India stares at pile of solar e-waste
By 2050, India will likely stare at a pile of a new category of electronic waste, namely solar e-waste, says a study.
Human family tree gets a new member: Homo luzonensis
The human family tree has got a new branch with the unearthing of an unknown human species that lived on an island in Philippines some 50,000 years ago.
No end to discolouration of Periyar
Discolouration of water continued in the Periyar river.
Biomedical Waste Management in India: Still a looming concern
Bio-medical waste management (BMWM) in India has necessitated the MoEFCC to amend and enforce the “parent rules” of 2016, yet again.
Kerala forests home to new spider species
A group of jumping spiders that mostly occur in Eurasia and Africa, has been spotted for the first time in Ernakulam’s Illithodu forests in kerala.
Global Cooling Coalition
The first-ever global coalition on clean and efficient cooling was launched at the First Global Conference on Synergies between the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sudden release of water from dams worsened Kerala floods
The amicus curiae appointed by the Kerala High Court to assist it in flood-related cases informed the court that the sudden release of water simultaneously from different reservoirs had aggravated the damage during the floods.
Time to push for a sustainable food system, say scientists
EAT-Lancet Commission releases report on healthy diet says, “the way we are producing food today is causing increased emission of greenhouse gases, depleting fresh water supply, compromising land use, exhausting the nitrogen and phosphorous cycle, and endangering biodiversity”.
Of deaths due to toxic air in 2017, half in China and India, claims report
The report found that long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 contributed to 2.9 million deaths in 2017, making PM2.5 exposure responsible for 5.2% of all global deaths.
Adding egg or milk can reduce stunting in young children: study
Bengaluru researchers say that animal product protein is better digested.