Marine Pollution
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In the Gulf of Mannar, abandoned fishing nets are posing a threat to corals and the marine ecosystem
Though marine debris spans an area of only 1,150 square metres, researchers are worried about its impact on one of India’s only four major coral reefs.
Aathira Perinchery
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These plastic items are the deadliest for marine species and birds
Plastic in the ocean is eaten by over 700 species, but just a few items are responsible for the most deaths.
Lauren Roman, The Conversation, Britta Denise Hardesty, The Conversation, Chris Wilcox, The Conversation & Qamar Schuyler, The Conversation
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Already struggling, Bangladeshi fishers cannot find hilsa in peak season
Thousands risk starvation as the prized species has been elusive this season.
Rafiqul Islam Montu
Trending
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Covid-19: Imagine the headlines if any other religion had been responsible for Kumbh-like gathering
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Kumbh Mela: As 102 test positive for Covid, top police official says it isn’t a super-spreader event
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Certainly got across how I felt: England spinner Bess spoke to Root about his treatment in India
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Egypt says it won’t release Ever Given with 25-member Indian crew until its owners pay compensation
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Interview: ‘Everyone expected once Omar Abdullah walks out, something will happen. But nothing did.’
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Most of the plastic debris along Kerala’s coast comes from fishing waste
Other studies have shown similar trends in Puducherry and Mangaluru.
Neha Jain
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Microplastics from homes and factories are ending up inside mussels off Chennai’s coast
A new study reiterates the sheer scale of plastic pollution in the oceans.
Neha Jain
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Plastic pollution is hurting life-giving ocean bacteria that produce 10% of the world’s oxygen
New research shows that chemicals leached from ocean plastic impair the growth of the most abundant photosynthesising organism on Earth – Prochlorococcus.
Philippa Kearney, The Conversation
Video
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No space in hospitals, crematoriums in Gujarat: Horrific scenes from Covid-19 crisis in state
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Watch: Madhya Pradesh shopkeepers protest against lockdown in parts of state
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Watch: Driver struggles to parallel park, Good Samaritan turns out to have been unhelpful
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Watch: Japan to dump 1 million tonnes of treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea
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Watch: Baby elephant rescued from 15-feet-deep well in Mayurbhanj, Odisha
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US explorer descends 11 km into the Pacific in deepest-ever dive, finds plastic waste
Retired naval officer and investor Victor Vescovo said he conducted an expedition inside a submersible to reach the deepest place on earth, the Mariana Trench.
Scroll Staff
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Italy: Pregnant sperm whale found dead with 22 kg of plastic in stomach
Researchers said the animal was malnourished and likely unable to feed her foetus.
Scroll Staff
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Indonesia: Over 1,000 plastic items including flip-flops found in dead sperm whale’s stomach
Indonesia is the world’s second largest plastic polluter.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Star Vs Food’: Kareena Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Pratik Gandhi at the stove
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‘The Priest’ trailer: Mammooty and Manju Warrier in thriller revolving around mysterious suicides
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‘Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu’ trailer: Parth Samthaan plays a gangster in love
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‘Searching For Sheela’ trailer: Documentary follows former Rajneesh aide on her visit to India
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Why Netflix’s investment in global shows is a potential game-changer
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Thailand: Whale dies after consuming over 80 plastic bags
The pilot whale was discovered barely alive in a canal in the southern province of Songkhla on Monday.
Scroll Staff
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Video: Why coral reefs are so important (and why they mustn't be allowed to die)
Most of them face serious threats from both climate change and human activity.
Scroll Staff
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Silence of the seas: How our oceans are going quiet
A recent study shows that ocean sounds are diminishing due to nutrient pollution and ocean acidification.
Ivan Nagelkerken, Sean Connell and Tullio Rossi, The Conversation
The Field
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Jofra Archer cleared to resume training after hand surgery but IPL stint remains uncertain
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Tennis: Daniil Medvedev positive for Covid-19, withdraws from Monte Carlo Masters
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La Liga: Florentino Perez re-elected as Real Madrid president, set for sixth term at the helm
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India Open badminton: Marin, Momota among initial entries, event to take place behind closed doors
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India to play one-off Test, limited overs series in England as ECB confirm women’s summer schedule