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TopicPlastic waste

Topic: Plastic waste

Covid brings back single-use plastics as environmental concerns take a backseat

Andrew Noel -
For a plastics industry that’s grappling with a drop in demand for household goods and cars, the resurgence is a welcome break.

World’s oceans may seem unimportant, but letting it die isn’t an option

Noah Smith -
Unless something is done, the world’s seas — home to more than half of the planet’s life — will be irrevocably despoiled.

Recycled plastic is now more expensive than PET. That’s not just an economic problem

Julian Lee -
Unless consumers are happy to pay more to drink from a recycled bottle, the price rise will likely lead to manufacturers reverting from using recycled PET to virgin materials.

Banning single-use plastic bags won’t save our oceans

Stephen L. Carter -
Only imposing curbs on single-use plastic bags without educating people about its severe environmental consequences will not help in saving waterbodies.

One Asian country after another is shutting door on waste plastic from US, UK, Australia

Kate O' Neill -
Wealthy countries need to figure out how to deal with scrap at home and not send it to developing countries.

The world’s 2-billion-tonne garbage problem just got more alarming

Ann Koh -
Asian countries are rejecting tainted garbage from countries that export them. Those ships could now head to Africa, it is feared.

Markandey Katju’s advice to Muslims, K. Sujatha Rao’s prescription for healthcare

Achyut Mishra -
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Opinion

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

Tina Das -
I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Why fruity men are winning hearts on dating apps—it’s survival of the softest

Organ donation does not end with surgery. India must help recipients, donors survive

Economy

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

Udit Bubna -
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Defence

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

National Interest

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

Shekhar Gupta -
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.

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