific disposal off industrial waste to mark the World Environment Day on June...
GoI plans to reduce dependency for drug intermediates and APIs
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has collaborated with LAXAI Life Sciences to produce Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients inside India. This will help to reduce dependence of pharmaceutical...
