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MCD launches 'MCD 311' mobile app to revolutionize civic services in Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The 'MCD 311' app is a user-friendly interface where citizens can conveniently register their grievances, encompassing concerns such as illegal dumping of construction debris (malba), improper disposal of municipal solid waste, road potholes, malfunctioning streetlights, and the presence of
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Digitalization: Driving the sustainability efforts of the textile industry
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24: Like any other industry, digitalization is imperative even for the textile sector. From automated weaving machines to innovative designing software, digitalization is shaping the way textiles produce, design, and market their products. It serves as a multifuncti
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Missing woman's body recovered from waste disposal pit in Kerala's Malappu
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The accused was taken into custody and during sustained interrogation, he confessed to the crime, admitting the role of his two brothers and one of their friends in the crime.
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Israel breaks ground on new environmentally friendly energy plant
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The environmental flagship project “Otef (all around) Israel” has been launched. In the Eshkol Regional Council, a cornerstone laying ceremony was held for the establishment of the “Dia” site for the treatment of household waste and agricultural trimmings, which will generate electricity and
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Researchers find coffee boost to make stronger concrete
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Engineers in Australia have discovered a way to make stronger concrete using roasted leftover coffee grounds, giving the drink additive a "second chance" and reducing waste going to landfills.
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Household production of fruits, vegetables makes population food secure: S
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a recent study from the University of Sheffield, household production of fruits and vegetables in gardens and allotments may be essential for a population that is healthy and food secure. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the production, acquisition, donation, and waste
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Japan's plan to release radioactive water into Pacific causes fear despite
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Twelve years after the triple catastrophe, earthquake, tsunami, and reactor meltdown, that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in 2011, Japan is preparing to release part of the treated wastewater from the stricken plant into the Pacific Ocean this month. A recent article from
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Study finds how oceans release microplastics into atmosphere
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Microplastic waste can be discovered in the marine environment even at far-off places in the world. According to research led by Dr Barbara Scholz-Bottcher of the University of Oldenburg, these tiny particles originate on land but are also released back into the atmosphere by the sea.
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Kalaburagi: Bulk generators to be penalised for 'unscientific' disposal of
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to officials, bulk waste generators are entities that generate waste in large quantities, and the direction is meant for bulk waste generators, especially restaurants, educational institutions, shopping complexes, and malls among others.
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Kerala: Congress hits back at "financial failure" after LDF minister picks
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal has completely failed in the management of finance source of Kerala. Actually speaking Kerala is now in debt trap. The government has no idea how to get over it. The wasteful expenditure has not been corrected. Corruption is one of the major issues in th
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Celekt launches ‘Mission E-waste’
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 12: In the midst of a relentless surge in electronic consumption, the looming threat of e-waste on both our environment and health has reached critical proportions. Stepping up to address this pressing concern, Celekt Mobiles, a leading mobile retail cha
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Even treated wastewater may affect rivers
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Some species vanish due to wastewater treatment plant effluents, whereas other species gain. Larvae of some insect orders, such as the stonefly and caddisfly orders, are particularly badly affected. In contrast, some worms and crustaceans have the ability to proliferate. This was supported b
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