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World Water Day focuses on Europe's groundwater
Groundwater supplies the majority of Europe's drinking water as well as a substantial percentage of agricultural water. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, released today on World Water Day, presents a European overview of this critical resource, which is under rising strain due to ...
Chemical Pollution has Pushed the Limits of the Earth
The United Nations Environment Assembly shall commence on 28th February in Nairobi. the assembly aims at developing a legally binding international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
This news has come after the release of a study that claims that the mass use of chemicals and plastics...
Chemical Pollution Around the World Exceeds Safety Limits
Environment activists have been trying for decades to wake the human population and realize the impact of its actions. Now, a new study has warned that the amount of chemical pollution on earth has exceeded safe limits and has become a threat to the viability of human civilization.
The ...
JAPAN’S CLOTHING ITEMS GENERATES OVER 95 MILLION TONS CO2 A YEAR
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- Japan’s clothing items generate over 95 million tons of CO2 a year.
- About 98% of garments in the Japanese market in 2020 were imported from overseas.
- Around 5 million tons are attributed to burning unsold clothes of...
FOSSIL FUEL TO PLAY LESS DOMINANT ROLE IN ENERGY MIX IN CHINA
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- Fossil fuel to play less dominant role in energy mix in China.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged at last week's climate summit to not use coal on a wide scale.
- China’s new coal power plants are said to be unl...
JAPAN TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF ITS GOAL TOWARDS REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
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- Japan to review progress of its goal towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- PM of Japan has earlier vowed to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050.
- Japan will support global decarbonization by providing around $11....
TOOLKITS PROVISION IN LANDED HOMES TO DO AWAY MOSQUITO BREEDING POSSIBILITY, NEA SAYS
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- NEA Singapore has concluded to hand over around 75,000 landed homes in Singapore toolbox to forestall mosquito reproducing as another mission "to arrest the possibility" of a subsequent year-end dengue rise
Singapore saw on...
JAPAN’S ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY BEGINS ITS ANNUAL ‘WARM-BIZ’ ENERGY-SAVING CAMPAIGN
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- Japan’s Environment Ministry begins its annual ‘Warm-Biz’ energy-saving campaign.
- The campaign is said to have been running through March.
- Under the campaign, people are encouraged to take environmentall...
FACTORIES AND OFFICES IN JAPAN TO MADATORILY RECYCLE THEIR PLASTIC MATERIALS FROM 2022
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- Factories and offices in Japan to mandatorily recycle their plastic materials from 2022.
- In 2018 around 8.91 million tons of plastic were generated in Japan.
- An expert panel from the Japanese government endorsed the propo...
SUZUKI PLANS TO LAUNCH A DEVICE FOR OUTBIOARD ENGINES TO COLLECT MICROPLASTICS
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- Suzuki plans to launch a device for outboard engines to collect microplastics.
- This will be the world’s first device of a kind to clean marine plastic pollution.
- Suzuki has developed a device that filters microplast...
SHINJIRO KOIZUMI VOWS TO HELP MAURITIUS FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY OIL SPILL
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- Shinjiro Koizumi vows to help Mauritius for the damage caused by oil spill.
- He vowed to restore the nature of Mauritius and investigate the damage so caused.
- Japan has sent three relief disaster teams to help to Mauritiu...
JAPAN ASKED TO PAY $34 MILLION BY MAURITIUS AS SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL FISHERMEN
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- Japan asked to pay $34 million by Mauritius as support for the local fishermen
- The oil leak by the Japanese vessel has affected the local fishermen’s livelihood adversely.
- Around $30,262.79 will be required to cons...
JAPANESE ANIMATION FILM ‘OASIS’ WON AN AWARD IN THE SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL AND ASIA
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- Japanese animation film ‘Oasis’ won am awards in the Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia.
- The short film received the Japanese environment minister’s award at the festival.
- The film featured the story o...
FRANCE WANTS TO HALT DEVELOPMENT OF NEW E-COMMERCE WAREHOUSES
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- France's Environment Minister Barbara Pompili wants to pause the development of warehouses used by online businesses such as Amazon.
- This move can be a setback for the e-commerce giants.
France's newly-appointed En...
JAPAN’s ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY TO HALT FUNDS FOR COAL-FIRED PLANT TECHNOLOGY
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- Japan’s Environment Ministry to halt funds for coal-fired plant technology.
- Ministry plans to review funds for the nation’s basic energy plan.
- Japan’s infrastructure export strategy outline was approved ...
THIS IS HOW CRPF CELEBRATED WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
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• CRPF will be planting 22 lakh saplings on the occasion of World Environment Day
• 195th battalion of the CRPF posted in Chhatisgarh has been successfully doing rainwater harvesting for the people affected by Naxal violence
June 5, World Environ...
PRAKASH JAVADEKAR: SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL GAINS OF THE CORONA VIRUS LOCK DOWN
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- All the states and the union territories have been asked to strictly implement relevant rules governing pollution
- COVID-19 lockdown has brought a significant reduction in vehicular activity, industrial activity, etc. due to which air and wa...
MOCCAE ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENT AWARD
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- The launch was announced on the occasion of Emirati Children’s Day which is observed every year on 15th March
- It is to promote the engagement of the young generation in environmental sustainability
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Scotland’s small & medium businesses go green
As an environmentally aware country, Scotland wants to achieve zero emission by 2030. The Scots are serious about the changes they want to see. The SME sector in Scotland is also going to great lengths to ensure their contribution to the cause. As an industry, the SME domain also see benefits in ...
Attempt to reduce usage of coal energy by Japan
Shinjiro Koizumi, the Japanese Environment Minister, has promised that measures will be taken to decrease the dependency on coal energy. This comes in wake of the backlash that the country received recently at the COP25 Climate Summit, held in Madrid. Non-profit organizat...