All posts tagged "Plastics"
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Environment9 months agoThese Single-Use Plastic Items Will Be Banned From July 1 Next Year
The thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns from September 30, 2021, and to 120 microns from December 31,...
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Environment10 months ago
Study Suggests Baby Marine Turtles’ Stomachs Are Full Of Harmful Plastic Debris
According to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, more than 700 marine species, from blue whales to small barnacles, have had...
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Environment11 months ago
World Oceans Day 2021: Centre Launches A Two-Month Long ‘Plastic Hackathon’ Campaign On Plastic Waste Management To Save Oceans
With an aim to find innovative solutions to the problem of plastic waste in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched...
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Blogs12 months ago
Opinion: COVID-19 Has Intensified India’s Plastic And Bio-Medical Waste Crisis
Biomedical waste has become a major issue, now that it comes from every household due to COVID-19, writes Ripu Daman Bevli, Founder, Litter Free India movement...
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News1 year ago
Plastic Menace: How Much Plastic Are You Eating?
According to an expert, microplastics could pass into our blood or lymphatic system and end up in our organs, potentially having harmful consequences
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News1 year ago
Environment-Friendly ‘Kulhad’ To Replace Plastic Tea Cups At Railway Stations
According to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, tea is given in ''kulhad'' at nearly 400 railway stations in the country today, and in future, the plan is...
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Environment2 years ago
With An Aim To Make The Tourist Town Of Vagamon Clean And Plastic-Free, Kerala Launches Green Check Posts
Vagamon, a British era plantation town in high range Idukki district in central Kerala, been chocked by plastic and other non-degradable waste dumped by the visitors
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Plastic Pandemic: COVID-19 Trashed The Recycling Dream
According to experts, since 1950, the world has created 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste, 91 per cent of which has never been recycled
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Blogs2 years ago
Expert Blog: Exercise Plastic ‘Upvaas’ in the COVID World
'Upvaas' in Hindi means fasting; plastic 'upvaas' means limiting the use of single-use plastic and swapping it with eco-friendly alternatives
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Environment2 years ago
Environmentalist In Jammu Creates Vertical Gardens Using Plastic Bottles
With an aim to contribute to reduction in air pollution, environmentalist uses waste plastic bottles to create vertical gardens at various places
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News2 years ago
Amazon India Scraps Single-Use Plastic In Packaging Across Centers
In October 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called on citizens to help end the usage of single-use plastic - seen as a pollutant - by...
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News2 years ago
PM Narendra Modi Urges Use Of Eco-Friendly Idols During Ganesh Chaturthi
In his monthly address to the nation, Prime Minister Modi requested the people to forgo the worship of such idols, which, after being immersed in rivers...
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