Plastic Pollution

In 2012, Boyan Slat hatched a plan to rid the oceans of plastic waste. In a TEDx talk he gave in Delft the 18-year-old Dutch student imagined a giant, floating device that would funnel 55 shipping containers worth of plastic pollution out of the Pacific Ocean…

Its been a good week for Sir David Attenborough, who received yet another award to put alongside his knighthood and 32 honorary degrees. The Queen put her Prince Andrew-based troubles aside earlier on Tuesday to surprise her old friend and fellow 93-year-old…

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar is responding to questions raised in the Lok Sabha regarding the environment. The Rajya Sabha discussed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, the  Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) …

Space selfies are now a thing. A free app called Spelfie lets users snap photos of themselves from very high above, courtesy of cameras aboard Airbus Earth-observation satellites .  Those cameras aren't powerful enough to capture your grinning face, of cou…

Legendary naturalist David Attenborough on Wednesday urged international action to tackle pollution as he received a prestigious award from Queen Elizabeth II, recognizing the role his "Blue Planet" series played in highlighting the issue. The 2019 Chatham H…

The High Court has insisted that the government and the Travancore Devaswom Board ensure implementation of its order of July 23, 2018, pronouncing a complete ban on plastic, in whatever manner and whatever form, in Sabarimala and surrounding areas. In its or…

Colgate-Palmolive Co. will share the intellectual property of its new fully-recyclable toothpaste tube with competitors, a move that comes as the home-goods industry faces mounting pressure from eco-conscious shoppers. The tube, which was made public in June…

In this week's comments update, readers are struggling to understand how the Hunters Point library in Long Island City passed building approval with many areas not accessible to people with disabilities. Access denied: commenters are frustrated to discover t…

Manta rays and whale sharks are among the largest filter-feeding fishes on the planet. To power their bulk, they sieve massive quantities of plankton out of the water. But new research off the coast of Indonesia suggests their meals come with an unwanted garn…

Image copyrightBBC NHU/Alex BoardImage caption Sir David is currently on our screens with the Seven Worlds, One Planet series The world is beginning to tackle the threat of plastic waste, according to the renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. "I th…