Environmental

The announcement, made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is part of the country’s broader effort to tackle the growing environmental crisis caused by plastic waste. With its vast population and high plastic consumption, this decision could have a significant impact...

While governments focused on flattening the curve of virus cases, a simultaneous “flattening” of global pollution levels occurred, providing clear evidence of how human activity is linked to environmental degradation.

This is particularly concerning in the context of a 2016 study which found that about 1.4 billion jobs and three-quarters of all crops depend on pollinators, mainly bees, which provide free plant fertilisation services worth billions of dollars.

That equates to 2 million bags every minute! A significant proportion of these bags find their way into the natural environment – both on land and in the sea – where they can cause significant problems for life in both...

Enter the floating boom system – this was deployed on Saturday from San Francisco Bay and will undergo weeks of testing before being launched into action. The system was designed by the non-profit,  Ocean Cleanup, which was founded in 2013 by 18-year-old...