Air Pollution Cuts Indians’ Life Expectancy By 5 Years: Air Quality Life Index
New analysis says that particulate pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India.
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India Calls Environment Index ‘Unscientific’; ‘Rankings Based on Performance,’ Says Lead Author
This year, India has been ranked lowest – 180 – in the Environment Performance Index. While the Union environment ministry has raised objections to the rankings, the lead scientist of the EPI stated that the EPI has always ranked countries on the current state of environmental conditions.
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Fly Ash Continues to Threaten Jharkhand Villagers as Centre Boosts Coal Usage
CEA report states that 202 thermal power plants generated 232.56 MT of ash in 2020-21. Apart from flooding caused by overflow of fly ash slurry, the toxic waste, which is a by-product of coal combustion process, is also known to cause large-scale air pollution.
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World Food Safety Day on June 7 Is a Good Time to Assert that GM Food Should Never be Approved
As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, it is important to remind ourselves that while there are several threats to food safety, the most serious one come from the very high-powered, relentless efforts to promote GM crops and foods.
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Should We Protect Nature for Its Own Sake? For Its Economic Value? Because It Makes Us Happy? Yes
As a conservation biologist, I’ve been part of the effort to value biodiversity for years. Here’s how thinking in this field has evolved, and why I’ve come to believe that there are many equally valid reasons for protecting nature.
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Melting Himalayan Glaciers to Affect Food Production in South Asia
The highest glaciers are melting rapidly and will have a tremendous impact on people’s livelihood: ICIMOD study.
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Heat, Erosion, Climate Action Failure: Figures Tell Worrying Tales of State of India’s Environment
Numbers tell several worrying tales in ‘State of India’s Environment: In Figures’, a report published by the Centre for Science and Environment and Down to Earth magazine on June 2.
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Earth’s Atmospheric CO2 Hasn’t Been This High In Millions of Years
“Either we drive the fossil fuel industry into extinction—or the human race.”
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The Ukraine War’s Collateral Damage
The war in Ukraine has already caused massive death and destruction some 13 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes, and an estimated one-third of the country’s infrastructure has been destroyed.
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No Respite in Sight: India’s Heatwaves are Here to Stay
As heatwaves become more frequent and intense in India due to global warming, does the government have sufficient measures in place to tackle the heat emergency?
