OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean
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Oil spill in Mauritius and it effect on environment.
A japanese bulk-carrier ship MV Wakashio which was carrying fuel oil has split into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park in south-east Mauritius.The ship was already leaking and has caused an oil spill of over 1000 tonnes
Extended Producer Responsibility Law in India.
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has come out with Uniform Framework for Extended Producers Responsibility on 26th June 2020 and is open for public comment upto 31st July 2020. India generates approximately 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes of
All one need to know about Plastic Pollution.
Humans have only been mass producing plastic for the last six decades. But in that time, we’ve created more than eight billion tonnes of the stuff, with most of it being dumped in our oceans or going straight
Deforestation
Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities. Greatly accelerated by human activities since 1960, deforestation has been negatively affecting natural