
Microplastics in Salt, Blood: NGT Demands Progress on National Detection Protocol
The National Green Tribunal has given the CPCB eight weeks to update its progress on a uniform national protocol to detect microplastics in India.
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The National Green Tribunal has given the CPCB eight weeks to update its progress on a uniform national protocol to detect microplastics in India.

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