Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar
India’s scattered marine debris data hides true hotspots along its coasts, says KUFOS vice chancellor A Biju Kumar. He urges India-specific research, a national research consortium, better…
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