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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: WEF

The ‘super plant’ that can soak up pollution in our cities

Nine-in-10 people around the world live somewhere that has air quality below levels recommended by the World Health Organization.

Street trees can reduce people’s need for antidepressants, says study

An experiment in Germany suggests that simply living within 100 metres of a tree can be enough to reduce the need for antidepressant drugs.

Data is transforming the way we take care of the ocean. Here’s how

Our ability to measure and monitor the ocean is expanding exponentially, with the amount of ocean data collected accelerating through emerging technologies.

Here are 5 ways in which space technology can help protect Earth

Meteorological satellites have long been used to forecast extreme weather events. Now, Space 2.0 and frontier technologies are being used to combat climate change.

How otters’ love for eating purple sea urchins is protecting fragile ecosystems

Otters have helped protect patches of kelp forests, an example of how important ecosystems are in the natural world.

Your old phone or laptop can be reborn as gold jewellery that you can now wear

A record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2019 & its raw materials were worth around $57 billion.

This new video game by the UN teaches children about the ozone crisis

The ozone layer defends the planet from harmful solar radiation and damage to it could have major consequences for life on earth.

Want to end plastic pollution? First support local zero-waste businesses

Governments and businesses are increasingly realising that recycling is not enough to address plastic pollution. More action is needed at the upstream level.

An Africa-led movement is trying to build the next natural Wonder of the World

The Great Green Wall is a reforestation initiative that aims to grow an 8,000km belt of trees, vegetation and fertile land across the degraded Sahel region.

How routing data could reduce the internet’s carbon toll

The internet consumes electricity in different places: on our devices, data centres and communication networks that transfer data & the total consumption is significant.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.