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Month: December 2024

India is the World’s Largest Plastic Polluter

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According to a new study by the University of Leeds, India is the world’s biggest contributor to plastic pollution. Generating nearly 20% of the world’s total plastic waste, India is producing 9.3 million tons of plastic waste annually. This is double that of populous countries like China, Nigeria, and Indonesia. India became a major contributor due to its large population’s waste, and lack of proper waste management. A significant portion of the waste still remains uncollected. It indicates that India lacks a strong waste management system.

  • 1/5 Of global plastic pollution comes from India
  • 9.3 Million Tons of plastic pollution is released by India every year
  • 5.8 Million Tons of plastic is burnt by India every year

Lego Plans To Use Recycled Plastic For All Bricks By 2032

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Lego has announced that by 2032 it will be able to remove fossil fuels from its bricks by using renewable or recycled plastic instead. Presently, Lego bricks are made from ABS, an oil-based material which is not biodegradable. 

This means that the lego bricks cannot easily be recycled. At the moment, 22% of the plastic used in its bricks in the first half of 2024 came from renewable and recycled sources. That’s up from 12% in 2023.

Stars of Wimbledon 2024

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Former French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic claimed her first Wimbledon women’s singles title. She won 2 sets to 1 against Jasmine Paolini, who is from Italy. 

In a repeat of last year’s final, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to win his second consecutive All England Tennis Championship in London. Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. Roger Federer has won the most Wimbledon titles.

Radioactive Horns to Curb Poaching

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In order to curb poaching, South African scientists have injected radioactive material into live horns of 20 rhinos. The country is home to a large majority of the world’s rhinos and is a hotspot for poaching. Poachers can get paid a lot of money on the black market for rhino horns. There is a huge demand for these horns in Asia, where they are used in traditional medicine. 

When injected with radioactive material, the horns can’t be consumed by humans. A conservationist has called it “the best idea” when it comes to anti-poaching. James Larkin from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, who has been in charge of the project has said that the radioactive dose is still low enough that it does not impact the animal’s health or the environment in any way.

UK: Labour Party Wins the General Election

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The Labour Party has won the 2024 general election. The Conservative Party has lost power in the UK for the first time in 14 years. The leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer is the new prime minister of the UK. Sir Keir Starmer is 64-years-old and before joining politics he was a human rights lawyer. The new prime minister has to solve various issues related to job loss, strikes by junior doctors regarding their pay rise, water pollution, etc.

Did You Know?

There are a record 26 Indian origin MPs elected in the new House of Commons, UK.

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