Plane Search Raises Questions About Sea of Floating Junk
The search for debris from missing plane has not turned up any evidence of a crash, but it has trained the world’s gaze on thousands of pieces of junk floating on the ocean’s surface. Researchers only began focusing on plastic pollution in the Indian Ocean in recent years, and in 2010 discovered garbage patches much like the famous Pacific Garbage Patch, according to Coastal Care.
Chilika Lake and Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
Chilika Lake is the largest lagoon in India and one of the largest in the world.
Illegal Sand Miners Back In Business
Taking advantage of government officials caught up with election work, the sand mafia has become active with transportation of sand from the Yamuna and Hindon river banks going on unimpeded…