The final round of United Nations-brokered talks aimed at tackling plastic pollution opened in South Korea (in December) with deep divisions over the need to stem the rising flood of the material ...

Air pollution is a deadly public health threat, but some parts of Europe are at much higher risk than others. Air pollution is linked to lung cancer, heart and respiratory diseases, stroke ...

There is more to the Buriganga than meets the eye. Case in point: an old, iconic cannon known as Kaley Jamjam or Kalu Jamjam, lies somewhere in the bottom of the river! The story goes way back ...

Loda stressed that pollution is not only a health hazard ... particularly water bodies like the Yagamso river. The cleanup drive revealed the predominant types of waste in the river: plastic wrappers ...

Today, only about 30-35 people remain in the profession, including a woman. These magnet fishers possess remarkable knowledge of the river's depths along the entire Buriganga. Noor Alam explains, "In ...

(PTI) Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, made major announcement on Thursday with regard to Delhi's transport network, pollution and congestion in the city. The ...

In a statement released on January 2, 2025, GWCL explained that the pollution from galamsey operations had immensely compromised the quality of the river, making it impossible for the facility to ...

The Southeast Asian country, a regional manufacturing hub with one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia, has reported severe air pollution in its major cities for years, particularly in Hanoi.

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges today, with an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic entering the oceans annually. Innovative solutions to combat this ...

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a Jubo Dal leader 12 hours after he went missing in Gangni upazila of Meherpur early today. The deceased, Alamgir Hossain, 33, hailed from Banshabrayi ...

Then came cheekbone-lifts, nose jobs “and so on”. The plastic pilgrimage has become so common that Mr Makhlouf, who is 29, says he no longer knows “anyone who hasn’t gotten plastic surgery”.