Tourists leave behind mountains of plastic waste, garbage in Leh and Ladakh

Disposing it is challenging given the harsh climate and high altitude.

Shailesh Shrivastava

· Nov 23, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Mass fish deaths rise as sewage and pollution choke Kashmir’s lakes

Oxygen levels have dropped in various lakes, including Dal Lake, because of an increase in pollutant levels.

Auqib Javeed

· Oct 14, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Plastic pellets wash up on Mumbai and Palghar beaches, environmentalists raise alarm

The pellets, measuring up to 5 millimeters, were first spotted on July 23 at Aksa beach in northwestern Mumbai by a lifeguard.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Jul 27, 2023 · 08:14 pm

Pollution is blackening Ladakh’s glaciers and the repercussions could be devastating

Soot deposits on snow can hamper its ability to reflect solar radiation, speeding up the process of melting.

Hirra Azmat

· Oct 14, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Nagpur, fly ash from two coal plants has left some villages gasping for breath

Residents of five of six villages complained of respiratory issues, skin ailments, gastrointestinal issues and kidney stones.

Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 25, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Microplastics are not just polluting the seas – they are blighting our soil too

A study in Germany presents an environmental regional model to analyse plastic emissions in the country’s agricultural soils.

Martin Henseler, The Conversation

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Elke Brandes, The Conversation

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Peter Kreins, The Conversation

· Nov 27, 2021 · 11:30 pm

India’s new directives on sustainable disposal of fly ash may do more harm than good

The toxic residue left over from burning coal could end up damaging the country’s farmlands, water bodies and fragile habitats, say environmentalists.

Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 23, 2021 · 07:30 pm

New research shows that biodegradable plastics aren’t really biodegradable

Making plastic from biological sources could be a solution, but supporting infrastructure is necessary.

Isabel Thomlinson, The Conversation

· May 07, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Coal mining has turned Meghalaya’s rivers acidic. Can humble algae revive them?

Scientists say that ‘the algae-based solution looks encouraging on the basis of initial lab results’.

Arunabh Saikia

· Apr 28, 2019 · 06:30 am

Sterlite case: Activists allege Vedanta PR had access to draft NGT judgement, company denies claim

The digital signature of a draft document allegedly circulated among journalists on Saturday bore the name of a public relations executive for the mining firm.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 18, 2018 · 06:30 am

NGT asks Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore for allegedly fitting cheat devices in diesel cars

The tribunal set up a committee to calculate the quantum of the environmental loss caused by the cars and directed it to submit a report within a week.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 16, 2018 · 04:41 pm

Uttar Pradesh did little to prevent deaths caused by pollution of river Rapti, says green tribunal

A petitioner claimed that more than 500 children in Gorakhpur died in 2014 because of the polluted river.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 29, 2018 · 08:18 pm