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Around the world, 14 million tonnes of microplastics litter the ocean floors: CSIRO report
• 5 years agoThe report said that areas with more floating rubbish generally had more microplastic fragments on the seafloor.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Trade body demands SEBI action to curb speculation in castor seed futures
• 5 years agoThe industry body said the SEBI should take suitable action as in the current conditions, the futures market is completely unlinked to the physical market.
Edible oil industry body demands cap on import of refined palm oil to protect local refiners, farmers
• 5 years agoLast week, the government had imposed restrictions on imports of refined palm oil and palmolein in the backdrop of remarks by Malaysia on the new citizenship law and Kashmir issue.
Cuttlefish wearing 3-D glasses explain how they find the right distance to strike prey
• 5 years agoCuttlefish catch food using their tentacles, to be successful, they must find the correct distance from the prey.
Melting ice, increasing temperatures, natural calamities are warning signs for climate change
• 5 years agoThe first United Nations diplomatic conference to tackle climate change was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
Curious Kids: Do fish ever get thirsty? If they do, do they drink sea water?
• 6 years agoMarine fish have kidneys, which pump excess salt into their pee so they can get it out of their bodies.
In search of summits, surf and a sunrise: A true travel story from Bali
Harsh • 6 years agoA glorified retelling of ordinary days and experiences.
Govt for imposing 5% safeguard duty on palm oil from Malaysia; DGTR recommends probe into jump in imports
• 6 years agoDGTR said it has prima facie found sufficient evidence that the palm oil imports have increased significantly causing serious injury to domestic producers.
Solvent extractors association asks to hike import duty on Malaysian refined palm oil to safeguard domestic farmers
• 6 years agoExpressing concern over Malaysian palm oil flooding Indian markets, edible oil trade body SEA on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hike import duty on palm oil being purchased from the South-east Asian country, to safeguard domestic oilseed farmers
Kolis, Mumbai's aboriginal fishing community, gets a retrospective look with a pop-up museum in Thane
Suryasarathibhattacharya • 6 years agoThe exhibition was put up by the Tandel Fund of Archives — a public art project and a pool of archives which aims to gather and document information of the Son Koli communities in and around Mumbai