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The world's first visual fibre fragmentation scale.

November 23, 2024

Fashion’s Role in 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics: Can Heriot-Watt’s Fibre Fragmentation Scale Transform Clothing Industry Standards?

An estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics currently blanket the ocean floor, with the fashion and textile industry standing as one of the primary contributors to this environmental crisis. This alarming accumulation

Activism·USA

Madonna-Thunder Hawk: Indigenous American Activist

Born in1940 as Madonna Philips, Thunder Hawk was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. She hails from the Feather Necklace Tiospaye (extended family) & belongs to the Ochenumpa band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Thunder Hawk was raised in

December 8, 2022

All Size Swimwear Made From Recycled Plastic -Deakin And Blue

Fashion·Sustainability

Rosie Cook is the Founder and CEO of Deakin and Blue (D&B) . It started when she couldn’t find a swimsuit for her weekly

Cartoons That Provoke Environmental & Ethical Sensitivity

Artivism·World

Cartoons have been used to pass on important messages since the dawn of printing. Many cartoons are very entertaining but sometimes they are striking

Activism·Conservation·India·Nature

Mangrove Massacre at Chanakya Lake in Navi Mumbai: Citizens’ Outcry Leads to FIR Against Land Clearance

The CIDCO is the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra. It is an Indian city planning agency. It is the richest government authority in India. It is formed and controlled by

Govind Tekale

February 6, 2024

India·Nature·Wildlife

Vulture Crisis in Mumbai: How Ancient Parsi Rituals Face Modern Challenges

The disposal of dead human bodies is carried out in many ways, generally depending on one’s religion or faith. A majority of Hindus cremate their dead bodies. A few Hindus belonging to

Govind Tekale

February 5, 2024

Wing’s Aircraft Library design approach shape new aircraft

Business·Technology

Wing’s Latest Drone Aims to Optimize 30% of Larger Deliveries

Wing, a pioneer in drone delivery services, just revealed the addition of a new, larger aircraft to its fleet, marking a major fleet improvement. This action is intended to optimize the delivery

Sunita Somvanshi

January 21, 2024

India·Pollution

Kolkata Confronts Air Pollution Crisis: A Close Look at the Urban Air Quality Dilemma

Kolkata, the seventh-largest city in India, is currently dealing with an acute problem of air pollution. India’s Central Pollution Control Board has consistently rated the city’s air quality as “poor” to “dangerous.”

Yangchula Bhutia

December 25, 2023

Health·India·Pollution

NASA Satellite Images Reveal the Extent of India’s Air Pollution Crisis

India is currently facing a severe air pollution crisis due to stubble burning, a common practice of burning crop residue after harvest in the states of Punjab and Haryana. The smoke from

Tejal Somvanshi

November 8, 2023

Health·Plastic

Microplastics in the Heart? Scientists Make a Disturbing Discovery!

Scientists in China have made a startling discovery: microplastics are present in human heart tissues. This revelation emerged from a pilot study conducted on individuals who underwent cardiac surgery. “Everywhere scientists look

Govind Tekale

August 19, 2023

Opinion·Plastic·Pollution

Petrochemical Peril: From Plastic Dependence to a Circular Economy

It becomes increasingly clear that our plastic production habits are a significant contributor, as we peer into the abyss of environmental crises. Exacerbating climate change, the production of new plastic, a process

Govind Tekale

July 31, 2023

China·Mobility·Technology

China’s Power Trio Advances Fixed-Wing Electric Aircraft Research with a Groundbreaking Alliance

Aviation history could be on the brink of a revolutionary change, as three Chinese giants, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), and Shanghai Jiaotong University, unite

Rahul Somvanshi

July 25, 2023

Activism·Nature·USA

Battling for Balance: Ash Meadows’ Endangered Oasis in the Crosshairs of Lithium Exploration

In an unprecedented legal move that pits the objectives of environmental conservation against the push for renewable energy, two conservation organizations have sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the

Karmactive Staff

July 15, 2023

Nature

Earth’s Ecosystems on the Brink: A Race Against Tipping Points

A recently published study in the respected scientific journal Nature has issued a dire warning about the impending collapse of Earth’s ecosystems, with over a fifth of the world’s known ecological tipping

Karmactive Staff

July 12, 2023

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