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Environmental toxins: AIIMS issues warning

A grave warning has been issued by doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) about the sheer number of people with dangerous levels of environmental toxins in their systems.  AIIMS physicians tested 216 severely ill patients for whom there was no clear reason behind their ailment. Of these, 32 (14.8 percent) displayed …

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Modi launches single-use plastic campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has again appealed for India to end the use of single-use plastic for the good of the environment.  Attending an event in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Modi joined a group of trash collectors and sorted through waste with them, separating plastic from other refuse. The day saw the launch of a ‘Swachata …

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Pollution linked to psychiatric disorders

Air pollution has well-known ties to lung disorders. Recent data has even linked air pollution to both heart disease and diabetes. Few people, however, would link pollution to the risk of developing psychiatric disorders. However, recent research suggests this could be the case.  A study published in the latest issue of PLOS Biology has analysed …

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Single-use plastic ban announced on six products

A ban on six single-use plastic products is being put in place as part of the Centre’s ongoing war on plastic pollution and quest for an India free from the menace of plastic pollution.  From October 2nd, plastic bags, cups, plates, small bottles, some sachets, and straws will be prohibited from being imported, manufactured, sold, …

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Recycling plastic into diesel: A novel approach

Recycling is one of the main ways we are encouraged to limit our output of plastic waste. In Dehradun, the Council of Scientific Research’s Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) is taking a somewhat novel approach to the practice by converting plastic waste into diesel oil. A plant for this purpose has been established at the …

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Plastic ban calls in the face of an environmental crisis

One of India’s leading youth politicians has called for a plastic ban to be enacted. “The need of the hour is to ban production, usage and sale of plastic,” proclaimed Aditya Thackeray, who leads the youth wing of the Shiv Sena political party. In an earlier tweet, Thackeray said “banning production, use and sale of …

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Air pollution and the risk of emphysema

Long-term exposure to air pollution ups the risk of developing emphysema in a similar way to smoking, according to a recent study.  The research – carried out by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both part of the US National Institutes of Health – …

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Toxic vegetables being sold in Delhi: Study

Beware! Chances are high that the vegetables you are eating in the national capital contain high levels of lead.  According to a study conducted by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), vegetables grown on the Yamuna floodplains contain high doses of lead, leading to high risk to the public. Prolonged consumption of such toxic …

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In Gurugram, poor sanitation makes residents’ lives a misery

Gurugram officials are on notice from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to act on the pollution of water.  “Unscientific discharge of sewage into open water bodies [is] adversely affecting groundwater and recipient waterbodies at Ansal Esencia, Sector 67 area of Gurugram,” the NGT said in an order to the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and …

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Energy infrastructure: Why we need to rethink it

Energy infrastructure needs to be seriously rethought if global warming targets are to be met, research published in the journal Nature reveals in a stark warning.  Last year, a groundbreaking report issued by the UN body on climate change announced that “rapid, [far-reaching] and unprecedented changes” are necessary if the pace of global warming is …

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