Pollution Alert
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Stars are beginning to disappear with night skies getting brighter by 9.6% every year
If the trend continues, a child born today in a place where 250 stars are visible now would only be able to see 100 stars on their 18th birthday.
Chris Impey, The Conversation & Connie Walker, The Conversation
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Plastic waste from India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia is overwhelming the islands of Seychelles
The Aldabra island, a Unesco world heritage site, has its coastline strewn with plastic trash that were generated in places far away.
Noam Vogt-Vincent, The Conversation & April Burt, The Conversation
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Bangladesh’s sprawling textile industry is spewing toxic wastewater into its rivers
Out of a total of 2,220 factories in Gazipur, only 556 have effluent treatment plants on paper.
SM Najmus Sakib
Trending
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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Explainer: Reducing pollution in North India will require more than a curb on farm stubble burning
The poor air quality makes headlines only in the winters, although it a year-round problem.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
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Noise pollution is hurting animals, but we have no idea how much
Noise can be so unpleasant that we regulate construction work and music concerts – but we only consider human hearing ranges.
Fay Clark, The Conversation & Jacob Dunn, The Conversation
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India recorded highest deaths due to pollution in 2019, says Lancet study
Over 23.5 lakh citizens died of which the majority of fatalities were caused by air pollution.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Mumbai air pollution isn’t as bad as Delhi’s? Think again
The city’s sea breeze most often blows away pollutants. But when winds are light, noxious gases and particulate matter remain suspended in the air.
Apekshita Varshney
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A new study shows how dust storms have contributed to Delhi’s worsening air pollution
The research team calls for implementing an early warning system to prevent exposure to inhalable particles.
Neha Jain
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[Video] From UP to Delhi, the toxic Hindon river is making people sick
The polluted river is behind many illnesses in villages on its banks. Residents of Delhi-NCR are also eating vegetables, crops grown using this toxic sludge.
Hridayesh Joshi
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Not just air, light pollution too is on the rise in India
A study published this month shows that the brightness from outdoor lights has been steadily increasing in the country over the last 20 years.
Sahana Ghosh
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How Pakistan’s Smog Commission is helping curb air pollution this year
As smog season begins, Pakistani authorities are responding with a series of initiatives to help manage the message, but is it enough?
Zofeen T Ebrahim
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National Green Tribunal pulls up Delhi Metro for noise pollution after 5-year-old files petition
In her plea, Samriddhi Goswami said two metro stations in Rohini area be shifted to an alternate site as noise levels were going above the prescribed limit.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I