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In 1993, Taiwan collected 70% of its trash while recycling virtually none. 33 years later, paid bags, musical trucks and sorting helped drive recycling to 55% nationwideTaiwan’s experience therefore challenges the idea that recycling depends mainly on individual environmental enthusiasm. People certainly ne...- In 1990, Texas shrimper Diane Wilson began hunger strikes against petrochemical pollution; decades later, her nurdle lawsuit won a $50 million settlementDiane Wilson fought a petrochemical company for decades over pollution. She used hunger strikes and a protest boat to gain attention. Wilso...
- How to keep bananas fresh for weeks without turning blackBananas ripen quickly due to ethylene gas. Simple tricks can slow this process. Wrapping stems in foil or plastic helps. Keep bananas away ...
- Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs shortThe Iran war's disruption of plastic supplies has unexpectedly boosted demand for eco-friendly paper packaging, with inquiries tripling for...
- Is Leaving the Bathroom Fan On Longer Actually Helping?Leaving your bathroom exhaust fan on longer after a shower is vital. Scientific evidence shows this simple habit significantly reduces humi...
- China’s ‘Golden Dome’ can track thousands of missiles fired at China from anywhere on the planet; Trump’s grand plan still on the drawing boardChina has unveiled a working prototype of its global defense system, named 'Golden Dome'. This advanced platform can track thousands of mis...
- 'India, China can collectively improve global governance'BAI Chong-En, dean of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management, said the biggest fallout of rising US tariffs is the erosio...
- “Because of the election and tariffs”: Trump claims Nvidia’s AI pivot as his winDonald Trump has claimed credit for Nvidia’s decision to manufacture AI servers in Texas, citing tariffs and the upcoming election as motiv...
- What if the US pulls support from the IMF and World Bank? Here’s how it could shift global power to ChinaConcerns over the US potentially stepping back from global institutions like the IMF and World Bank have increased, especially with the Tre...
- India’s electronic manufacturing service industry is humming — now to stick to the flight pathIndia's competitiveness will depend on continuing reforms, de-bureaucratisation, contract enforcement, effective dispute resolution mechani...
- Is Xi Jinping's 'China Dream' beginning to crumble?Chairman Xi Jinping's once golden touch seems to be fading as China faces challenges on multiple fronts. Allegations of corruption within t...
- What are America and China fighting about, anyway?China's Communist Party is now convinced that America wants to bring it down, which some U.S. politicians are actually no longer shy about ...
- 4 Indian innovators in world's top '50 Next' gastronomy gamechangers listNathan, who will be taking up a post of Lecturer at the Anglia Ruskin University in the UK later this year, is now researching the topic in...
- The world's 2-billion-ton trash problem just got more alarmingThe dumping of rich countries’ unwanted waste has fuelled a media storm the world over.
- Cigarette butts to eliminate mosquitoes?Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) Cigarette butts (CBs) thrown into garbage as trash can be turned into a valuable resource for killing mosquitoes t...
- Bullet train: Will Japan's proud symbol, Shinkansen, speed up India too?India now needs both technology and work culture. The Japanese bullet train could speed up India by launching a technological age and a new...
- Spent CFLs an eco hazard: Concern over high mercury content, absence of recyclingSpent CFLs may be polluting the environment silently and causing a toxic hazard for kabadiwalas who handle such discarded bulbs.
- Private sector development transforming entrepreneurshipThe private sector has a far bigger and critical role to play in pulling up smaller entrepreneurs from the shadow culture.
- Outsourcing could cast its spell on core jobs in WestWhen economists debate the merits of outsourcing, they always invoke the early 19th-century thinker David Ricardo and his theory of compara...
- Expert Grp calls for naphtha duty cut, phasing out Jute ActAn expert group on petrochemicals on Monday recommended doing away with the Jute Packaging Materials Act, cut in import duty on naptha and ...
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