Environmetal Pollution
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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
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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
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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, Elke Brandes, The Conversation & Peter Kreins, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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
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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
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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
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game