Air pollution rises again in Delhi amid Diwali celebrations

STORY: Air pollution rises again in Delhi amid Diwali celebrations SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shots of air pollution after Diwali festival 3. shots of traffic STORYLINE: Air pollution shot up again in Delhi to alarming levels on Monday morning as people indulged in bursting firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate the Diwali festival on Sunday night, despite a strict ban imposed by the Delhi government. Areas surrounding Delhi also reported hazardous air pollution levels. The Taj Mahal, one of Seven Wonders of the World, situated around 150 miles from Delhi, was seen engulfed by a thick layer of smog. Days ahead of the Diwali festival, the Delhi government imposed a ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers and fireworks in the national capital in a bid to keep air pollution in check. The Delhi Pollution Control Board said that the city saw a sharp spike in pollution levels af

CHINA-CHONGQING-THREE GORGES RESERVOIR-ENVIRONMENT-STUDY (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-THREE GORGES RESERVOIR-ENVIRONMENT-STUDY (CN)

(230717) -- ZHONGXIAN, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment under Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) check the growth of pond cypress trees at a water-level fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing, July 6, 2023. The Three Gorges Reservoir region, home to the world's largest hydropower project, covers about 10,000 square km along the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway. The seasonal gaps in the reservoir's water levels have resulted in a water-level fluctuation zone covering 349 square kilometers along the Yangtze River. The zone suffers environmental problems, including soil erosion and pollution. Researchers of the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment under CAS have, since 2007, conducted a raft of studies on soil erosion, non-point source pollution, and ecological restoration of the water-level fluctuation zone in the reservoir area. In recent years, the ecological environment of

PAKISTAN-LAHORE-WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

PAKISTAN-LAHORE-WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

(230605) -- LAHORE, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers check recycled plastic bottles at a recycle workshop in Lahore, Pakistan on June 5, 2023. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has emphasized the urgent need to combat plastic pollution under the global theme "solutions to plastic pollution," in marking World Environment Day. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)

China's "river chief" safeguards water quality of rural river

STORY: China's "river chief" safeguards water quality of rural river DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WEIJUAN, Party Secretary of Dongwang Village, Huzhou City 2. various of Qin Weijuan patrolling along the river STORYLINE: Qin Weijuan is a "river chief" in charge of a river in Dongwang Village, east China's Zhejiang Province. She is one of over 1.2 million "river chiefs" or stewards assigned for waterways to tackle water pollution amid China's efforts in water resources protection. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WEIJUAN, River chief "I was born and raised in Dongwang Village. I grew up near the Beiheng Port. This river bears many memories of mine. Now I am in charge of the river. I became the river chief since 2013. I patrol the river routinely to check the water quality and see if there are any floating garbage or other objects. Over the past decade, the water quality of the river has greatly improved. It was smelly an

Health checks on Fukushima residents

Health checks on Fukushima residents

CHIBA, Japan - An employee of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences goes under a body surface pollution monitor to check radioactive exposure during a demonstration for reporters at a facility of the institute in the city of Chiba on June 27, 2011. The demonstration is to show how health examinations including radioactive exposure measurement using whole-body counters are being conducted on residents of Fukushima Prefecture. The health checks began the same day for all of the prefecture's about 2 million residents following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

India to strictly implement ban on single-use plastic from July 1

STORY: India to strictly implement ban on single-use plastic from July 1 DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people using plastic bags 3. various of plastic water bottles 4. various of the wholesale plastic market 5. various of plastic pollution STORYLINE: The Indian government would soon set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop the inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on the use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the "Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021" on August 12 last year, in a bid to curb pollution caused by litt

Health checks on Fukushima residents

Health checks on Fukushima residents

CHIBA, Japan - An employee of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences goes under a body surface pollution monitor to check radioactive exposure during a demonstration for reporters at a facility of the institute in the city of Chiba on June 27, 2011. The demonstration is to show how health examinations including radioactive exposure measurement using whole-body counters are being conducted on residents of Fukushima Prefecture. The health checks began the same day for all of the prefecture's about 2 million residents following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo)