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Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...- High lead levels found in soil near battery recycling units in several parts of India: StudyA new study reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling facilities in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Utta...
- Toxic pollution from Iran war will spread and last for decadesBlack rain carrying toxic chemicals has fallen on Tehran. This followed Israeli drone strikes on oil depots near the capital. Experts warn ...
- Uranium found in breast milk in 6 Bihar districts - are babies at risk?Uranium (U238) was detected in all breast milk samples from 40 mothers in Bihar, with nearly 70% of infants facing exposure linked to poten...
- American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report saysEach year, countless tons of American electronic waste find their way to Southeast Asia, leaving developing nations ill-equipped to handle ...
- IIT Guwahati develops fluorescent sensor to detect cyanide in water and human cellsIIT Guwahati researchers have created a fluorescent sensor that detects cyanide in water and human cells using UV light. The sensor changes...
- IISc researchers innovate new way of making bleach using zinc-air batteriesThe innovation can help degrade industrial pollutants such as toxic dyes. The approach includes generating the chemical directly within the...
- Scientists race to discover depth of ocean damage sparked by LA wildfiresTracy Quinn, president of Heal the Bay, assessed the damage from the Palisades Fire, noting hazardous ash and debris contaminating the Paci...
- IIT Guwahati develops breakthrough method for detecting toxic metals in cells and environmentResearchers at IIT Guwahati have created a new method to detect toxic metals in cells using perovskite nanocrystals. These nanocrystals, en...
- Woman uses Thallium to seek revenge from in-laws: What you should know about this poisoner's poisonA woman with a background in agricultural science used Thallium, a tasteless and odorless poison, to fatally poison her husband and four in...
- IIT Madras developing platform to tackle e-waste by linking stakeholders in formal, informal sectorCalled "e-Source", the exchange platform that will serve as an online marketplace for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and ...
- Heavy metal toxicity found in veggies grown in Yamuna floodplains: NGT-appointed panel reportThe level of lead detected in samples collected from the floodplain ranges from 2.8mg/kg to 13.8mg/kg, it said, adding heavy metal toxicity...
- New stretchy 'meta-skin' to cloak objects from radarsScientists have developed a new flexible, stretchable and tunable "meta-skin" that can protect objects from radar detection.
- With 9 tonnes of e-waste daily, Moradabad turning into a dumpCSE's Anupam Srivastava told TOI on Friday that the report will soon be presented to the Union and state governments.
- Sea of trash pollutes water, air in DelhiPeople living close to some of Delhi’s landfills are routinely exposed to extremely polluted air and those drinking groundwater from the ar...
- Scientists working to develop newer diagnostic methods for cancerScientists are working on a wide range of human activity, from energy storage to clothing, solar cells to therapeutics to create a benign e...
- A dip in Ganga may cause cancerA dip in river Ganga can possibly cause cancer.Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that cleaning Ganga was his top priority bu...
- DU team claims to have developed a solution for chromium pollutionThe Green Chemistry Network Centre (GCNC) of Delhi University has claimed to have developed a solution for chromium pollution from tannerie...
- 15,000 cases of substandard food products detected in ChinaChinese officials claimed to have detected 15,000 cases of substandard food in a crackdown & shut down 5,700 unlicensed businesses.
- How does China feed its nearly 1.5 billion peopleChina has wrestled with the problem and come up with ingenious solutions. It adopted techniques like river water management.
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