Category: Pollution
Persistent Organic Pollutants and Stockholm Convention
A comprehensive global study on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Montreal Protocol
Ozone-depleting HCFCs show drop in levels 5 years ahead of target year
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
Recently, ‘World Air Quality Report 2023’ was released by Swiss air quality monitoring body IQAir.
Volcanic Winter
Recently, researchers studied the volcanic winter, a climatic cooling effect caused by large-scale volcanic eruptions to understand its effects
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
Centre’s report reveals that India has nearly 14,000 leopards with around 8% increase.
Arsenic and Fluoride Groundwater Contamination
Groundwater contamination due to arsenic, fluoride are not addressed effectively by Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)
Mercury pollution
Recently, scientists studied the levels of toxic mercury levels in Antarctic seals and whales.
Acid Rain
Acid rain has its origin in fossil fuels
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
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 announced