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The world’s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study findsPlastic pollution is set to surge by 2040, reaching 280 million metric tons annually. This alarming projection comes from a Pew Charitable ...
04 Dec, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
BacAlt Biosciences raises Rs 18 crore in round led by Avaana CapitalLubrizol InnoVentures, the innovation arm of global speciality chemicals provider Lubrizol, participated in the round. The funds will be us...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
MAHA report highlights glyphosate dangers and ultra processed food impact on children's healthA new federal report warns of growing threats to children’s health from glyphosate exposure and ultra processed food. The MAHA Commission’s...
23 May, 2025, 10.29 AM IST
'Sickest generation': What RFK Jr's report says about American children and how to 'make America healthy again'The White House has released a report, spearheaded by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting a public health crisis among Ame...
22 May, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
FSSAI launches project to address microplastic contamination in Indian food productsFSSAI launched a project to tackle microplastic contamination in food, starting in March. The initiative involves collaboration with key re...
18 Aug, 2024, 04.13 PM IST
Dharaksha Ecosolutions Addresses Crop Residue Burning and Plastic Pollution with its Biodegradable Packaging Material02 Feb, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
UN Environment Programme, MEF launch climate tech accelerator LowCarbon.Earth, invite entries from foundersThe United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) has collaborated with Massive Earth Foundation (MEF) to launch a climate tech accelerator ca...
07 Jul, 2023, 06.03 PM IST
The future of fashion grows in a pondThe fashion industry produces more than 100 billion garments annually, about 14 for every person on Earth. Most end up in landfills or clog...
31 Jan, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Microplastics in river Cauvery may be harming fish, finds an IISc study“Over the years, I have cherished going to the backwaters of the Krishna Raja Sagara [KRS] Dam and having fried fish on the Cauvery Riverba...
11 Apr, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
In a first, DPCC to study microplastics pollution in River Yamuna, Delhi's soil, foodThe river water and the adjacent soil are contaminated with various pollutants, including heavy metals. In this study, the effects of seaso...
19 Dec, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
View: Climate change poses grave risks to life, limb and livelihoodsWhen plastics replaced glass, porcelain and metal to make containers, buckets, plates and innumerable industrial and household items, no on...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
Robert Downey Jr launches VC fund to support tech that will address environmental challengesThe star is looking to sustainable technology to tackle issues like deforestation and microplastics.
28 Jan, 2021, 03.23 PM IST