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Heavy metals mimic female sex hormones, increasing the risk of extinction for green sea turtles.

Delegates mulling two options: a wide-ranging strategy that would target plastics production or a limited approach.

Exclusive: Volunteers express frustration at lack of beach cleanup support after ‘significant pollution event’ on Sunshine Coast

As a UN summit in Nairobi debates a treaty on plastic pollution, Richard Thompson, the biologist who first identified microplastics 30 years ago, explains why ocean cleanups and biodegradables will not solve a global crisis

A day after the revelry of Diwali, a blanket of smoke and haze covered parts of the city of Nawabs, Lucknow. The air quality in many areas of the city remains poor on Monday morning.

Post-Diwali, Delhi-NCR's air quality has significantly deteriorated, falling into the 'Poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time

Representatives from more than 170 nations are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, from Monday to negotiate what concrete measures should be included in a binding worldwide treaty to end plastic pollution.

Mumbai AQI falls to 'poor' post-Diwali; HC permits firecrackers for 3 hrs. AQI in 'poor' category (234); visuals from Shivaji Park showed revellers in large numbers. SC emphasised blanket ban on fireworks across states. HC passed interim directions to mitigate air pollution.