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18-year-old Texas student Ananya Gulur Nagendra builts an ant-powered food waste digester; it achieved 83% efficiencyAnanya Gulur Nagendra has created an ant-inspired system for managing food waste, achieving an impressive eighty-three percent efficiency i...- EU plans to impose emissions costs on waste incineration plantsEuropean Union plans will require waste incineration plants to pay for carbon dioxide emissions. This move aims to encourage reuse and redu...
- Why people recommend putting orange peels in the toilet once a week, but only for 20 minutesA viral TikTok hack suggests using orange peels to freshen toilets, and science backs it up. The peels contain limonene, a natural compound...
- This UK couple grows chairs in their garden and sells them for $90000Alice and Gavin Munro have spent two decades cultivating trees to grow into ready-made chairs, a process taking 6 to 12 years per piece. Th...
- Delhi pollution plan: Restrictions on goods vehicles, check when BS-VI and EV rules will applyDelhi will soon see stricter rules for goods vehicles entering the capital. From November 1, only BS-VI compliant, CNG, and electric trucks...
- India’s waste crisis is also its biggest circular economy opportunity, says Blue Planet’s Prashant SinghBlue Planet Environmental Solutions positions India's waste crisis as a significant opportunity for circularity, having processed over 13 m...
- Online monitoring mandatory for waste-to-energy plants and landfills: CPCBTo enhance environmental compliance, the Central Pollution Control Board has mandated that waste-to-energy plants and landfill sites instal...
- Odd-even rule to be implemented in Delhi? IBA chairman recommends measures amid pollution woesThe Indian Biogas Association has proposed implementing the odd-even rule for petrol and diesel vehicles in Delhi NCR to combat air polluti...
- Delhi Airport first to get net zero carbon emission tagDelhi Airport became the first in India to receive Level 5 Net Zero Carbon Emission certification. This accolade highlights its commitment ...
- Australian researchers turn morning coffee waste into greener concreteConcrete production involves mixing sand and gravel with cement and water. It is a major producer of greenhouse gases, responsible for arou...
- India should phase out biodegradable waste disposal in landfills to check methane emissions: CSE reportA report by the Centre for Science and Environment recommends that India conducts a nationwide study to accurately estimate methane emissio...
- India can generate 65 GW energy annually from waste, say expertsAs per the Global Methane Tracker, 2022 report, methane emission from landfill is estimated to account for 3 to 19 per cent of the anthropo...
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- Hike environment outlay by over 5 times to Rs 700 cr to cut air pollution: Indian Biogas Association to Delhi govtIt pointed out that for a long time, the burning of crop residues was considered one of the main causes of the city's pollution problem. Bu...
- Entire garbage at Ghazipur landfill site will be processed by Dec 2024: Gautam GambhirAbout 3,000 metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste at Ghazipur landfill site is being processed daily. So far about 3 lakh MT of legacy waste h...
- PMO steps in to address Ghazipur landfill issueThe landfill, which is spread over 70 acres, started in 1984 and is still in use despite a planned site life of 25 years.
- Budget proposes less tax on income from carbon creditsCarbon credits is an incentive given to an industrial undertaking for reduction of the emission of green house gases, including carbon diox...
- Delhi smog: Every house in this locality has one person suffering from lung ailmentResidents of Bhalswa JJ colony live close to the site where nearly 2,700 tonnes of garbage is dumped from south and the north Delhi.
- Waste disposal in US landfills has been underestimated by 115%Amount of municipal waste disposed of in the US is more than double - 262 million tonnes versus 122 million tonnes in 2012 - previous estim...
- Disney aims for zero carbon emissionsThe Walt Disney Group has announced the ambitious goal of eventually reducing to zero carbon emissions at the company's theme parks, cruise...
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