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ENVIRONMENT - August 2019

Aug 2019

Sep 06, 2021

India First Asian Nation to Launch 'Plastics Pact'

India has become the first country in Asia to launch a Plastics Pact, a new platform to promote a circular system for plastics. The India Plastic Pact platform was launched on September 03, 2021, by the British High Commissioner to India, Alexander Ellis, at the 16th Sustainability Summit hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The new platform 'India Plastic Pact' is a joint effort of the World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and envisions to create a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute the environment.
The Pact targets the businesses to transition towards a circular economy for plastics by 2030.
The initiative is supported by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK, and endorsed by the British High Commission in India.

Sep 05, 2021

NZ Experiences Warmest Winter on Record

According to new data revealed, New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record, well exceeding the previous record which was set just last year.
Data from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research's (NIWA) seven-station temperature series showed that this winter (June to August) was 1.32 degrees Celsius degrees above average last winter it was 1.14 degrees Celsius above average.
The figures also show seven of the 7 warmest winters on record have occurred since 2000.

Sep 02, 2021

UNEP: Leaded Petrol Eradicated from the World

According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe.
UNEP highlighted, this milestone will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save over USD 2.4 trillion annually for world economies.
This milestone was achieved century after doctors first issued warnings regarding the toxic effects of leaded petrol, Algeria (last country to use the fuel) exhausted the supplies in July 2021.
It is a big milestone for global health and environment as well.
UNEP also warned that, use of fossil fuel must still be drastically reduced, in general, to do away with the frightening effects of climate change.

Sep 01, 2021

Odisha's Kendrapara District: Only Place to have all 3 Crocodile Species

Kendrapara district of Odisha, that is crisscrossed by rivers, creeks and water inlets, has become the only district in India where all three species of crocodiles viz., salt-water, gharial and mugger are found.
District has also claimed fame for its successful conservation programme launched for salt-water or estuarine crocodiles at the Bhitarkanika National Park.
The National Park comprises of 1,768 estuarine crocodiles and is home to 70 per cent of India's estuarine crocodiles.
Gharial hatchling was rescued from Paika River which is a tributary of Mahanadi.
Bhitarkanika River systems are home to saltwater crocodiles. On the other hand; Mahanadi River, Brahmani River and their tributaries are inhabited by muggers and gharials. Sighting of the crocodiles is significant because conservation of these species (Muggers and Gharials) has not been as successful as that of the estuarine crocodiles.

Aug 31, 2021

New Mosasaur Species Uncovered in Kansas

A new species of the mosasaur genus Ectenosaurus has been identified from the fossilised remains found in western Kansas, the United States.
The newly-identified mosasaur species lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch, some 80 million years ago.
The ancient creature inhabited the Western Interior Seaway, a shallow body of marine water that divided the North American continent into two distinct landmasses.

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