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Disposable cutlery and packaging make a comebackBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2020
The pandemic has undone months, if not years, of awareness campaigns on the need to use more eco-friendly options such as steel cutlery and crockery. In the past two months, there has been a shift to disposable items such as paper cups – not all of which are recyclable –... Read more.. |
For Developing Countries, More Solar Power – and More Lead ContaminationBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2020
At the 2018 United Nations climate meeting in Poland, the European Union and the Indian-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) signed a joint declaration that climate change activists say could help India meet its renewable energy target by 2022. The country is one of several... Read more.. Subject Tags: health impacts , lead-acid battery , renewable energy sector , renewable energy targets |
LG Polymers India has absolute liability for gas leak, says NGTBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2020
South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of Rs 50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims... Read more.. |
The world's largest coronavirus lockdown is having a dramatic impact on pollution in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2020
When India imposed a nationwide lockdown a week ago, it was designed to stop the imminent spread of the novel coronavirus. But grinding this country of 1.3 billion people to a near halt has also provided a temporary remedy to another pressing health issue: suffocating... Read more.. |
Air Pollution Reducing Lifespan of Indians by Nearly 4 Years, UP Residents Losing Twice That: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2020
A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said Tuesday. Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal... Read more.. |
India ranks 131 on flourishing index: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 20, 2020
No country in the world is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, said a report released by a Commission of World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and The Lancet on Wednesday. The report, A Future for the World’s Children? Stated that... Read more.. |
India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHOBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2019
India should take “urgent action” to tackle air pollution as the levels of toxic air in many cities of the country are much higher than the recommended guidelines, which could have a major impact on people's health, WHO Director Maria Neira said. Several studies conducted by... Read more.. |
India's fight against air pollution could increase greenhouse gas emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2019
India’s fight against deadly air pollution may come with an unintended consequence: increased emissions of greenhouse gases. Government-mandated pollution control devices for coal-fired power plants, which reduce deadly sulfur-dioxide pollution, could also boost carbon... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Carbon dioxide emissions , Flue Gas DeSulphurization , global warming , health impacts |
Toxin-laced bubbles cover beach in India's latest pollution scareBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2019
A menacing white foam covered one of India's most famous beaches in Chennai for the fourth straight day on Monday creating a new pollution hazard for the country. Children have been playing and taking selfies in the clouds of white suds on Marina Beach, even though they give... Read more.. |
Climate change could reverse India’s health progressBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2019
Climate change is threatening to reverse the progress made by India on tackling maternal and child health issues as well as on containing mosquito-related illnesses such as dengue and malaria, latest research published in medical journal Lancet has warned. The paper warns... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate change impacts , health impacts |