Environment
Plastic waste norms tightened; fresh onus on producers
19 Mar 2016
Notifying the new Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Centre has put greater responsibility on producers to collect back plastic waste
Environment issues causing a quarter of world’s deaths: WHO
17 Mar 2016
The World Health Organization has put the number of people estimated to have died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment at a staggering 12.6 million, or one in four deaths
MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power
15 Mar 2016
Researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials, they produce current by burning
US families win fracking contamination case
12 Mar 2016
Govt introduces 'White' industries, exempts them from eco clearance
05 Mar 2016
The new `White’ category industries consist of bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticide, organic manure, wind power and mini-hydel power projects of less than 25 mega Watt capacity, among others, and would require no prior clearances
Dealers in endangered wildlife take to Facebook
04 Mar 2016
Facebook unwittingly offers a large audience for illegal trade in wildlife, and hundreds of protected species are advertised for sale on Facebook groups in Malaysia – though both Facebook and Malaysian authorities have vowed to crack down on this practice
Double whammy: poor indoor air adds to pollution risks
26 Feb 2016
A new study has found that outdoor pollution is responsible for around 40,000 deaths in the UK alone – but importantly, this is one of the first studies to highlight the health risks of poor indoor air quality as well
One-step process to convert CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuel
23 Feb 2016
A simple and inexpensive new sustainable fuels technology could potentially help limit global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make fuel
Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of obesity
22 Feb 2016
Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure
New method reduces need for fish in experiments
18 Feb 2016
Poor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually
13 Feb 2016
New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. More than half of deaths occur in two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and India