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India-Norway partnership highlights science-based legal approach to curb p
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The session, titled "From Source to Seas: Science-informed pathways for transforming plastic and chemical pollution governance," was held at Taj Palace and focused on findings from the India-Norway INOPOL project. The research tracks how plastic waste and persistent organic pollutants mov
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Bad Smell in Water: The Silent Threat of Rapid Urban Development
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26: While cities grow at a never-before-seen rate, one of the less-talked-about effects of quick urbanization is the foul odor in water. While humans connect urbanization with new infrastructure, high-rises, and improved connectivity, the effect on water quality
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Some spiders may transfer mercury contamination to land animals: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Many spiders sit patiently in their webs, waiting for prey to come to them. Arachnids that live near lakes and rivers eat aquatic insects like dragonflies. However, if these insects live in mercury-contaminated streams, the metal can be passed on to the spiders that feed on them. Researchers
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Surfactants may cause toxic chemicals in aerosols to last longer in air: S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hazardous chemicals often seen in aerosols, such as those produced during cooking and cleaning, can be 'protected' in 3D structures made by surfactants, allowing them to stay longer in the air, according to research led by the University of Birmingham.
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Know how chemical pollution affects whales
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep30 (ANI): Chemical pollutants, banned more than 40 years ago, are still having a devastating effect on marine life and could lead to the disappearance of half the world's killer whale population before the end of the century.
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India okays MoU to tackle oil spills
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo, [Sri Lanka] May 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for co-operation on the response to oil and chemical pollution in
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Cabinet okays India-SACEP MoU to tackle oil, chemical pollution
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) to cooperate on the issue of oil and chemical pollution in the South
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