Three 16-year-olds from India have won the Global Earth Prize for developing a microplastics removal filter using tamarind powder, a common Indian cooking ingredient. The innovation addresses water pollution from microplastics, a growing environmental concern with potential applications in water treatment systems globally.
Good News Network · Monday, 1 June 2026
In mid-May, GNN reported that 3 teens from India had won a major continental science prize for their brilliant use of an ingredient in Indian cuisine as the basis for a microplastic filter. Now, from Geneva comes the announcement that 16-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta, have claimed the Global Earth Prize in […] The post 3 Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics appeared first on Good News Network.
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