A German environmentalist group, Association for Nature and Landscape has filed “criminal accusations” against Tesla, accusing the corporation of “suspected water contamination and a probable environmental crime” at its Berlin Gigafactory. It’s the latest chapter in a lengthy narrative of the EV maker clashing with environmentalists, who opposed the company’sContinue Reading
The phrase “fast fashion” was created to refer to mass-market merchants’ rapid creation of affordable apparel. The method used in developing, manufacturing, and marketing these fashion trends is centered on producing items as rapidly and inexpensively as feasible. Fast fashion is appealing to clients who want to be the firstContinue Reading
Activist are up in arms against the planned construction of Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany because the electric car maker will need to clear large numbers of trees and use a substantial amount of water for the planned activity. The U.S. carmaker announced plans last November to build its first EuropeanContinue Reading
Experts working in the area of water quality management have emphasized that there can be no “one size fit all” solution to tackle the problem of water contamination as the nature and extent of pollution varied across locations. A recent directive of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked CenterContinue Reading
While Himachal Pradesh government is making efforts to harness the hydro-power potential of rivers in the state, projects already functioning are now facing allegations of not releasing required level of water downstream thus posing threat to aquatic life due to water scarcity. Based on a complaint, National Green Tribunal (NGT)Continue Reading
A recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation provides some startling insights. The Fashion industry alone is responsible for 20% of global industrial water pollution and represents 4% of the global freshwater withdrawal. Clothing production consumed 98 million tonnes of oil in 2015 and is expected to use 300 millionContinue Reading
Dissolved oxygen is an important parameter that determines health and rejuvenation capacity of any riverine ecosystem. The amount of dissolved oxygen in a river depends on atmospheric supply of oxygen, photosynthetic process, and oxygen-consuming metabolic and chemical processes. If dissolved oxygen falls below the threshold of 2 milligram per liter,Continue Reading
Pollution — whether air pollution, water pollution, or soil pollution — is currently responsible for around 16% of all deaths globally, according to a new report from The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Notably, around 92% of all pollution-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. This reality isContinue Reading
