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OCEAN GARBAGE PATCH
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 nature- A simple diving trip led an 18-year-old to build a system to pull plastic from the ocean
- Heat-trapping microplastics found to play role in climate change
- ET Now GBS Summit 2026: 'Ocean plastic pollution can be solved in decade if waste stopped at source'During a session, titled 'The Ocean Reset: Rebooting Earth's Largest System', at the ET Now Global Business Summit, he said that while plas...22 Feb, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t Empty, It’s Becoming a Floating HabitatOnce seen as a barren plastic wasteland, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving habitat for coastal species. These organisms, pr...17 Feb, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
- This “Trash Island” Is Becoming an Ecosystem—and Scientists Are UnsettledOcean plastic is now home to new life. Algae, barnacles, and small creatures are settling on floating debris. This is not a sign of ocean h...06 Feb, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
- Plastic isn’t just pollution anymore: Scientists find marine life thriving and reproducing on plastic debris in Great Pacific Garbage PatchPlastic waste in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is no longer just pollution; it's a home now. Scientists have found marine animals thrivin...14 Jan, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
- View: The menace that plastics in our waters pose to all life should not worry us on Earth Day aloneThe serious menace of plastics should not worry us one day a year alone, today on Earth Day. It should make us genuinely concerned about th...21 Apr, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
- Scientists reveal that plastic pollution in the oceans is an equity issue16 Jan, 2023, 03.09 PM IST
- COVID-19 pandemic generated 8 million tonnes of plastic waste: StudyThe researchers noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves, and fac...10 Nov, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
- Lottery.com, WinTogether & Fintech.TV Announce Launch of a Charitable Sweepstakes - 'Clean Oceans Campaign'17 Jun, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
- World Earth Day 2018: Follow these 5 easy steps to limit plastic usageFrom the bedroom to the office and your favourite eatery, there's plastic everywhere.22 Apr, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
- Scientists accidentally develop plastic-eating enzymeWashington, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's wo...17 Apr, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- Seven facts about the hazardous pollutionPollution is one of the biggest global killers, affecting over 100 million people.Here are some facts about the hazard:01 May, 2016, 05.18 AM IST
- Human impact has created a 'plastic planet': StudyThe study examined the evidence that we now live in the Anthropocene, an epoch where humans dominate the Earth's surface geology.28 Jan, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
- Focus on coasts to clean up plastics in ocean: StudyThe patch is enclosed by ocean currents that concentrate the plastics into an area estimated to be larger than twice the size of the UK.19 Jan, 2016, 05.05 PM IST
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Why cleaning up India is serious businessSwachh Bharat may have started on a high note, but cleaning up the country is serious business. Apart from investment, it calls for behavio...09 Sep, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
- 99% sea birds will have plastic in their guts by 2050Nearly 60 percent of seabird species like penguins, gulls and albatrosses have plastic in their gut and by 2050 this may rise to 99 percent...01 Sep, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
- Over five trillion pieces of plastic floating in world oceans: StudyMicroplastic pollution in varying proportions throughout the oceans, but estimates of its global abundance lack sufficient data to support ...11 Dec, 2014, 02.59 PM IST
- Over 5 trillion plastic particles floating in world's oceans, finds studyOver 5.25 trillion plastic particles, with a combined weight of 269,000 tons may be floating in the world's oceans, according to a new stud...11 Dec, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
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