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USGS detects forever chemicals in 16 states water wells The U.S. Geological Survey has detected the toxic “ forever chemicals ” known as PFAS in public and private drinking water wells in 16 Eastern states. USGS announced the findings in a …

Biden EPA revives justification for coal utility mercury rule The Environmental Protection Agency a proposed rule restoring the legal foundation for limiting coal-fired power plants’ mercury emissions under the Clean Air Act, a finding the…

MediaTek’s highly integrated 7nm T750 chipset delivers 5G broadband experiences in a compact, low-power form factor  MediaTek and NEC Platforms, Ltd. today announced the first NEC 5G customer-premise equipment (CPE) and mobile Wi-Fi (Mi-Fi)…

AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre, and mattress waste According to estimates by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), up to four million tonnes of end-of-life tyres…

OTTO Motors Launches World’s Smartest Autonomous Forklift OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) today announced the availability of OTTO Lifter, the smartest autonomous forklift on the market. With more than a…

Myanmar to accept Thai baht for border trade, eyes using rupee Myanmar will start accepting the Thai baht currency for settling border trade transactions and is also looking at a similar plan to use the Indian rupee for such trade, the…

Myanmar's sea trade surges in interim budget period Myanmar's maritime trade increased by over US$770.2 million in the first four months of the interim budget period, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year of 2020-2021,…

Cambodia-EU trade up 4.6 percent to $4.98 billion last year Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the European Union (EU) was valued at 4.5 billion euros ($4.98 billion) in 2021, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, said a joint press release…

Meghna Industrial EZ receives $100m in foreign investment – highest in private zones A total of 12 foreign companies from seven different countries finalized agreements to put their money in the industrial hub near the Dhaka-Chattagram…

Recycling plastic bottles to make garments Bangladesh is set to become a major source of recycled yarn and fabrics made from plastic bottles as the country looks to capture more market share of global high value-added garment items such as…