NEW DELHI: A new study by Un-Plastic Collective (UPC), a voluntary multi-stakeholder initiative reveals that…
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VMC commissioner pledges to make plastic free city
VIJAYAWADA: V Prasanna Venkatesh, the newly appointed Municipal Commissioner of Vijayawada, has taken up plastic…
NGT directs CPCB to strictly ban import of plastic waste
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)…
Collector of Kochi imposes plastic ban at Fort Kochi
KOCHI: S Suhas, the newly appointed District Collector of Kochi has banned all non-recyclable plastic…
Malaysia to return 3,000 metric tonnes plastic waste to 14 countries
KUALA LAMPUR: Malaysia will return 3,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste to the countries that…
‘25 states to pay Rs 1 crore each as environment compensation’
NEW DELHI: Governments of 25 states have to pay a fine of Rs 1 crore…
MCA to use plastic waste for road construction
AMBALA: The Municipal Corporation Ambala (MCA) has planned to use plastic and polythene waste in…
Explorers find plastic waste at deepest known point on Earth
NEW YORK: In the deepest submarine dive ever in human history, Victor Vescovo, an american…
Prisoners in Agra to make eco-bricks from plastic bottles
AGRA: Agra district jail prisoners will now make ‘eco bricks’ with PVC bottles and other…
Enforcement of Plastic ban begins in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: Edappadi Palanisamy, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu announced plastic ban scheme in the state…