Following an increase in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi government has begun deploying additional enforcement teams in all 11 income districts to ensure that people follow safety guidelines and impose fines in case of violations. This has led to a 10-fold increase in penalties for violations in some districts, authorities said. …
Read More »India enters Unlocking 4: what is open, what remains closed
India issued new lockdown guidelines on ‘Unlock 4’ on Saturday, allowing for more activities to open in areas outside the containment zones, marking the gradual opening up of the country and economy amid the outbreak of the disease by coronavirus (Covid-19). While the MHA order allows for some gradual reopening …
Read More »Unlock 4: Metro services will operate in a staggered manner from September 7
As India slowly opens up after several months of restrictions and closures, the government has given a green flag to more activities in areas outside of Containment Zones in Unlocking 4. In Unlock 4, which will start from September 1, 2020, the process of gradual reopening of activities has been …
Read More »Scientists identify 1.9 million pieces of microplastic in one square meter of ocean floor
[ad_1] Researchers writing on Science have reported the highest levels of microplastics observed on the seabed to date, finding up to 1.9 million fibers and fragments per square meter of seabed. For some time, scientists have struggled to find the 99 percent “lost” plastic that ends up in our oceans: …
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