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24x7 makeshift clinics, testing food, water at gatherings: How Karnataka is trying prevent cholera outbreak amid rising heat

India, April 26 -- State reported 33 cases of cholera this year, most in April; health department to conduct awareness campaigns, ensure supply of medicines, clean water As temperatures soar across t... Read More


CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Where does India stand in the global plastic treaty talks? An explainer

India, April 26 -- New Delhi's position is largely unchanged from INC-3 in Nairobi, although it has introduced some new arguments; it is also trying to reinvent the concept of the "life cycle of plast... Read More


Plastic's toxic trail: The curious case of India's petrochemical refineries

India, April 26 -- India's legislations do not mandate it to create a baseline health assessment of the population before setting up factories with the potential of harming the environment and human h... Read More


CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Just transition and Global Plastic Treaty - An inclusive journey towards circularity?

India, April 26 -- Waste pickers and concept of just transition have gained attention during process of developing Global Plastic Treaty Globally, human beings produce over 353 million tonnes of plas... Read More


Plastic's toxic trail: What are other countries doing about chemicals used in these polymers?

India, April 26 -- The need right now is to simplify plastics towards safety and sustainability through policies promoting the use of fewer and safer chemicals At the ongoing negotiations being held ... Read More


Plastic's toxic trail: These polymers' usage and disposal have their own set of dangers

India, April 26 -- Plastics not only pollute and affect human health during the production phase, but continue to do so during the usage phase, as well as through the disposal and the processing and r... Read More


Plastic's toxic trail: What are these polymers and what do they contain?

India, April 26 -- Between 2021 and 2024, the number of chemicals reported to be used by the plastic industry has gone up from around 10,000 to 16,000 Plastic is indispensable for us today. Or so we ... Read More


Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory - here's how it may disrupt the ivory trade

India, April 26 -- Annually, over 20,000 elephants are poached for ivory, primarily in Africa In recent years, the global trade in elephant ivory has faced significant restrictions in an effort to pr... Read More


Contributo di accesso: Venice, sinking Queen of the Adriatic, will prevent 'overtourism' by charging you €5 to enter

India, April 26 -- The access fee is an experiment promoted by the Municipality of Venice, with the purpose of regulating the tourist flows in the historic centre, according to city authorities The R... Read More


Good for your health and the environment: why we should be eating oily fish

India, April 26 -- Given a wide range of uses, along with its nutritional benefits and low environmental impact, this type of fish should be making regular appearances on our plates A range of econom... Read More