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Microplastics, mostly fibres, found in mangroves in southwestern India
Scientists have found various forms of microplastics in surface water samples from the Kota mangrove in Karnataka.
[Podcast] Environomy: Playing With The Pillars
Between 1989 and 2014, weak executive power led to infrastructure development but also environmental concerns. The judiciary played a crucial role, with citizens relying on courts to enforce environmental laws.
However, recent years have seen a decline in judicial and citizen activism, coinciding with a stronger executive focus on economic growth over environmental protection.
In the third episode of ‘Environomy’ the podcast host talks about how the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary, re-calibrated their positions in the past three decades and how it impacted the environmental costs.
Hindi cinema embraces environmental narratives
The number of Hindi language films that feature environment, wildlife or climate change in their messaging, are on the rise.
[Explainer] Why are waste tyres a growing environmental concern?
Scrap tyre comes under the category of hazardous waste owing to its potential to cause fires and emit toxins.
A village protects a flock, round the clock
Kokkarebellur, a small village in Karnataka, hosts thousands of migratory spot-billed pelicans and painted storks annually, showcasing exemplary human-animal coexistence.
Despite its status as a community reserve, the local community fears a decline in bird populations, attributed to factors like unstable weather conditions and urbanisation.
Gharial conservation should extend to unprotected rivers
The gharial is critically endangered because of extensive fishing, sand mining, and the presence of feral dogs and cattle.
Insufficient data hinders otter conservation in northeast India
Otters in the region are threatened by excessive hunting for the illegal wildlife trade and unsustainable fishing.
Trash doesn’t go waste at this “broken fair”
An annual fair of broken goods espouses the principles of circular economy by recycling and reusing trash.
