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Joby’s all-electric air taxi in flight above the company’s flight test facility in Marina, California.

UK’s 8-Minute Air Taxi: Joby and Virgin Atlantic Partner for Electric Airport Transfers

Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic have announced a partnership to launch electric air taxi service in the United Kingdom, offering zero-emission flights that could dramatically reduce travel times between airports and city

Sonali Tiwary

March 22, 2025

Representative Image. Whale on ocean. Photo Source: Animalia

Conservation·Marine Life

Trump Sued for Removing Protections as Only 51 Rice’s Whales Face Extinction Risk

Several conservation groups have initiated legal action against the Trump administration for removing protections designed to shield the critically endangered Rice’s whale from deadly ship collisions. The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends

Govind Tekale

March 22, 2025

The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, Photo Source : @Facebook

Australia·Indigenous

Close the Gap Day 2025: Indigenous Australians Twice as Likely to Die from Preventable Diseases

The biggest loss due to the arrival of modern civilization is the regression of aboriginal people or ‘Adivasis’ all over the world. An example of this phenomenon is the struggle between two

Govind Tekale

March 21, 2025

Representative Image: Blobfish. Photo Source: James Joel (Flickr)

Marine Life·Nature·News

Blobfish: Ugly No More? Wins New Zealand’s Fish of the Year 2025 and Becomes Deep Sea Conservation Symbol

In a remarkable turn of events, the blobfish—once labeled the “world’s ugliest animal”—has emerged victorious in New Zealand’s Fish of the Year 2025 competition. With 1,286 votes, it narrowly defeated the orange

Govind Tekale

March 20, 2025

Sellicks Hill Quarry. Photo Source: City of Onkarparanga

Australia·News·Pollution

Sellicks Beach Quarry Dust Health Crisis: Residents Report Respiratory Issues While 1,700 New Homes Planned

Residents of Sellicks Beach, a coastal suburb 45 minutes south of Adelaide, are raising serious concerns about dust emissions from the nearby Sellicks Hill Quarry, which they claim is affecting both their

Tejal Somvanshi

March 19, 2025

Representative Image.Photo Source Ade Rifaie (Pexels)

Business·News

Starbucks Ordered to Pay $50M After Hot Tea Severely Burns Delivery Driver

A Los Angeles jury has awarded $50 million to Michael Garcia, a delivery driver who suffered severe burns when hot tea spilled on his lap at a Starbucks drive-through in February 2020.

Sunita Somvanshi

March 17, 2025

Representative Image: There is not only a lot of plastic waste floating in the oceans, which is washed up on beaches around the world, but also large quantities of microplastics. Photo Source: Christopher Politano/Pexels.com

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution

Oceans Absorb 15% of Airborne Microplastics, Challenging Previous Beliefs

New research has flipped our understanding of how microplastics move through our environment. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have discovered that oceans capture microplastics from the air rather than

Govind Tekale

March 16, 2025

Representative Image. Recycling of plastic waste, Photo Source: Reinhold Möller Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pollution·Recycle

Chemical Recycling: 80% Incineration, Only 0.1% Plastic Reused

Chemical recycling sounds promising—a technology that breaks down plastics into their molecular components to create new materials. But recent research reveals a different story. According to an NRDC report, what the plastics

Karmactive Staff

March 14, 2025

Representative Image. Power plant with multiple smokestacks. Photo Credits: Nikolay Kondev (PXHere)

Climate·News·USA

EPA’s Historic Rollback: 31 Environmental Rules Targeted

The Trump administration has launched what it calls “the biggest deregulatory action” in U.S. history, with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing plans to reconsider the 2009 endangerment finding that serves as

Rahul Somvanshi

March 13, 2025

Representative Image Sourav Niyogi, Photo Source: P.K.Niyogi (CC BY-SA 4.0)

News·UK

£200M Plan to Clean 140M Liters of Sewage from Windermere

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has pledged to clean up Lake Windermere, vowing that “only rainwater” will enter England’s largest lake in the future. This initiative aims to address the severe pollution that

Karmactive Staff

March 11, 2025