A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report
“The Global Environment Outlook lays out a simple choice for humanity: continue down the road to a future…
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UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi
The assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment. More than 6,000 people…
The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief
“The world wants and indeed needs a plastic conventional treaty because the crisis is getting out of hand…
From summits to street art to schools: Here’s how we’re marking World Environment Day
Around the world, civil society groups and UN teams are hosting webinars, forums, summits and other diverse celebrations.…
World Environment Day: UN sounds alarm on plastic pollution crisis
Between 19 and 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems annually, and without urgent action,…
Mount Everest Cleanup Operation Yields Four Bodies and Tonnes of Debris
In a monumental effort to preserve the sanctity of Mount Everest and its neighboring peaks, the Nepalese Army…
Ancient Maya cities were dangerously contaminated with mercury; what are Maya cities
The cities of the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica never fail to impress. But beneath the soil surface, an…
Even Viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us: New UMBC research
New UMBC-led research in Frontiers in Microbiology suggests that viruses are using information from their environment to “decide”…
Eating behavior of parents plays key role in child’s emotional eating
Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is associated with unhealthy…
A rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach to monitor hazardous environment [Details]
An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system…
How to detect nanoplastics present in air
Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil…
Wheat prices spike due to climate change: Study
Rising temperatures are harmful to wheat yields. However, crop yields do not provide a holistic vision of food…
India and Finland sign MOU for environmental protection and biodiversity conservation
India and Finland on Thursday, Nov 26, 2020 signed an MOU for developing cooperation between two countries in…
Trichomonosis disease discovered among myna birds in Pakistan: Report
A strain of the disease responsible for killing off nearly two thirds of the UK’s greenfinches has been…
Depletion of Groundwater Resources High, Reveal Figures
The National Water Policy (2012) formulated by Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, inter-alia, advocates conservation, promotion…
China, India Behind 50% of Global Deaths Due to Air Pollution: Study
China and India together contributed for more than half of the total global deaths due to air pollution…
India to Get Germany’s Aid Worth Euro 1 billion for ‘Green Energy Corridors’
Union Minister for State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal in a written…