News
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Covid-19 boosted excess sale of antibiotics in IndiaThe pandemic likely contributed to the sale of about 216 million excess doses of antibiotic formulations used among adults and adolescents in India. -
Elephant reserves need protection from fossil fuel interests in IndiaRecent events in Assam highlight legal and administrative threats to elephants’ habitat, but also reveal the power of civil society, conservationists and environmental lawyers.
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‘Farmers unaware of ozone’s impact on crop loss’Ozone pollution poses a serious threat to crop production and food security, but its invisible, odourless nature leaves farmers unaware. -
Usage of wastewater and sustainable agriculture can ensure water security in IndiaA recent international virtual conference on water suggested possible methods to ensure water security at a time of Covid-19 and climate change.
Opinion
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The case for carbon import taxes– Carbon tariffs are not protectionist trade measures; the goal is to reduce the carbon content of imports. But the trajectory of climate change leaves no room for error in emission-reduction policies. -
Tackling Asia’s plastic pollution– Asian governments must now enact and properly implement policies and regulations that will help to scale up grassroots initiatives and hold plastics producers accountable for addressing the crisis. -
It's time to shift to locally-led climate change adaptation– Communities on the frontlines of global warming impacts rarely have a say in decisions made to protect them. This must change.
Videos
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Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders– A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
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