Over 1 crore informal workers registered on e-Shram portal
Over one crore unorganised workers have registered themselves at e-Shram portal, the labour ministry said on Sunday. More than 1 crore unorganised workers registered at e-Shram portal, which is India’s first national database on unorganised workers, the ministry said...
How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing stream of waste globally. The world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019, out of which only 17.4 per cent was recycled, a recent report by the United Nations (2020) found. The agency even termed this...
In Indian mining hub, farmers bring polluted land back to life
For years, Indian farmer Chape Hanumaiya struggled to grow anything on his tiny plot of land - it was caked in the thick, red dust drifting from the iron ore mines that surrounded it. But today, Hanumaiya and his wife are about to harvest pearl millet and sesame crops...
IPCC WGI Interactive Atlas
A novel tool for flexible spatial and temporal analyses of much of the observed and projected climate change information underpinning the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, including regional synthesis for Climatic Impact-Drivers (CIDs). Read...
How fines dry magnetic separation could solve mining’s tailings problem
On another hot day in January 2019, just around noon, as the sun was reaching its peak, hundreds of miners at the Córrego do Feijão mine were settling down for a break. And why not? Iron mining is hard work – especially in a poor part of Brazil like Minas Gerais,...
Oil palms alone can be damaging; with other crops, the benefits abound
Intercropping, the practice of growing two or more crops in close proximity, could be one of the keys to mitigating the impact of oil palm plantations on forests and biodiversity, new research suggests. The common views shared by oil palm farmers and companies is that...
In Process of Sustainable Farming at Kudumkela Village by Communities
Vareities of vegetable and plants are being sowed and some of them already fruiting. What a fulfilling feeling.
Climate change: Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say
Almost 60% of oil and gas reserves and 90% of coal must remain in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C, scientists say. The forecast is based on close analysis of global energy supply and demand. It is a "bleak" but realistic assessment of "what the science...
Why no ban on asbestos?
The Supreme Court and high courts in this country have been consistent in voicing their concerns regarding exposure to these carcinogenic mineral fibres while asking the central and the state governments to update their laws as per the fresh resolution of...
Are Uttarakhand hills frequently caving in under the weight of development?
The frequency of landslides in the hills of Uttarakhand have increased in the last few decades and environmentalists blame the ongoing development works like construction of roads and dams for this. On the other hand, developmental projects can't be halted as...