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OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…
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India's per capita GHG emissions far below world average: UNEP report
At 2.4 tCO2e (tonne carbon dioxide equivalent), India's per capita greenhouse gas emissions were fa…
PTI
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Our chance to make incremental changes is over, warns UNEP’s new report ahead of COP 27; projects 2.8°C warming by 2100
Since 2021, we’ve only managed to slash 1% (0.5 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent) of the projected emis…
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World’s richest cricket board and league are trying to be sustainable and carbon-neutral in a cricket-crazy nation! Here’s how they plan to achieve it
Estimates suggest that a cricket field requires 15,000-20,000 litres of water every day, which can …
UNEP India has launched a clothing line with designer Masaba Gupta; aim to reduce the use of plastic in our country
United Nations Environment Programme India has launched a fashion line called ‘I will wear out plas…
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UNEP India and Masaba Gupta launch a clothing line to help phase out single-use plastic in the country
The collection will be available in The House of Masaba stores in eight metro cities and online.
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OPINION: Green financing in India — Need, significance, urgency, and way forward
The UN Environment Programme defines 'Green Financing' as the inflow of finances from private, not-…
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OPINION: Time to scale-up nature-based solutions to forge a low-carbon and climate-resilient future for India
A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (I…
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Millions of used vehicles contribute to air pollution, says UN report
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the US and Japan to the developing …
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Viral images, congratulatory messages: Ram Temple consecration ceremony takes internet by storm
The religious fervour and festive atmosphere that gripped the temple town of Ayodhya was visibl…
PTI
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A woman managed to get 22 snakes and a chameleon onto a plane after packing them in her luggage
A woman flying from Malaysia last week was caught with more than 20 snakes in her checked-in luggag…
Sophia Ankel
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Marine litter is mostly plastic and is all set to triple by 2040
Did you know that 9-14 million tonnes of plastic ended up in oceans by 2016, forming 60-90 per cent…
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17 pc decline in global carbon emissions due to COVID-19 lockdown: Study
Lead author Prof Corinne Le Quéré of the University of East Anglia said, "Population confinement ha…
PTI
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World Environment Day: Brands urge consumers to come out of the lockdown as conscious beings and continue following sustainable practices
A few campaigns that caught our attention on World Environment Day.
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UN senior official resigns after 'mind blowing' audit reportedly finds he spent nearly $500,000 in travel expenses
"The secretary general is grateful for Mr. Solheim's service and recognizes that he has been a lead…
David Choi
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Rise in under-implementation projects indicates pickup in economic activities
A rise in projects under implementation as well as a decline in the number of stalled projects poin…
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Here's How Much Carbon The US-China Climate Deal Will Actually Save
Unfortunately, the US and China aren't going to save the world by themselves. Under the above condi…