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What are plastic landmines, and can AI help detect it? Researchers develop AI method to identify hidden explosives using dronesA new study explains how researchers developed a machine-learning system that uses drones and AI to detect plastic landmines that are diffi...- Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'Australia is suing US company 3M for AU$2 billion. The lawsuit concerns contamination from firefighting foam containing 'forever chemicals'...
- In 1920, a husband’s homemade fix for his wife’s finger cuts led to the adhesive strip revolution in everyday medicine that changed how people treat cuts and scrapesEarle Dickson's home-grown invention, the Band-Aid, revolutionized minor wound care. Frustrated by gauze slipping and bandages failing, he ...
- Raccoon poop on your deck? The CDC cleanup steps most people skip and why it mattersRaccoon droppings on your deck hide a serious health threat. Microscopic parasite eggs from raccoon roundworm can linger for years, even af...
- 88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...
- India’s EV era gets greener with game-changing battery recycling innovationIndia's EV transition faces a growing threat from used battery waste, which can contaminate soil and water with hazardous materials. The na...
- Radioactive wasp nest with 10x radiation found at Savannah River Nuclear Site; is the public at risk?Radioactive wasp nest was found at the Savannah River Site. The nest had high radiation levels. It was discovered during a routine inspecti...
- 19 tonnes of soil containing Union Carbide waste incinerated four decades after Bhopal gas tragedyAuthorities incinerated around 19 tonnes of contaminated soil from the Bhopal Union Carbide factory. The incineration took place at a facil...
- Recyclers collected over 2,500 metric tonnes of lithium-ion EV waste batteries since 2022: GovernmentRecyclers in India have collected over 2,570 metric tonnes of lithium-ion waste batteries from EVs in the past three years, according to Un...
- Attero launches e-waste recycling platform 'Selsmart' for consumersAttero has launched Selsmart, an e-waste recycling platform for consumers, entering the D2C sector. Selsmart aims to address India's e-wast...
- How do toxic substances like lead end up in baby food?Beware, your baby's favourite applesauce may taste like lead at times!
- Delay in hazardous waste disposal abuse of right to health of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors: NHRC chiefAddressing a Human Rights Day event here hosted by the National Human Rights Commission, he said that one outfall of globalisation is the c...
- Would mindlessly building toilets lead to an environmental harakiri?Over four lakh individual household toilets have been constructed in urban India since SBM was launched.
- 346 tonnes of hazardous waste still lying at Union Carbide premises: GovernmentCentre said nearly 350 tonnes of hazardous waste is "safely secured" inside the factory premises of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL).
- Construction sector faces policy risks due to pollution: StudyWith fast deteriorating air quality in big cities leading to tougher regulatory norms, the construction industry, along with the automobile...
- Unilever moots same Kodaikanal clean-up it offered six years agoFrom raising dust over the issue, the focus is now centred on whether Unilever needs to walk the extra mile in cleaning up.
- 3,501 tonnes plastic waste generated daily in 60 major citiesEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said as per available information, consumption of plastic in the country was 11 million tons in 2013...
- UCIL site contamination a threatMadhya Pradesh government had asked Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) to focus on dismantling of abandoned Uni...
- Bhopal GoM to recommend cleanup, more relief, Anderson extraditionThe GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy discussed remedial & environmental issues.
- 1/6 th of Russia ecologically unsafe: Audit ChamberAlmost one-sixth of Russia's territory with a population of over 60 million is ecologically unsafe, the collegium of Russia's Audit Chamber...
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