United we stand

Apple growers warned

UNITED NATIONS

Wipro in net

Charged with illegal e-waste disposal

In Court

Reality check

Not this one

Norwegian ship with asbestos refused entry into Bangladesh

Captain speaking

Explosion kills young girls

NGT fines petitioner Rs 1 lakh for wrongly accusing company of improper waste management, wasting court’s time

An expert committee found nothing wrong with the waste treatment plant that was functioning with the necessary environmental approvals

Zero draft of global treaty to end plastic pollution released ahead of Nairobi meet

Member States will be invited to start INC-3 negotiations in Nairobi on the basis of the zero draft text

Why multiple committees for reviewing pesticide ban, SC asks government

The apex court sought the reason for appointing several committees when the initial panel had already recommended the banning of 27 pesticides

Microplastics can alter gut microbiome, cause intestinal inflammation: FAO

Severity of health impact was proportional to the concentration and particle shape of microplastics

Plastic-free planet: ‘No ambition coalition’ hijacks Paris meet on Day 2

Oil, gas and polymer producing countries were successful in severely delaying discussions on substance

Accelerated breeding: Plastic waste in urban drains can lead to an explosion of mosquitoes; here’s how

Bisphenol A, a chemical used for softening plastics, shortens the mosquito life cycle and leads to population explosion

A month into the ban on single-use plastic, Bengaluru shops still have it

Changes like the switchover from plastic to other materials cannot be implemented in a short period of time

Plastic: How it became the ‘lubricant of globalisation’

As countries agree to forge an international, legally non-binding treaty to end plastic pollution, a walk down memory land about the rise of the …

Pesticides leading cause of poisoning in India: Study

The second-most common cause of poisoning was miscellaneous agents, followed by drugs, venoms and corrosives

Famous Cuddalore beach found to have high level of microplastics: NCPOR study

The Silver Beach in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu was found to have a higher amount of coloured plastic particles, compared to fragmented and …

40% plastic waste littered on India’s streets: Javadekar in Lok Sabha

Minister also told the House that the government had no new scheme or fund allocation for recycling of plastic

Can the world beat plastic?

Pollution caused by plastic is a major issue in today’s world. But solutions to tackle it and dispose plastic waste safely do exist

That small battery you love to use may be deadly. Here's why

Lack of segregation and disposal norms mean most AA batteries end up in landfills, polluting our air and water

Nigeria well placed to beat plastic pollution: Vice President

Government and corporations have started working on different programmes aimed at reducing plastic pollution

Asia witnessed 63 per cent jump in e-waste generation in five years

A UN study revealed that most of these countries lack the infrastructure to recycle e-waste safely and cleanly

From bricks to black dust

As traditional coal-run brick kilns in Kaithal turn polluters, moves are afloat to shift them out of villages