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New study shows we have breached Earth’s threshold for chemical pollution

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Feb 2022
A discarded mask found along the Mumbai coastline. Photo courtesy- Prasant Barik, Aahwahan Foundation

COVID-19 and the changing nature of waste

Anusha Krishnan 25 Jan 2022

Tackling the integrated challenge of plastic pollution and climate change

Devayani Khare 11 Jan 2022

[Explainer] The cost of plastic waste

Anusha Krishnan 30 Dec 2021

[Explainer] What is the effect of plastic on ecosystems?

Devayani Khare 23 Nov 2021

[Explainer] The life of plastic: born a hero, dying an outcast, resurrected a monster

Anusha Krishnan 10 Nov 2021

Tracking rivers, the highways of plastic waste

Anusha Krishnan 18 Oct 2021

The migratory routes of plastic

Devayani Khare 8 Oct 2021

Measures beyond recycling needed in tandem with plastic waste rules

Rohin Kumar 15 Apr 2021
An all-women’s team led by Saraswathi Murthy makes chocolates at Mason & Co. in Auroville, Puducherry. Saraswathi who leads the women in the factory, was first spotted by founders Jane Mason and Fabien Bontems and trained by them in 2013. Photo courtesy Mason & Co.

The sweet taste of low-waste, sustainable chocolates

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 13 Apr 2021
Marine debris entangled in branching coral in the waters of the Gulf of Mannar. Photo courtesy SDMRI.

Ghosts of the gulf: Marine debris a threat to corals in the Gulf of Mannar

Aathira Perinchery 18 Jan 2021

Biodiversity threats from ghost fishing gear in the Ganga

Sahana Ghosh 18 Dec 2020
Heaps of masks were found along with other biomedical waste on Rushikonda beach seabed. Photo courtesy- Platypus Escapes, Visakhapatnam.

Discarded single-use plastic masks and gloves are choking ocean beds

Nalini Ravichandran 29 Oct 2020

Kerala’s fishing beaches littered with large amounts of fishing debris

Neha Jain 3 Mar 2020

How does plastic pollute the Ganga? An all-women scientists’ expedition is looking for answers

Sahana Ghosh 29 Aug 2019

What would happen if the oceans are completely covered with plastic?

Bhanu Sridharan 20 Aug 2019

Recycle & reuse: Indian government proposes a resource efficiency policy

Mayank Aggarwal 2 Aug 2019

A year on, plastic waste returns to U.P. despite ban

Kanchan Srivastava 15 Jul 2019

Your environment this week: The Tiger of Kaveri, microplastics in mussels and dangers of mosquito coils

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2019

Microplastics and colourants found in mussels from India’s southeast coast

Neha Jain 25 Jun 2019