Rajasthan HC was hearing a petition by manufacturers who said Union environment ministry's 2021 notification banning single-use plastics didn't include laminated paper cups.
Bengaluru: Small relatives of jellyfish, molluscs and other coastal marine invertebrates appear to be living and reproducing on mounds of plastic debris in the...
The study by Gyres Institute concluded that the acceleration of plastic densities in oceans — including beaches —demands 'urgent international policy interventions'.
Under the proposal, all 27 EU members will be required to reduce packaging waste per capita by 15% in 2040 compared with 2018 levels. Packaging accounts for 36% of municipal solid waste.
Guidelines on single-use plastic waste management sets annual recycling targets for producers, importers & brand-owners. The fines for those who fail won't absolve them from meeting targets.
Artist Manveer Singh said he used to do landscape and live paintings but it wasn't enough for him. He felt he had to do something for nature and not just use it as inspiration.
Governments and businesses are increasingly realising that recycling is not enough to address plastic pollution. More action is needed at the upstream level.
Experts say 90% of coral reefs could soon be dead, waves of mass marine extinction may be unleashed & seas may be left overheated, acidified and lacking oxygen.
Benjamin Netanyahu will likely take even more erratic actions against Iran, especially now that he is more isolated than before and finds himself on the losing side of everything.
India’s aviation space is grappling with more than just a pilot deficit problem as industry experts highlight the need for the government and the aviation regulator to step in.
New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.
As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.
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