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The world is changing everyday, and amongst all the bad news, sometimes we hear about some stuff that works for the betterment of society and this is one of them! 🙂 The Gujarat Government seems to be waking up towards the idea of banning Single-use disposable plastic. And after Maharashtra, many cafes and clubs have […]

Plastic hungry enzyme ignites hope for better recycling Scientists from Portsmouth University, have improved a natural occurring enzyme that has the ability to digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics. PET, the plastic used in bottles, if let in the environment takes 100s of years to break down. The new modified enzyme, knows as […]

In a bid to cut down on plastic waste, the government has proposed a ban on plastic straws and cotton buds. An estimated 8.5 bn plastic straws are thrown away in the UK every year. The prime minister, Theresa May, will urge leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to follow UK’s lead in […]

Plastic microbeads can no longer be used in cosmetics and personal care products in the UK, after a long-promised ban came into effect on Tuesday. The ban initially bars the manufacture of such products and a ban on sales will follow in July. The huge problem of plastic pollution choking the oceans has gained a […]

The  city  of  Montreal  is  taking  tough  measures  to  cut  down  on  waste.  Starting  Jan.  1,  single-use  plastic  bags  will  be  banned.  City  officials  say  that  between  1.4  and  2.7  million  shopping  bags  are  circulated  every  year  in  Quebec,  but  only  a  fraction  of  them  are  recovered.  These  lost  or  abandoned  plastic  bags  are  a  […]

KUTA  (INDONESIA):  Bali‘s  palm–fringed  Kuta  beach  has  long  been  a  favourite  with  tourists  seeking  sun  and  surf,  but  nowadays  its  golden  shoreline  is  disappearing  under  a  mountain  of  garbage. Plastic  straws  and  food  packaging  are  strewn  between  sunbathers,  while  surfers  bobbing  behind  the  waves  dodge  waste  flushed  out  from  rivers  or  brought  in  by  swirling  […]

The  United  Nations  development  Programme  plans  to  fully  support  the  objectives  of  this  year’s  General  Assembly  and  its  call  to  work  towards  a  pollution-  free  planet  to  help  advance  multiple  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs). As  highlighted  in  the  Report  of  the  Executive  Director  of  UN  Environment,  the  impact  of  pollution  and  its  many  drivers  is  […]

The  Government  of  Goa  has  decided  to  ban  plastic  bags  in  the  coastal  state  from  May  next  year,  said  the  Chief Minister  Manohar  Parrikar  on  Goa  Liberation  Day. He  also  said  that  they  aim  to  make  the  state  garbage- free  by December  next  year. Parrikar  said  that  ‘Swachh  Bharat’  and  ‘Nitol  Goem’ (Clean  Goa)  are  […]

Seventeen  million  babies  under  the  age  of  one  are  breathing  toxic  air,  putting  their  brain  development  at  risk,  the  UN  children’s  agency,  UNICEF,  has  warned. As  per  reports  from  UNICEF :  Breathing  particulate  air  pollution  could  damage  brain tissue  and  undermine  cognitive  development.  It  is  also  linked  with  verbal  and  non-verbal IQ  and  memory  which […]

 Shocking photos emerge of a sea of plastic Underwater photographer, Caroline Powers made a jaw dropping discovery in the Caribbean sea, near the island of Roatan, some way off the northern coast of the Honduras. Powers photographed large tracts of sea completely covered with plastic – plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene plates. You can read […]

Yes, you heard that right. But how does one make a logo eco-friendly? And how can you compromise on the logo? The golden arches of McDonalds represent years of steady, quality food and service. The half eaten apple represents decades of innovation. The Swoosh represents sports excellence. But every one of these logos is reprinted […]

Gucci boss pledges to go fur-free in 2018 Marco Bizzarri, the Chief Executive of Gucci has said that the decision to go fur-free was part of a commitment to “sustainability”. Gucci’s remaining animal fur items will be sold at auction, with the proceeds going to animal rights organisations Humane Society International and LAV. Gucci will […]

Being an environmentally-conscious student is extremely difficult because a lot of sustainable solutions to plastic/reducing waste are either too expensive or just entirely inconvenient. But a little effort into the right alternatives could make a huge difference, so here are a few solutions: Take reusable bags to the store with you to grocery shop! As […]

EasyJet could soon be the world’s first eco-friendly airline The airline industry accounts for 1.3% of global emissions and has not been included in the Paris Agreement. This is a welcome step and among the first of it’s kind in an industry that has largely skirted the issue of emission reductions. In order to create […]

Anybody who has been to the beaches of Mumbai will know what I’m talking about. Trash strewn everywhere, garbage that smells so much you forget what the sea smells like. They’re in an abysmal state and with the population of Mumbai growing everyday and more trash coming in, it looked like an apocalypse coming. However, […]

India in electric car push by 2030. China bans electric cars. A new auto policy by the government of India has an aggressive push towards moving to electric cars by the year 2030. China has also started making plans to end the sale of internal combustion engines, which could also come into effect by the […]

Scientists from the University of Minnesota warn that 80% of the worlds drinking water has been contaminated by plastic US ranks highest with contamination rates at 93%, India and Lebanon close second Lowest levels recorded in France, Germany and the UK at a shocking 72% 83% of the 159 water samples tested from nations around […]

The last 15 days have been trying for the world as countries face unprecedented flooding- from Houston to Yemen to India, countries are grappling with the devastating effects of these disasters many of which are linked to climate change. Read about that and more- Hurricane Harvey: strong evidence linking it to climate change Scientists believe […]

The village of Isla Colón in Bocas Del Toro, Panama is very unique; while it may look utterly normal from the outside, it is the first village in the world where all the houses will be made entirely out of plastic bottles. Yes! Plastic Bottles! The architect behind this revolutionary idea is Robert Bezeua. Originally […]

Air pollution, plastic waste and climate change continue to dominate headlines. The effect on animals is truly distressing but environmentally conscious citizens attempt to find ways to reduce waste and fight pollution. Read more below- Plastic trash is finding its way into the digestive system of wildlife The Alaskan Department of Fish and Game has […]

Another fortnight has gone by and the fight to save the environment continues. The fight for climate change has become tougher with news that India has diverted money away from the green fund, a journey in the arctic is now easier due to melting ice caps and Al Gore’s new documentary serves as a stark […]

Highlights from the world environment news this fortnight – Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia take steps to ban plastic, HK busts largest ivory haul, France aims to ban all petrol and diesel cars, the US might come back into the Paris Accord and more. Important steps have been taken, while there is a lot more […]

Combating the use of single use plastic has become as important as combating climate change. Plastic has reached all corners of the earth including remote Artic beaches with very little human population  and nearly 18 tonnes of plastic was recently found on one of the world’s most remote islands, an uninhabited coral atoll in the […]

Another fortnight has gone by and the fight to save the environment continues. Many important decisions and actions have been taken around the world. President Macron, Arnold Schwarzenegger have joined politicians and legal experts to launch a campaign on environmental rights to present to the UN, research shows how plastic is killing UKs beaches and […]

A lot has happened over the last fortnight with respect to the environment. Governments of various countries, including top polluters like China and India, have come together to take concrete steps to save the environment. The Paris accord continues to gain strength and traction – countries like China, India and the EU have put more […]

How to go Green and yet live the normal life- The everyday guidebook for sustainable development. From school till college, I have always had at least one chapter every year telling me how important sustainable development is to conserve our resources. But, no one really told us how to actually go about it. For all I […]

An endangered species is one which is threatened by extinction. Besides biological factors, there are various human activities that lead to the endangerment and the extinction of a large number of animals. Recent estimates revealed a rate of 100 to 1,000 species lost per million per year, mostly due to human intervention in the natural […]

    Climate change has been widely recognised as the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Along with the old and disadvantaged, children are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. Children suffer around 90% of the disease burden from climate change. UNICEF argues that, although children are more vulnerable to the effects of […]

  Plastic has become an integral part of human lives but directly affects the interference of humans with the environment and is harmful to human health too. Plastic and its by-products such as Polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyester, polyethylene, etc. (that’s a lot of poly!) have no doubt made our lives and activities a whole lot […]

In light of the recent Plastic Ban in Madhya Pradesh, it is interesting, perhaps, to note a hike in this particular area in India- the amount of plastic waste we generate; which eventually results in a series of negative consequences. The packaging of Plastic is the main plastic product worldwide (97 million tons/year – 37% […]

As a human species, we’ve made great strides. In the last 25 years - the size of computers has gone down from filling an entire room to the palm of our hands. That’s pretty cool. We’ve also made great strides with plastics. The laptop that I’m writing on is made of plastic, which makes it [...]