{"id":81448,"date":"2019-09-08T12:06:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T12:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=81448"},"modified":"2019-09-08T12:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T12:06:42","slug":"mexicos-cactus-offers-alternative-to-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/mexicos-cactus-offers-alternative-to-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico\u2019s cactus offers alternative to plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Recently, Mexican researcher has discovered alternative of plastic which can be produced with the help of?<br> (a) Cactus leaves<br> (b) Banana leaf<br> (c) Mahogany timber<br> (d) None of the above<br> Answer: (a)<br> Related facts: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In August, 2019, a Mexican researcher has discovered a way to turn cactus leaves into a material with similar properties to plastic. <\/li><li>It\u2019s not toxic and is biodegradable.<\/li><li>Mexico\u2019s prickly pear cactus, which is emblazoned on the country\u2019s flag, could soon play a new and innovative role in the production of biodegradable plastics.<\/li><li>A packaging material made from this plant has been developed by a Mexican researcher and is offering a promising alterative to plastics.<\/li><li>The pulp of the prickly pear is mixed with non-toxic additives to produce sheets that can be used for packaging.<\/li><li>The cactus used for her experiments came from San Esteban, a small town of Mexico, where single-use non-recyclable plastic bags, straws and other disposable items will be banned from next year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/diligentias.com\/mexicos-cactus-offers-biodegradable-plastics-diligent-ias\/\">https:\/\/diligentias.com\/mexicos-cactus-offers-biodegradable-plastics-diligent-ias\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cactus\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cactus<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/mexicos-cactus-offers-alternative-to-plastics\/article28871813.ece\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/mexicos-cactus-offers-alternative-to-plastics\/article28871813.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Recently, Mexican researcher has discovered alternative of plastic which can be produced with the help of? (a) Cactus leaves (b) Banana leaf (c) Mahogany timber (d) None of the above Answer: (a) Related facts: In August, 2019, a Mexican researcher has discovered a way to turn cactus leaves into a material with similar properties [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":81450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1123],"tags":[3067],"class_list":["post-81448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snes","tag-scientific"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}