Plastic overshoot day report 2024
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day
Plastics
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Festive season brings along toxic threat to Yamuna
The already highly polluted Yamuna faces a fresh threat of toxic elements during Navaratra festival when religious articles are immersed in the river. The polluted waters of River YamunaThe government has not so far earmarked separate enclosures for dumping the materials as directed by the Delhi High Court.
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Science
PLANT SCIENCES Never too late Flowers are more resilient than they appear. They shoot up against all odds. The credit goes to genetic matter called microRNA that inhibit protein formation crucial to flowering in young plants. External cues like sunlight make them flower. But in the absence of cues, too, flowers do blossom; the activity of
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The trouble with toys
The latest CSE study found high levels of phthalates, a chemical used to soften plastic, in all samples of children
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Bhopal ahead of other cities in polythene waste management
Despite the negative image about Bhopal created by the Union Carbide gas leak tragedy, the position is different when it comes to the city's concerns for its environment.
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Rating Parameter
See Score Card Raw material sourcing phase To rate the companies on the raw material sourcing phase, grp used the following indicators: the quality of input salt, transportation of salt,
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The best and the worst
Pondicherry-based Chemfab Alkalis Ltd (cal) has been rated as the greenest caustic-chlorine company in India. With an overall score of 46.7 per cent, it has been given the Three Leaves Award. Set
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OBSERVATION: Mercury rising
With lax regulations and a huge mercury loss unaccounted for, a disaster is waiting to happen in India
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OBSERVATION: Chemical roadmap
If the industry wants to survive in an environmentally conscious world, the search for chlorine alternatives must go hand in hand with product stewardship
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Solar Tech: Not Just on the Roof Anymore
PHOTOVOLTAIC cells are already a familiar sight on rooftops. But one day, miniature cells may also be found in more unconventional places: power-generating windows, car sunroofs or even awnings.
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IIP researchers convert plastic waste into petrol
Broken plastic buckets and piles of old polythene bags being converted into petrol