Environment

Amazon India scraps single-use plastic in packaging across centers

April 5, 2021 / Business and Finance, Environment, India and Sri Lanka

By Reuters Staff “BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Indian unit of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the country, in line with its target to weed out the packaging material by June, the e-commerce giant said on Monday. The company said in addition to replacing packaging materials such as bubble …

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Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?

December 18, 2020 / Climate Change Polluters, Environment, India and Sri Lanka

“Around 7 in the morning, Monu, 13, lifts his mosquito netting and crawls out of bed onto a dirt floor. Outside, his mother cooks breakfast over an open fire. A few miles across New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital, 11-year-old Aamya finally gives in to her mom’s coaxing. She climbs out of bed and treads …

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The Biggest Refugee Camp Braces for Rain: ‘This Is Going to Be a Catastrophe’ – The New York Times

March 14, 2018 / Bullies and Scoundrels, David Lindsay, Environment, Myanmar, Rohingya of Myanmar

The world’s largest refugee camp, a temporary home to more than half a million people that sprawls precariously across barren hills in southeastern Bangladesh, faces a looming disaster as early as April when the first storms of the monsoon season hit, aid workers warn. “It’s going to be landslides, flash floods, inundation,” said Tommy Thompson, …

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72 wild animals rescued in January – Environment – Vietnam News

February 8, 2018 / Environment, Wildlife and Nature

A loris is rescued from a restaurant in Đồng Nai Province. – Photo courtesy of ENVViet Nam News HÀ NỘI – At least 72 wild animals were released in their natural habitat in the first month of the year, according to Education for Nature Việt Nam (ENV).They include pangolins, monkeys, turtles, lizards, lorises and birds. …

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A Tesla Too Pricey? E-Bikes Offer Entry-Level Electric Transportation – The New York Times

December 21, 2017 / Climate Change, Sustainable Development

“Electric cars remain something of a novelty, commanding premium prices and presenting charging challenges, but another kind of electric vehicle has been gaining momentum: the e-bike. Globally, electric cars — battery and plug-in hybrids — account for only about 1 percent of all vehicle sales, with about 1.15 million expected to be sold worldwide this …

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1st elephant baby in Đắk Lắk in 20 years is stillborn – VietNam News

October 24, 2017 / Vietnam News and Current Events, Wildlife and Nature

Ban Nang was the first domesticated elephant in Đắk Lắk Province to become pregnant during the past 20 years. — Photo vietnamnet.vn Viet Nam NewsĐắk Lắk — The first domesticated elephant in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk to become pregnant in 20 years delivered a stillborn calf last Sunday, the Elephant Conservation Centre …

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Legal framework- roadmap needed for Việt Nam’s wind power – VietNam News

September 20, 2017 / Environment

“HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam needs to develop a legal framework and feasible roadmap to turn its wind energy potential into reality, which will help to meet the country’s rapidly rising electricity demand, experts have said. Tobias Cossen, head of GIZ’s project on supporting the up-scaling of wind power said that Việt Nam has great …

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Việt Nam willing to join int’l efforts in protecting sea environment – Politics & Laws – Vietnam News

February 15, 2017 / Environment, Vietnam News and Current Events

“Viet Nam News Politics & LawsViệt Nam willing to join int’l efforts in protecting sea environmentUpdate: February, 14/2017 “Vice National Assembly Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng delivers a speech at the discussion on maritime economic resources at the annual hearing of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations in New York. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn …

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