In 2019, the Indian government decided to ban some single-use plastic items from October 2, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The ban was to enforce on plastic bags, cups, plates, straws, small bottles and certain types of sachets in the most polluted
Ladakh’s Pensilungpa Glacier is now retreating due to an increase in temperature and low winter precipitation. According to a field observation for 2015-2019 by scientists, the glacier is retreating almost at a rate of 6.7 meters per annum. Published in the journal Regional Environmental Change,
In the current climatic scenario, no one can deny the omnipresent phenomenon of climate change. Rapid deforestation, pollution, carbon emissions and other anthropogenic activities have triggered a chain reaction in the climate. The most recent analyses of these changes were presented by the latest report
Smoke from blazing wildfires in Russia’s Siberia region has reached the North Pole for the first time in the recorded history. Devastating images were captured by satellites of the US space agency NASA, indicating major smoke produced from numerous wildfires in the Sakha Republic of
With the global warming-induced sea level rise, the frequency of flooding has increased, putting much larger populations at risk. A recent study has predicted that millions of people will suffer from flood incidents more often than not in the next decade. The study analyzed satellite
Much of the Mediterranean region has become a wildfire hotspot as Turkey and Greece are being ravaged by the most intense blazes on record, said the EU scientists. Scientists have said that human-induced climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more severe. The high
According to a report released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India needs to agree on a net-zero emissions target, as growing climatic change conditions will make glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region shrink further. This will consequently lead to glacier melting events
Today, two people were reported dead in district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh and 40 feared to be buried under debris after a major landslide. According to the sources, after the landslide some vehicles including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying over 40 passengers
Wildfires in Algeria have left 42 people including 25 soldiers dead, the government said. The soldiers died saving residents from the forest fire, as thick plumes of smoke covered most of the mountainous areas toward the east of Algeria’s capital. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune tweeted that
Water contamination through chemicals has become a common occurrence these days – from shipwreck oil spills to gas leaks setting oceans on fire. In the most recent episode, approximately 96,000 fish were killed after a leak of 4,000 gallons of chlorine from the Grieg Seafood