environmental-impact

QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world’s top 50 for environment education | Education

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QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world’s top 50 for environment education | Education

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi is at the top among universities in India for sustainability, jumping 255 places to reach 171 globally, according to QS Rankings announced on Tuesday. IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kanpur have been ranked among the world’s top 100 for environmental impact.(Agency File Photo) A total of 78 Indian universities have featured in … Read more

NueGo Launches Kashmir to Kanyakumari Electric Bus Expedition, More Details Inside

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NueGo Launches Kashmir to Kanyakumari Electric Bus Expedition, More Details Inside

Last Updated: October 09, 2024, 17:09 IST The journey began in Jammu on October 4th, flagged off by Dr. Devansh Yadav, CEO of Jammu Smart City. With this expedition, NueGo will become the first electric bus brand in the world to achieve this incredible feat, covering over 4,000 kilometers from the mountains to the coast. … Read more

South Africa wastes too much food, summit reveals

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South Africa wastes too much food, summit reveals

South Africa produces a sufficient amount of food to feed every person in the country. However, there is also a significant amount of food waste in the country. FOOD WASTE IN SOUTH AFRICA The Impact Summit 2024, held in Johannesburg on 8 October, addressed various topics, such as sustainable eating, environmental impact and food waste. … Read more

Northvolt announces 1,600 layoffs in Sweden, insists Quebec EV battery plant won’t be affected

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Northvolt announces 1,600 layoffs in Sweden, insists Quebec EV battery plant won’t be affected

Electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt says construction of a $7-billion plant on Montreal’s South Shore will proceed as planned, despite announcing on Monday its intention to lay off 1,600 employees in Sweden. The Swedish multinational said it plans to cut 1,000 jobs in Skellefteå, 400 in Västerås and 200 in Stockholm — about a fifth of its … Read more

Canada strikes deal to use U.S. space tech, clearing way for rocket launch pad in N.S.

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Canada strikes deal to use U.S. space tech, clearing way for rocket launch pad in N.S.

A new agreement between Canada and the United States is reigniting the possibility of a spaceport in rural Nova Scotia. Federal cabinet minister and Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser announced in Halifax Friday that the two countries have negotiated a Technology Safeguards Agreement, which would allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data … Read more

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

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Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

Oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor — seemingly by ancient lumps of metal — according to a new study. That discovery is putting the scientists behind it at odds with the Canada-based mining company that funded them. “We were the worst critics of this paper for a long time,” Andrew Sweetman of the Scottish … Read more

Fibreglass found in shellfish alarming and ‘disturbing’ | UK | News

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Fibreglass found in shellfish alarming and ‘disturbing’ | UK | News

Shellfish caught in British waters has been found to contain alarming amounts of fibreglass which could be harmful to humans when eaten. New research found particles of the glass-reinforced plastic in mussels and oysters in Chichester Harbour, a popular sailing destination on the south coast of England. Scientists at Brighton and Portsmouth universities, who compiled … Read more

Coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alta., B.C.: study

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Coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alta., B.C.: study

Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines, newly published research has concluded. “Our results reveal, for the first time, clear evidence that coal mining contaminants are spread far downwind from their sources,” says the paper, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The … Read more

Ozone layer at risk from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites? New study shows

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Ozone layer at risk from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites? New study shows

NEW DELHI: A new study warned that the rapid increase in Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX could significantly deplete Earth’s ozone layer. With 6,000 of the 8,100 objects currently in low Earth orbit belonging to Starlink, the environmental impact of these satellites is raising concerns among scientists.Joseph Wang, a researcher in astronautics at … Read more

Hot, cold exposure in early life linked with changes in brain’s white matter, study finds

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Hot, cold exposure in early life linked with changes in brain’s white matter, study finds

NEW DELHI: Children and foetuses exposed to hot and cold environments impact their brain’s white matter, responsible for connecting various brain regions and enabling communication, a new research has found. Researchers said that children are especially vulnerable to extreme environments as their bodies’ temperature regulation processes are still immature. They also found that early exposure … Read more