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Pay for the product, not packaging — how a Chilean startup is innovating smart packaging

Natalie Marchant - May 1, 2021

Santiago-based startup, Algramo, aims to drive the refill revolution & has worked with global consumer goods companies Unilever, Purin and Walmart.

Has Bacardi solved the world’s plastic problem? Perhaps not

Adam Minter - December 3, 2020

Bacardi knows it can’t fix the plastic crisis on its own. It wants to offer its new bottle to competitors in an open-source format, in the hope that it becomes widely adopted.

An American city had unsafe drinking water and too many plastic bottles. Here’s what it did

Sean Fleming - November 23, 2020

Drinking bottled water is an everyday occurrence all over the developed world. But in Flint, US, it has a deeper significance.

Modi govt plans to replace plastic water bottles with aluminium or steel cans in trains

Samyak Pandey - October 17, 2019

Consumer affairs ministry’s proposal could first be tested on premium trains such as Tejas Express & Vande Bharat Express. Experts are, however, are sceptical about move.

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NCLT is caught up in wasteful govt-to-govt litigation. Here’s how to change that

Gokul Sunoj - February 9, 2026

NCLT has over 30,000 pending cases. Reducing it's load requires changes to Companies Act

Ghaziabad suicides show social media is the new opium. India’s policy must curb it

February 9, 2026

Modi vs Rahul is no contest in national security. LoP needs lessons in an old military tactic

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Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Samah Qundeel - February 9, 2026

Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

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Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Debdutta Chakraborty - February 6, 2026

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

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Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

Shekhar Gupta - February 7, 2026

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.

Topic: plastic bottles

Pay for the product, not packaging — how a Chilean startup is innovating smart packaging

Has Bacardi solved the world’s plastic problem? Perhaps not

An American city had unsafe drinking water and too many plastic bottles. Here’s what it did

Modi govt plans to replace plastic water bottles with aluminium or steel cans in trains

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

NCLT is caught up in wasteful govt-to-govt litigation. Here’s how to change that

Ghaziabad suicides show social media is the new opium. India’s policy must curb it

Modi vs Rahul is no contest in national security. LoP needs lessons in an old military tactic

Economy

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Defence

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

National Interest

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

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