Environment
The fate of plastic in the oceans
30 Aug 2018
Many Arctic pollutants decrease after market removal and regulation
28 Aug 2018
Persistent Organic Pollutants, also known as POPs, can having lasting impacts on both people and wild animals in the Arctic. Research shows some POPs are decreasing in the region after being pulled from market or regulated around the globe
Why polluted air may be a threat to your kidneys
27 Aug 2018
UAE denies Rs700-cr Kerala flood relief plan: report
24 Aug 2018
While the UAE crown prince had proposed relief measures for flood-hit Kerala, UAE ambassador Ahmed Albanna is reported to have told The Indian Express that there has been no official announcement so far by the UAE on any specific amount as financial aid
Species-rich forests better compensate environmental impacts
23 Aug 2018
As part of the global carbon cycle, forests take up about 45 per cent of the carbon from the environment and bind it in the soil and as biomass over long periods of time
Kerala floods: Gadgil’s worst fears come true
21 Aug 2018
Renowned ecologist Madhav D Gadgil’s fears have come true, seven years after authorities decided to ignore the Gadgil Committee’s prescriptions on ways to conserve the ‘fragile’ ecosystem of the mountain ranges and stonewalled its implementation following political pressure
The environmental cost of contact lenses
21 Aug 2018
First flight lands in Kochi as floods recede in most parts of Kerala
20 Aug 2018
While clear skies could be seen in some districts of the flood-ravaged state and the water level in the Periyar River continued to recede, a rain alert has been sounded in worst-hit Ranni and Chengannur
UN offers help as worst Kerala floods kill 324, cause Rs20,000-crore loss
18 Aug 2018
The UN has offered help in tackling the flood situation in Kerala if a request is made,after the worst flood in a century killed over 324 and caused losses estimated at Rs20,000 crore
Over 167 dead as water released from 33 dams soak Kerala
17 Aug 2018
Thirty people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala on Thursday alone with the state receiving 10 times the normal rainfall in the last 24 hours — with no signs of a let up before Saturday, the Met office said
Water use for fracking has risen by up to 770% since 2011
17 Aug 2018
The volume of wastewater new wells generate during their first year of production has also increased -- by up to 1,440 per cent