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Curtailing pollution can reduce superbugs: UNEP report
Bhubaneswar: Curtailing pollution created by pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors is essential to reduce the emergence, transmission, and spread of superbugs – strains of bacteria that have become resistant to every known…
Rising sea levels: Committed to greening marine fisheries sector, says Centre
Kochi: In the wake of the rise in sea surface temperature and level, the Centre has signalled making ambitious deliberations on greening the marine fisheries sector.
Sagar Mehra, Joint Secretary to the Department of Fisheries, Government…
Antimicrobial resistance from pollution poses major threat to public health
Bhubaneswar: Antimicrobial resistance or AMR from environmental pollution poses a critical threat to public health as well as plant health, food security and economic development.
According to "Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening…
To reduce superbugs, world must cut down pollution: UNEP report
Bhubaneswar: With strains of bacteria or "superbugs" developing resistance to every known antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and taking a serious toll on the health of humans, animals and plants as well as the economy,…
Two rare bird species spotted in Sundarbans this winter
Kolkata: This winter came with twin good news both for nature as well as bird watchers. 145 species of birds were spotted during the first Sundarbans Bird Festival, an official said on Saturday.
The two-day bird festival which ended on…
Shrinking wetlands keep migratory birds away
Meerut: Shrinking wetlands have kept migratory birds away from Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh this year.
According to the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2023, it recorded a decrease in species diversity from 45 to 38…
‘Sun tourism’ catching up fast in Himachal; a worrying sign too
Shimla/Manali: It is the 'sun tourism' that is catching up fast in Himachal Pradesh as one gets more balmy days in the winter compared to the northern plains where the fog is screening out the sun, a worrying sign for climate scientists.…
81 bird species in Sri Lanka at risk of extinction
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Secretariat said that 81 of the country's bird species are at risk of extinction.
Director of the Biodiversity Secretariat R.H.M.P. Abeykoon told local media that Sri Lanka is a biodiversity hotspot with…
Strong indications of AQI improvement, actions under Stage I & II to remain: CAQM
New Delhi: After the overall air quality of the national capital suddenly deteriorated since late Saturday night with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) clocking 407 on Sunday, the Sub-Committee for invoking actions under the Graded…
G20’s ECSWG to focus on promotion of Blue Economy along with Coastal Sustainability
New Delhi: The first G20 environment meeting under G20 India Presidency will be held from February 9-11 in Bengaluru.
Officials said that four meetings of the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) are scheduled to…