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

A garbage revolt underway in Russia could pose a stiff challenge to Putin’s reign

Massive noxious garbage dumps piling up around Moscow have sparked citizen protests that are turning into criticism of the political system.

Laura A Henry, The Conversation

· Jun 11, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Pollution in Patna and Raipur worse than NCR, formulate plan to curb it countrywide, SC tells Centre

The Centre has told a division bench of the top court that it will earmark Rs 1,000 crore in the upcoming budget to tackle the problem of air pollution.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 25, 2018 · 04:40 pm

Watch: Fire rages on at Bengaluru’s polluted Bellandur lake

Officials from the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority are supervising the attempts by firemen to bring the blaze under control.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 19, 2018 · 04:27 pm

Demonetisation and GST helped cut India’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, says report

The 2017 Global Carbon Budget also warned that if the economy recovered quickly from these, emissions will go over 5% again in 2018 from 2% this year.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 14, 2017 · 12:16 pm

Why are farmers in Punjab burning their fields despite knowing it causes pollution?

Crop burning blankets a large swathe of North India in a haze of smog.

Shone Satheesh

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Anmol Kanojia

· Oct 18, 2017 · 09:00 am