The Government of India (GoI) introduced the E-Waste Management Rules in 2016. The rules apply to businesses that are generating electronic waste items. The rules specify that businesses should make ...

Object of precision The original Delisle thermometer that Celsius marked with his 100-degree scale. (Courtesy: Museum Gustavianum, photograph by Mikael Wallerstedt) On Christmas Day in 1741, when ...

Algae cooking oil is made with microscopic, plant-like organisms grown in tanks to rapidly increase their weight, then pressed just like olives are for olive oil. Algae cooking oil contains more ...

When Takashi Amano introduced the Yamato numa shrimp to his planted tanks in the early 1990s, he revolutionised natural algae control. This see-through, unassuming freshwater shrimp eats algae ...

Japan The rapid growth of electronic devices has led to a massive increase in electronic waste (e-waste). In 2022, around 62 million tons of e-waste were generated—an 82% rise since 2010—and ...

This kettle design is different than most, however. Named "Osiris" after the Egyptian god of death, rebirth, and resurrection, Kay's kettle is built to be repaired time and again — an answer to the ...

SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab sought to inject impetus into its memory and foundry chip units by appointing new leaders on Wednesday, as it scrambles to ...

"We have all the right conditions at play," says Erin Simon, head of plastic waste and business at the World Wildlife Fund. "Can the chair [of the U.N. negotiating committee] finish the job? And will ...

A photo taken on September 27, 2022 shows a 6-metre-tall sculpture made of electronic waste ... [+] displayed in front of the Heroes' Monument of the Red Army, in Vienna. - - Austria OUT (Photo by ...

a) Kesa mithoi- soaked and powdered rice ball in milk and sugar b) Pila- fermented bamboo shoots, c) Tangpok – dried fermented leaves, d) Okong lok – river stone algae, e)Khar – raw papaya mixed with ...

The agreement aims to “end plastic pollution” with measures that not only would improve how the world handles plastic waste but also could reduce how much of the ubiquitous material is made.