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From soil to slugs to songbirds - how plastic is moving through ecosystems

New Delhi, May 29 -- For many people, "plastic pollution" calls to mind pictures of turtles and other marine life drowning in single-use plastic bottles and discarded fishing nets. My own research loo... Read More


Critical minerals don't belong in landfills - microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

New Delhi, May 29 -- When the computer or phone you're using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens? At the recycling center, powerful magnets wil... Read More


What a 120-year-old research station is telling us about the warming of the sea around the UK

New Delhi, May 29 -- A marine heatwave has been building in the ocean surrounding the UK during an exceptionally warm and dry spring. In other words, the sea surface temperature has been within the to... Read More


Vizhinjam was a mistake waiting to happen

New Delhi, May 29 -- On an overcast May morning, the Arabian Sea did what warnings, protests and reports could not - it sent back to shore a few dozen battered shipping containers from among the hundr... Read More


Downplaying sulphates, ignoring transboundary pollution - A flawed shift in India's FGD strategy

New Delhi, May 29 -- A high-level meeting was recently held under the leadership of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to discuss the way forward on the installation of Flue G... Read More


Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (May 27, 2025)

New Delhi, May 29 -- MSC ELSA 3 sinking The sinking of the Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC ELSA 3, off the Kochi coast in Kerala indicates violation of the Biodiversity Act, 2002; Water (Preventi... Read More


How India Moves: In Shillong, local taxis rule a faltering public transport network

New Delhi, May 29 -- In Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, black-and-yellow shared taxis have become the lifeline of daily commuting, less by design than by default. As government bus systems falter ... Read More


Good practices in clean air action: Indian cities & towns show promise, but gaps persist, finds CSE review

New Delhi, May 29 -- More than five years since the launch of its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), a new review by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has noted progress as well as persis... Read More


Tropical cyclones linked to sharp rise in infant mortality in vulnerable nations, study finds

New Delhi, May 29 -- New research published in Science Advances has revealed a significant rise in infant mortality in low- and middle-income countries following exposure to tropical cyclones, includi... Read More


Frame requisite guidelines for plywood industries: NGT tells environment ministry

New Delhi, May 29 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 27, 2025, directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to frame requisite guidelines for plywood indust... Read More