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Lithium mining threatens Tibet’s environment

Desk ReporterNovember 28, 2023November 28, 2023

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023175

Lithium mining threatens Tibet’s environment Most electric vehicle batteries on the road are made from lithium-ion. From Tesla to Ola, most major battery manufacturers use these cells to power their vehicles. Due to these reasons, the demand for lithium is now very high. And China is now indiscriminate as the......

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Environment scientists have warned that nature is being destroyed in the name of development

Desk ReporterNovember 23, 2023November 23, 2023

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023124

Environment scientists have warned that nature is being destroyed in the name of development The world is warming, and as a result, long-known weather patterns are rapidly changing. In simple terms, that is called climate change. This climate change is causing frequent natural disasters like floods, droughts, sea storms, landslides,......

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Illegal plastic is increasingly entering India from Nepal

Desk ReporterNovember 22, 2023November 23, 2023

November 22, 2023November 23, 202387

Illegal plastic is increasingly entering India from Nepal The end is not the finish. Illegal plastic bags are circulating hand in hand in India. The sale during the Puja occasion was the biggest proof of it. There are still countless hawkers offering shoppers stuff filled with illegal plastic. Which raises......

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Last year, 1.60 million tons of waste has been produced in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterNovember 14, 2023

November 14, 2023265

Last year, 1.60 million tons of waste has been produced in Bangladesh The roads of Dhaka get flooded with a little rain. It requires hour after hour to drain. That too can be accepted. But water accumulates on the flyover for 22-24 hours. One of the reasons for this is......

Bangladesh Environment Protection Environmental crime

Is the Bangladesh River Protection Commission able to protect its river?

Desk ReporterOctober 27, 2023October 30, 2023

October 27, 2023October 30, 202389

Is the Bangladesh River Protection Commission able to protect its river? If there is no democracy in the country, the river occupiers feel very safe. Apart from that, the government has set up one institution after another, including the River Protection Commission, Water Development Board, River Research Institute, Joint River......

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The rooftop garden of Dhaka’s Siddheshwari, the publisher of environment and climate news portal Green Page, was vandalized due to prior enmity

Desk ReporterOctober 22, 2023October 24, 2023

October 22, 2023October 24, 202367

The rooftop garden of Dhaka’s Siddheshwari, the publisher of environment and climate news portal Green Page, was vandalized due to prior enmity The president of the flat committee, Dr. Zahid, demolished the roof garden established by Mrs. Fatema Zinnat. The Garden was on the roof of her residence, located at......

Bangladesh Environmental crime Environmental Science

The rivers in Bangladesh have now become the property of encroachers

Desk ReporterOctober 18, 2023October 18, 2023

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023176

The rivers in Bangladesh have now become the property of encroachers A river is a flowing stream, acting in flood control. But the river has become, in Bangladesh, like the property of polluters, encroachers, and sandbaggers. Environmentalists suggested that it is essential to keep a hotline to protect the rivers......

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Two thousand environmental workers were killed in the last decade

Desk ReporterOctober 6, 2023October 7, 2023

October 6, 2023October 7, 202352

Two thousand environmental workers were killed in the last decade Between 2012 and 2022, 1,910 environmental workers were killed in the last decade. Eighty-eight percent of them are from Latin America. Global Witness, an international non-governmental organization, stated in a September 29, 2030 report. The agency released the statistics of......

Bangladesh Environmental crime

Illegal storage of medical waste in Chattagram

Desk ReporterOctober 4, 2023

October 4, 202366

Illegal storage of medical waste in Chattagram The Chattagram Department of Environment filed a case against three people for illegally storing and processing medical waste in Chattagram. The case was registered at the Bandar police station on September 25, 2023. Muhammad Ashfakur Rahman, the Department of Environment inspector, filed the......

Bangladesh Environmental crime

Chattagram EPZ fined Tk 25 million due to environmental pollution

Desk ReporterAugust 4, 2023August 6, 2023

August 4, 2023August 6, 2023122

Chattagram EPZ fined Tk 25 million due to environmental pollution The Department of Environment, Bangladesh fined the Chattaggram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Tk 25 million for environmental pollution due to not correctly operating its Central Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). Hillol Biswas, Director of the metropolitan office of the Department, imposed......

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