Alert over toxic baby bottles

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science And Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

In Court

Green tribunal panel finds ash from Okhla plant 'truly hazardous'

Tribunal directs waste management company to control emissions, record plastic content of waste

Moneymakers

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Damnable indispensability

Disposal of plastics is difficult. This drawback weighs heavy against the numerous advantages of the material

Plastic Peril

Plastics are useful, but their use and disposal should be bound by a strong policy

A way to live with the demon

Plastic is here to stay. We have to find ways to use it smartly

Packaging plastic policy

It is time we examined the whole issue of packaging, plastics and recycling

It’s a bad synthetic world

On current technology green plastics don’t inspire confidence  

Waste: Unavoidable dangers

Industrialisation has brought prosperity. And increasing amount of wastes, especially plastics. The answer: burn it. But there is a problem: …

Carry the burden

Of your waste, the government needs to tell the plastic industry. Other countries have done so. At times, to developing nations' detriment. …

Something for parents to chew on

Plasticky!

Europe is debating a ban on PVC due to environmental and health concerns. Industry is fighting back with a high-profile campaign

Swamped

The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India

Don’t touch

Half the toys tested have unsafe phthalate levels

A free ride

India and China, largest toy producer, do not regulate phthalates  

Double Standards

Safety regulations are for imported toys only  

What is a good toy?

Sudarshan Khanna, former Professor of design at National Institute of Design explains the process of developing a toy, giving examples of his …

Making of a toy

On skype with Barry Matthew Kudrowitz, an instructor on toy design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Beginning with his favourite, …

Junk stops here

Meet bureaucrat Yishey D Yongda, determined to turn Sikkim into a zero-waste zone

Tourists, not trash

How a popular tourist destination in Sikkim became the first village in India to ban bottled water and manage the trash left behind by tourists, …