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Hawaii’s abandoned fishing nets once trapped marine life; now they are being turned into electricitySince 1996, Hawaii has successfully collected 848 metric tons of abandoned fishing nets, significantly reducing marine pollution. These net...- North Carolina removed 4 to 7 tons of abandoned crab pots from coastal waters; fishermen recycled the metal into 700 feet of new oyster-reef structureAbandoned fishing traps contribute significantly to the deaths of marine life, notably in Chesapeake Bay. A North Carolina initiative creat...
- In 2008, Virginia began paying fishermen to pull ‘ghost traps’ from Chesapeake Bay; six years of cleanup helped unlock an estimated $21 million in extra crab catchesVirginia's six-year program removed thousands of lost crab pots from Chesapeake Bay. This cleanup effort generated an estimated $21.3 milli...
- Rotating garbage island bigger than many countries is floating in Pacific: This 1.6 million sq km patch contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic & is causing serious harm to natureThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch represents a vast area of ocean pollution, containing trillions of plastic pieces and thousands of tonnes o...
- Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
- Not just penguins on Antarctic islands hit by Trump tariffsHeard and McDonald Islands, remote Australian territories, were unexpectedly hit by US tariffs, sparking social media amusement over their ...
- Govt to provide one-time financial aid for setting up coastal waste recycling unitsThe government will provide one-time financial support to set up recycling plants for abandoned fishing gear and plastic waste in coastal a...
- Taiwan defiant as China readies military drills over Nancy Pelosi visitChina responded swiftly, warning the US ambassador in Beijing of "extremely serious consequences" and announcing military drills around Tai...
- How a dispute over groceries led to artillery strikes in UkraineIt was an all-too-common response to the smallest of provocations — a dispute over grocery shopping for 100 or so people living in the buff...
- Why retailers love mothers so muchIndia is adapting to the money-spinning American celebration which has been adopted around the world.
- It's a goldmine, not a landfill: This Italian entrepreneur uses garbage to make upscale accessoriesGiulio Bonazzi's company uses Econyl, recycled thread to make clothes.
- Surprised the Sentinelese killed someone: First anthropologist to enter North Sentinel island"They are not hostile people. They warn; they don’t kill people, including outsiders. They only say, leave us alone," TN Pandit said.
- Why India's high and mighty like Golden RetrieversThe popularity of retrievers in India leads to their intensive breeding which is exploding.
- Don’t see this bear market rally ending anytime soon: Shankar Sharma, First Global"The bear market started in 2008. We are now seeing the beginning of it becoming a true bear market as opposed to being a stealth bear mark...
- Mauritian temptations and ‘spirited’ connoisseurs RumSugarcane-loaded scenery, tropical lushness, great food and drink made Mauritius a modern paradise for Kishore & Smita Iyengar.
- Paradise Islands: Indonesia’s marine beautyIsland-hopping is the perfect way to see Indonesia’s marine beauty close up, and get a taste of the country’s culture and cuisine.
- Goan curry on BJP's face as Kamat parties onThe BJP not only failed to keep its flock together, but had egg on its face after it failed to dislodge the Digambar Kamat government.
- SEZ land row leaves 7 dead, many hurtWest Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday exhorted the Opposition, Trinamool Congress, to abandon the path of violence a...
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