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Water contamination could soon be less of a menace, all thanks to Saaf Water! Check it out

Saaf Water went on to win this year's IBM’s Annual Call for Code Global Challenge 2021 and this is why their device makes a lot of sense  

Published on 19th November 2021
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IIT Madras study reveals dangerous levels of pharma contaminants in the Cauvery. Should we be alarmed?

The study emphasises the need to reform our wastewater treatment systems and the need to conduct more research on the effect of these contaminants on humans and the environment in the long-run

Published on 7th October 2021
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#ThrowBackToday: No compensation in sight for victims of Coca-Cola plant's atrocities in Kerala even after a decade

In today's #TBT, we recall how a bottling plant of the aerated beverage Coca-Cola abused water and contaminated it in a tribal area of Kerala and how the fight for compensation still wages on

Published on 24th February 2021
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IIT Kharagpur researches discover microplastic contamination in paper cups, say it's harmful to drink tea in it 

Paper cups are usually lined by a thin layer of hydrophobic film which is made of mostly plastic (polyethylene) and sometimes co-polymers to hold the liquid in the paper cup

Published on 8th November 2020
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IIT researchers develop anti-microbial wrapping material for prevention of packaged food contamination

The IIT-M Team was recently awarded the 'SITARE- Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Appreciation 2020' for their project

Published on 12th October 2020
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IIT Madras researchers find copper-covered jute beads could prevent contamination of water, diseases

The researchers have developed easy methods to coat cuprous oxide or copper on little beads of jute that float on water

Published on 18th June 2020
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Duke University starts decontamination of N95 masks for reuse as critical shortage looms ahead

In addition to specialised equipment that aerosolises the hydrogen peroxide, the decontamination process requires a closed facility where the masks can be exposed to the vapour

Published on 28th March 2020
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LIBA students find simple, cheap way to clean up fluoride contaminated water, win prize at UK Social Innovation Challenge

What started as a 5 mark project became a 500 pounds prize for six students from Chennai's LIBA, as they made a proposal for a simple way to clean up fluoride contaminated water in villages 

Published on 22nd April 2017

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