Sea of plastic: Mumbai's flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

India, July 9 -- Mumbai's 2005 floods led to the creation of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority to manage river flow, flooding, encroachment and waste. MRDPA chief Shankar Deshpande... Read More

Sea of plastic: Plastic has to become less toxic before it becomes less problematic as marine litter, says Satish Sinha

India, July 8 -- Marine litter has become a global concern because untreated solid and liquid waste increasingly ends up in the oceans, says Satish Sinha of Toxics Link. Sinha says plastics, hazardou... Read More

Known unknowns: Recycled ocean plastic has value only when society is willing to pay for it, says Grinson George

India, July 7 -- Marine litter along India's coastline is influenced by tides, currents, wind, shipping, tourism, industry and land-based waste, says CMFRI Director Grinson George. CMFRI surveys acro... Read More

Known unknowns

India, July 2 -- Peter, 63, is trying to catch fish with his dip net near the Munambam beach in Kerala's Kochi district since 6:30 am. But for almost seven hours, he catches only litter, mostly plasti... Read More

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