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DTE Coverage: World Environment Day 2023

DTE reflected on the state of our planet from various angles this June 5
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Adivasis make life-sized elephants from lantana; this provides them with employment besides decreasing lantana in the forest and raises awareness about human-wildlife coexistence
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New Delhi and South Delhi areas were worst affected by ground-level ozone between March 1, 2023 and May 30, 2023
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Plastic waste is exposed to several environmental elements, breaking it down into microplastics and nanoplastics
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Climate change is a global challenge with local implications; important to build coping mechanisms for rural communities
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Across the world, there are millions of children who have been displaced from a stable life by climate-change induced natural calamities
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The neglect of springs and aquifers in the context of rivers and watersheds has led to large gaps in developing a national response to spring water management in India
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Investments in infrastructure, such as water management systems, irrigation facilities and early warning systems, can help communities cope with climate-related disasters
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The theme for this year is ‘solutions to plastic pollution’
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Some studies suggest that around 12.3 billion sanitary pads end up in landfills in India annually
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Around 95 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 68 per cent by value is executed through waterways. Plastics contribute a major portion of about 60 per cent of the total marine debris that reaches the oceans
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