Sustainable Waste Management: This Gurugram founder collects the hair salons throw away and turns it into water-cleaning mats that trap oil and pollutants from dirty drains; here’s how the unusual idea works

Rahul Gupta’s innnovation turns discarded hair into pollutant trapping mats. (Photos: Instagram/@kesakambali) What happens to the strands of hair swept off the floor after a haircut? For most people, the answer is simple: they go straight into the bin. But in Gurugram, something that is usually treated as salon waste is being given a rather…

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Mexico City planted thousands of plants on highway pillars to fight pollution and heat, turning its busy roads into vertical gardens | World News

​Representative Image of Mexico City’s Anillo Periférico transformed with lush vertical gardens and urban greenery (AI-generated image) Mexico City’s Anillo Periférico, the major ring road that carries traffic around the capital, was never designed to be a garden. For years, its concrete support columns stood bare above some of the city’s busiest and most polluted…

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Anti-reservation protests: Chirag Paswan says govt will engage if demands presented systematically | India News

Chirag Paswan hinted that govt may engage while protesters are seeking income-based quotas instead of caste-based reservation NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan has said the government is willing to hold talks with protesters opposing caste-based reservation, provided they put forward their demands in a systematic manner.“Any sort of misunderstanding around reservation can create anger…

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In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

Mount Trashmore Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In Virginia Beach, one of the city’s most recognisable parks began with something most communities would rather hide: a mountain of garbage. According to the City of Virginia Beach, a 640,000-ton pile of garbage was converted into a 60-foot-high hill that became Mount Trashmore Park. What had once been…

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Ravindra Jadeja creates history in Colombo, becomes first Indian to achieve this feat | Cricket News

India’s Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja entered the record books on Sunday, becoming the first Indian cricketer to feature in 50 World Test Championship matches.The 37-year-old all-rounder from Jamnagar, Gujarat, reached the landmark when India took on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. India’s most…

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