Could plastic roads make for a smoother ride?
By Chermaine Lee3rd March 2021
From lower carbon emissions to fewer potholes, there are a number of benefits to building a layer of plastic into roads.
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On a road into New Delhi, countless cars a day speed over tonnes of plastic bags, bottle tops and discarded polystyrene cups. In a single kilometre, a driver covers one tonne of plastic waste. But far from being an unpleasant journey through a sea of litter, this road is smooth and well-maintained – in fact the plastic that each driver passes over isn t visible to the naked eye. It is simply a part of the road.
He made a path-breaking study of Azhagar temple Tamil scholar, folklorist and anthropologist Tho. Paramasivan, who made a path-breaking study of the Azhagar temple in Madurai, died on Thursday. He was 70.
“His study is a trailblazer because for the first time in Tamil Nadu he had explored the relation between various communities and the temple, even though K.K. Pillai had made a similar attempt,” said folklorist A.K. Perumal.
The book’s popularity is explained by the fact that actor Kamal Haasan introduced it to those who are participating in the Big Boss show. He also posted a condolence message on Twitter.