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जग बीती: प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण

People eat 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic every week

Water — from both bottles and taps —, shellfish, beer and salt recorded highest plastic levels

Plastic pollution threatens tourism dependent Bali

While more than 80 per cent of the Indonesian Island’s economy relies on tourism, its beaches and the water are strewn with plastic

Japanese scientists discover plastic-eating bacteria

Ideonella sakainesis can break down PET commonly found in water bottles

उत्तराखंड में एक और शाही शादी ने पर्यावरण संरक्षण पर खड़े किए सवाल

उत्तराखंड के औली में हुई शादी की याद अभी धुंधली नहीं हुई…

Cellulose nanofibres from bagasse can help in controlled release of pesticides

This could pose as a solution to the growing problem of micro-plastic pollution

Microplastics, now, in human stool: study

The study says consuming plastic packaged food, water allows microplastics to be ingested, & that consumers must rethink individual plastic usage

How Uttar Pradesh can avoid patchy implementation of plastic ban

Uttar Pradesh, which generates over 130,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually, needs to take early measures to facilitate the transition

गंगा में माइक्रो प्लास्टिक की तलाश में जुटे विशेषज्ञ

प्लास्टिक अवशेष किस तरह नदियों तक और नदियों से समुद्र त�…

Microplastics, an invisible danger to human health

Indians consume 11 kg of plastic products in various forms every year, according to industry estimates

प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण से मुक्ति दूर की कौड़ी

उत्तराखंड में जल, जंगल, जमीन, ग्लेशियर, नदियों और पलायन ज�…

Coca-Cola yet again top global plastic polluter

In 2019, 11,732 pieces of Coke-branded plastic waste was identified from 37 countries. Last year, the beverages brand accounted for 9,216 pieces …

No plastic ban: What it means for India?

Here are a few suggestions on how the country can handle the plastic menace

Microplastics in soil threatens earthworms’ growth: Study

Earthworms exposed to plastic chemicals from bottles and carry bags lost on average 3.1% in weight, while those without added microplastics had a …

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation – here's how to make it climate-friendly

By combining reduction in demand, top-notch recycling, decarbonisation of energy, and large-scale adoption of bioplastics, we can tackle plastic&…

Biodegradable film developed from whey, isabgol and lotus stem starch

It can be used to replace petroleum-based plastic packaging

How Gujarat succeeded in co-processing plastic waste in cement kilns and promoting circular economy

The state’s experience is a great example for others to follow

Govt bans plastic, but permits firms to make it, reveals RTI

Firms currently just need an acknowledgement, no approval, to manufacture plastic

India's plastic consumption increases at over 10 per cent year-on-year

Despite this, policy and implementation is woefully out of step to deal with the problem of managing the mounting waste

Plastic waste can be used for decontamination of water

This newly developed low-cost magnetic nanomaterial has the adsorptive potential for cephalexin from the water

40 प्रतिशत सिंगल यूज प्लास्टिक कचरा बना बड़ी चुनौती

प्रधानमंत्री ने सिंगल यूज्ड प्लास्टिक कचरे के खिलाफ मु�…

प्लास्टिक कचरे से निपटने के लिए एकजुट हुए 180 देश, भारत के प्रयासों की सराहना

संयुक्त राष्ट्र के देशों ने मिलकर प्लास्टिक कचरे का बड़…

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 14-18)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…

Can bioplastics save us from drowning in our own waste?

Alternatives like paper, cloth, biodegradable plastics, glass, etc have relative merits and no single alternative can be the solution to what is …