The newly opened Leh branch of state-run Bank of India BOI is going to adopt 10 girl children under the star angel initiative in Ladakh, its top official said on Sunday.BOI Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer A K Das said apart from connecting more and more people from far-flung areas to mainstream banking, the …
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The study is the first to investigate the effects of airborne microplastics on climate. Airborne microplastic particles can spread potential pathogens, and persistent organic pollutants are adsorbed onto their surface. Furthermore, the components adsorbed to the AMP are exposed to U.V. radiation, and oxidation can increase their toxicity to marine biota. A new study recently …
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The Timken Company, a global industrial leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, today released its 2020 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, detailing efforts to create a more efficient and resilient world. “Sustainability has been core to our products for more than 120 years, and we’re extending that same leadership to the way we view …
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Picture Credit: A pod of beluga whales. (NOAA/NMFS/National Marine Mammal Laboratory photo) Lead author Rhiannon Moore says individual actions can reduce plastic pollution. A new study from Simon Fraser University researchers has found that microplastics found in the stomachs of beluga whales are working their way from washing machines and up the food chain. The …
To bring a positive change through education, L&T owned Nabha Power Limited, which operates the 2×700 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant at Rajpura, awarded Merit-cum-Need-Based Scholarships to meritorious girls of villages nearby the premises of the power plant. The programme, first launched in 2020, is open to girls of 49 villages covered under the company’s CSR initiatives …
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