Prakrity

Off the Greek island of Alonissos in the eastern Aegean Sea, volunteer divers grab decaying plastic bottles, a tyre and a rusted anchor chain from the seabed and place them in a trash bag as part of an EU-funded cleanup to protect marine life. The items recovered off Alonissos – a favourite tourist spot for […]

Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. While scientists have long experimented with biodegradable plastics, researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo say their new material breaks down […]

The government has banned the plantation, collection and sale of eucalyptus and akashmoni saplings aiming to protect environment, ecosystem and biodiversity in the country. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change today issued an official notification to this end. According to the notification, in line with national and international commitments, all government and non-government […]

Clean air is not a luxury, it is a constitutional right—this powerful message resonated from a high-level policy breakfast held this morning at the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) Conference Hall. The event, titled “Revisiting Energy Policy to Ensure Clean Air,” was jointly organized by the Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS), BIP, and the […]

Despite rapid urbanization and rising concrete structures, Dhaka still retains around 1.3 million trees, according to the first-ever comprehensive tree census jointly conducted by the Bangladesh Forest Department and the U.S. Forest Service. The study, titled Urban Tree Inventory of Dhaka City, provides vital data on the density, species, distribution, and ecosystem benefits of trees […]

As heatwaves grip parts of Bangladesh yet again, health experts are sounding the alarm on how best to prepare and protect ourselves. The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) has issued a timely set of practical guidelines to help citizens cope with extreme heat conditions that are becoming more frequent due to climate […]

The Dhaka-Chattogram Highway—Bangladesh’s most vital economic artery—has become a sprawling, unofficial dumpsite, particularly across several areas in Cumilla district. What should serve as a symbol of connectivity and development now reeks—both literally and figuratively—of negligence, short-sightedness, and systemic failure in waste management. From Haratoli to Chauddagram, and from Chandina to Burichang, the once-green verges of […]

Greenwashing deceives consumers about a product’s eco-friendliness It makes informed choices and supporting sustainable businesses difficult Products claiming to be “sustainable,” “carbon-neutral” or “plastic-free” are increasingly visible on supermarket shelves. And as many of us are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of our consumer behavior: from the climate-heating emissions involved in manufacturing, to the […]

●    California Academy of Sciences describes 138 new species in 2024 ●    Natural History Museum in London names 190 new species in 2024 ●    New discoveries include – endangered edible dahlia, vegetarian piranha, new potato bug ●    A few of the newly identified bugs named after Kamala Harris, Harrison Ford ● […]

Greenland’s ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA) said in a report Wednesday. The Arctic region is on the frontline of global warming, heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet since 1979, according […]