UN warns soil holds more microplastics than oceans as sachets, farm plastics, pesticides & fertilisers push India to act with $379m green farming plan.
Tyres shed tiny microplastics as they move over roadways. Rain washes those tire wear particles into ditches, where they flow into streams, lakes, rivers and oceans.
Study by US scientists, published in the journal Nature Medicine, also found that dementia patients had up to 10 times as much plastic accumulation in their brains as everyone else.
Study by Delhi NGO Toxics Link reveals microplastics in several Indian brands. Their unique nature & lack of comprehensive data have made it hard to fully understand their impact.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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