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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: WEF

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.

How alternative proteins are transforming food

Plant-based, microorganism and animal cell-based alternatives to animal meat, fish, eggs & dairy are projected to make up 11% of global protein consumption in 2035.

Your next home could be built with mushrooms, orange peels, cocoa husks and other food waste

Want a 100% biodegradable, vegan home? Use construction materials made from food waste.

Why you shouldn’t throw away your old undergarments

Old underwear now equals new clothes, thanks to this US company.

Companies need to forget Gen Z, millennials and focus on growing market of ageing people

Older adults are a reigning economic segment, but attitudes and stereotypes about ageing still persist & market innovation to meet their needs is lagging behind.

How this Chinese retailer is tackling ‘period poverty’

Periods are expensive, but this Chinese company is trying to reduce its burden on women.

An Indian startup is tackling the world’s e-waste problem

The UN has warned of an e-waste ‘tsunami’ unless more is done to tackle the world’s fastest-growing waste stream – one which reached 48.5 million tonnes in 2018

Netherlands is going to return stolen loot to the colonies

Experts say the move by the Dutch government will make the country a leader in repatriating colonial-era objects.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?