Plastic Current Affairs, GK & News
Nanoplastics in human food chain
A new study published in the journal Nano Today revealed that nanoplastics travel up the human food web via plants, insects and fish. Key facts Nonplastics are plastic debris particles that are smaller than 1,000 nanometre, which is equal to one billionth of a metre. Because of their miniscule size, nanoplastics are capable of passing ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Food Chain • nano plastics • Plastic • Plastic pollution
Plastindia 2023 Plastic Exhibition & Conference
“Plastindia 2023-11th International Plastic Exhibition & Conference” was recently launched by Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers. When will the exhibition be held? It will be held from February 1 to February 5, 2023, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. What is the importance of the exhibition? It will attract international plastic players to India. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Exhibition • Plastic • Plastindia • Polymer
‘Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ initiatives
‘Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ are the initiatives to tackle the issue of plastic waste in India. About the initiatives ‘Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ initiatives were launched by Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, at the International Summit on Plastics Recycling and Waste Management. These initiatives aim to encourage young ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: AIPMA • aspirational districts • MSME • Plastic
Global Plastics Treaty – Update (March, 2022)
Global Plastics Treaty will be one of the most significant international environmental laws in history. About the treaty UN member states have agreed to start international negotiations on drawing up a global plastics treaty that could set rules for the production, use, and disposal of plastics. The decision was made at a meeting of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Microplastics • Plastic • single-use • UN Environment Assembly
New Ultra Strong 2-D polymer
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT scientists have created a new 2D polymer. The polymer was named 2DPA-1. It is lighter than plastic and stronger than steel. Unlike other polymers that form spaghetti like one dimensional chains, the 2DPA-1 self assembles into sheets. About the new 2-D polymer The polymers are plastics. They are made ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: 2-D polymer • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Monomer • new material • Plastic • Polymer
Plastic snowfall in the Alps
The researchers from Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland have found that trillions of plastic particles fall along with snow in Switzerland. These particles travel 2000 kilometres through air. What did the study find? About 43 trillion plastic particle land in Alps of Switzerland. They fall along with the snow. They are carried by wind. It has ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Alps • micro plastics • nano plastics • Plastic • Pollution • snowfall • Switzerland