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17-Mar-2026
Cactus Communications earns EcoVadis ‘Committed Badge,’ reinforcing commitment to responsible business practices
Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.Grant and Award Announcement
Cactus Communications (CACTUS) has been awarded the ‘Committed Badge’ by EcoVadis following the release of its 2025 sustainability assessment results. The recognition reflects the continued progress of the company in strengthening its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
16-Mar-2026
Aged silicon-rich biochar reduces cadmium accumulation in leafy vegetables
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils threatens food safety worldwide, as the toxic metal can accumulate in crops and enter the human food chain. A new study published in the journal Biochar reports that aging silicon-rich biochar derived from rice husks can significantly reduce cadmium uptake in leafy vegetables while improving plant resistance to heavy metal stress.
- Journal
- Biochar
16-Mar-2026
Long-term trends in pediatric self-injury in high-income countries
JAMA NetworkPeer-Reviewed Publication
About The Study: This systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies observed a relative increase in the annual rate of self-injury visits to health care and self-reported self-injury among children and youth, with variability in baseline rates across studies in 12 high-income countries. Effective, contextually informed, large-scale prevention initiatives are urgently needed to curb the rise in self-injury within high-income countries, particularly among female individuals.
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- JAMA Pediatrics
16-Mar-2026
How the 2008 recession shifted class identity
Association for Psychological SciencePeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study explores how the economic and social class of Americans changed after the Great Recession.
- Journal
- Psychological Science
13-Mar-2026
New research outlines pathway to achieve high well-being and a safe climate without economic growth
Universitat Autonoma de BarcelonaPeer-Reviewed Publication
Roadmap shows how to achieve good lives for all and a safe climate by reorienting production and distribution toward well-being and ecological transformation instead of capital accumulation and elite consumption.
- Journal
- Nature Climate Change
12-Mar-2026
Seeing global trade through the lens of physics
Complexity Science HubPeer-Reviewed Publication
New research from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) shows why widely used algorithms for measuring economic complexity produce trustworthy results and how these tools may benefit diverse areas such as ecology, social science, and agentic AI.
- Journal
- Physical Review E