Delhi environmentalist welcomes NGT's 'total ban' on firecrackers

In two separate incidents Customs officials of Trichy Airport seized gold worth one crore rupees from two male passengers.

Researchers have shown how carbon dioxide from industrial operations or even straight from the air can be gathered and converted into clean, sustainable fuels using just solar energy. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemical products. In tests, CO2 was converted into syngas, a key building block for sustainable liquid fuels, and plastic bottles were converted into glycolic acid, which is widely used in the cosmetics industry.

According to research published in the journal 'Scientific Reports', the trends in CH4 emissions have varied in the different regions of China over the last nine years, with significant increase trends detected in the NE region and the whole of China.

The plastic crisis has been an ongoing environmental issue for a long time now. Disposal of plastic is always a difficult task since the material doesn't decompose for a long time. Burning and dumping have been two ways it has been disposed for the time being. However, a team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology has brought up an innovative proposal which prove to be a breakthrough in finding the way out of the Plastic Pollution crisis.

North Carolina [US], September 14 (ANI): According to a recent study that used data from Texas and nearby states, the most popular methods for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation also have enough positive effects on health to pay for themselves entirely. Although Black and low-income areas also reap benefits, the study found that they nonetheless experience greater levels of air pollution and its associated health impacts.

Minneapolis [US], July 19 (ANI): Biodiversity is a complex topic, with millions of plants and animal species spread across every biome on the planet. To bring the global challenges to biodiversity into focus, experts from all over the world must communicate across borders. How can researchers share their findings in order to develop a shared understanding of the risks and opportunities for action?

California [US], June 19 (ANI): A new analysis shows that restoring mangroves and coral reefs can be a cost-effective solution to reducing coastal flooding in more than 20 Caribbean countries.

Ohio [US], June 19 (ANI): Invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are found to be crowding out many native plants, according to a new botanical study in southwest Ohio.

New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav attended a virtual meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) on Friday where he called upon the members of MEF to launch a global movement on LIFE i.e. Lifestyle for Environment as espoused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 in Glasgow.

New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): To mark the importance of 'Mother Nature', the World Environment Day is celebrated each year on June 5 to spread awareness regarding the protection and nurturing of the environment to make Earth a better place to live.