Kerala turns plastic waste into roads: How 4,447 tonnes of discarded plastic were reused to build nearly 7,249 km of roads across the stateKerala turns plastic waste into roads: Kerala has converted 4,447.93 metric tonnes of discarded plastic into shredded material used for roa...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Ground Control allocated £100,000 every year to environmental projects. Its Wildfell Initiative expanded into a 116-hectare woodland and habitat restoration siteGround Control is launching an extensive woodland restoration initiative called Wildfell in Essex. Covering 116 hectares, this ambitious pr...
23 Sep, 2026, 02.26 AM IST
India’s jute industry set for turnaround as sales volumes seen rising 15%, margins improve: Crisil RatingsIndia's jute sector is poised for an impressive recovery this fiscal year, forecasting a remarkable twenty percent rise in domestic demand ...
21 Sep, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
The Other Hormuz: Black Sea blockade threatens a food supply shockCombined Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports are estimated to end up at roughly half what they were last year for the July to September har...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
India, Bangladesh to set up joint task force to promote bilateral tradeIndia and Bangladesh are discussing a joint task force to boost trade. This initiative aims to bring businesses and stakeholders closer tog...
20 Sep, 2026, 09.40 PM IST
Gold biscuit recovery from Maoist supply dumps: Risking life but not wealth, rebels picked safe haven assetA Maoist dump is a concealed underground cache, usually deep in the forest and sometimes placed in plastic drums or other containers before...
20 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
India continues relief efforts in flood-hit Nepal, dispatches 11 tonnes of aidIndia sent eleven tons of relief supplies to Nepal on Saturday. This latest aid includes medicines, tents, and hygiene kits for flood victi...
19 Sep, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
First-ever full toll suspension: Expressway develops defects weeks after opening; NHAI bans concessionaire for 3 years, seeks Rs 42 lakh daily compensationNHAI PNC Infratech Ban: Following the inauguration of the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway, significant defects were reported, prompting the Natio...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities sayAt least 48people have died in southern Nigeria after consuming a local alcoholic drink. Around one hundred others are receiving medical tr...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Meet Nicolina Pappas, the teen who started sewing reusable straw pouches at 8, and raised over $15,000 to fight plastic pollution after 6 yearsPappas was deeply affected after seeing footage of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nose. According to the Barron Prize, the ...
17 Sep, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
How 285 reef balls are turning an ocean desert into a thriving ecosystem in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Placentia BayA team of ocean scientists in Newfoundland and Labrador are turning one ocean dead zone into a thriving marine ecosystem and the live camer...
15 Sep, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
In 2018, Melbourne put 200,000 plastic bags, 63,000 glass bottles and 4,500 used printer cartridges into a road; 250 tonnes of recycled asphalt showed 60% better fatigue resistanceIn 2018, Melbourne tested a road with an unusual ingredient list: 200,000 plastic bags, 63,000 glass bottles and 4,500 used printer cartrid...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
In 2018, Victoria put the equivalent of 40 million discarded bottles into a freeway; 8,000 tonnes of crushed glass went into one widening projectScience news: 8,000 tonnes of recycled glass used in the 2018 Tullamarine Freeway widening project is a powerful example of how recycling c...
15 Sep, 2026, 01.29 AM IST
21-year-old Madhya Pradesh BSc student cleans trash-filled river by hand. Before and after photos show stunning transformationA young student began cleaning a polluted river with his own money and basic tools. His before-and-after photographs went viral, drawing at...
14 Sep, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
In 2022, Wales mixed fibres from 4.3 tonnes of used nappies into a highway; the waste replaced asphalt material imported from EuropeWales recently resurfaced part of the A487 highway using fibers from 4.3 tonnes of recycled diapers. Sanitized diaper waste was processed i...
11 Sep, 2026, 09.20 PM IST
In 2021, Victoria used 2,100 tons of recycled road base to rebuild the Hume Freeway. 5 years later, its 850-metre stretch had turned waste into a longer-lasting road tooPlastic bags and glass bottles usually end up in the trash. In Australia, some became part of a highway instead. Engineers rebuilt an 850-m...
09 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
In 2021, Shanghai used 6,000 milk bottles to fight plastic waste; the result became China's 1st plastic road, turning hard-to-recycle bottles into useful paving materialShanghai’s “Milk Bottle Road” demonstrates how difficult-to-recycle plastic can be redirected toward useful infrastructure. Developed throu...
08 Sep, 2026, 11.21 PM IST