Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) 2024
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Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) 2024

UNEP released Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) 2024.

World Air Quality Report 2023
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World Air Quality Report 2023

Recently, ‘World Air Quality Report 2023’ was released by Swiss air quality monitoring body IQAir.

Volcanic winter
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Volcanic Winter

Recently, researchers studied the volcanic winter, a climatic cooling effect caused by large-scale volcanic eruptions to understand its effects

Nitrogen Pollution
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Nitrogen Pollution

Recent research found that by 2050, 1/3rd of global river sub-basins will be facing severe scarcity of clean water due to nitrogen pollution.

Indian leopard
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Indian leopard

Centre’s report reveals that India has nearly 14,000 leopards with around 8% increase.

Arsenic and Fluoride Groundwater Contamination
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Arsenic and Fluoride Groundwater Contamination

Groundwater contamination due to arsenic, fluoride are not addressed effectively by Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)

Mercury pollution
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Mercury pollution

Recently, scientists studied the levels of toxic mercury levels in Antarctic seals and whales.

Acid Rain
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Acid Rain

Acid rain has its origin in fossil fuels

Global Carbon Project (GCP) Report
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Global Carbon Project (GCP) Report

Emissions from oil have risen most during last one year showing overall global carbon emission reached all time high.

Swachh Survekshan Awards
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Swachh Survekshan Awards

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 announced

Pesticides
Posted in Environment Pollution

Pesticides | Pesticide poisoning

In recent years, the state of Maharashtra, which frequently experiences droughts and crop failures, has seen a significant number of farmers and agricultural workers lose their lives due to pesticide poisoning.

Oil Spills
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Oil Spills

Oil spill occurred in Ennore region of Chennai after Cyclone Michaung-induced floods.