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Father forced to carry dead son 70 km triggers slugfest in Jharkhand

A father was forced to carry his dead son in a plastic bag for 70 km from Chaibasa Sadar Hospital (CSH) to his home in Bara Baljori. (HT Photo)

Published on Dec 21, 2025 03:02 am IST

Int'l Plastic Bag Free Day 2025 | How young Delhiites are fighting plastic

Some environmentally-conscious residents of Delhi-NCR are stepping up to tackle the plastic problem at hand.

Published on Jul 03, 2025 02:26 pm IST

The danger of heart disease death is hiding in your daily items: Study exposes

According to a new study, we have more reasons to abandon the use of plastic in common household items. (Pixabay)

Published on May 05, 2025 03:40 pm IST

Gurugram: 24-yr-old man held for killing 10-year-old sister-in-law for ‘revenge’

A case of murder was registered at the Palam Vihar police station. (Representative photo)

Published on Apr 17, 2025 05:38 am IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Reduce, reuse, rewind

Air travel used to be a special treat; everyone largely used trains to get around both for work and play. (Adobe stock)

Updated on Nov 17, 2023 03:38 pm IST

Bengaluru ragpicker finds ‘dollars’ worth ₹25 crore. This happened next

Photocopied counterfeits of Dollars were found in the garbage pile.(HT File image)

Updated on Nov 10, 2023 02:52 pm IST

International Plastic Bag Free Day: Date, history, significance and celebration

International Plastic Bag Free Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration (Photo by Twitter/Tiredearth)

Updated on Jul 03, 2023 11:00 am IST

Plastic garbage bag helped police crack blind murder case

Plastic garbage bag helped police crack blind murder case

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:16 am IST

Home Couture: This DIY couture fashion trend during lockdown is making waves on Instagram

The age of social media took the art of storytelling across platforms to the next level and thank God for that!(George Serventi/Instagram)

Updated on Apr 06, 2020 03:49 pm IST

Show selfie with segregated waste, get free organic compost in Kharar

HT Image

Published on Dec 10, 2019 01:53 am IST

Tihar leads way in cutting out plastic in jail

The prisoners have also started stitching jute folders to replace the plastic ones used in Tihar’s administrative office.(HT Photo/ Sourced)

Updated on Dec 06, 2019 05:40 am IST

Jamia Millia Islamia to go plastic-free from October 2

File photo of Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Updated on Sept 27, 2019 08:51 am IST

Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plastic

Thailand is the sixth largest global contributor to ocean pollution, and plastic is a scourge.(PTI)

Published on Sept 16, 2019 06:26 pm IST

‘Time to say goodbye’: PM Modi goes global with campaign against single-use plastic

PM Narendra Modi also announced that India would raise its target for restoring degraded land from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030.(File photo: PTI)

Updated on Sept 09, 2019 02:21 pm IST

Lifeguards rescue turtle tangled in plastic bag. Moment captured on camera

The lifeguards saving the turtle was captured on camera (representational image).(Unsplash)

Updated on Aug 29, 2019 01:50 pm IST

A First: E.Timor to Recycle All Plastic Waste

Plastic bottles floating in the sea(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jul 04, 2019 02:51 pm IST

Noida to be made plastic-free city, residents urged to use cloth bags

A man carries a polythene bag in Noida, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.(Virendra Singh Gosain/HT Photo)

Published on Jul 03, 2019 02:35 pm IST

‘Baby India’: Video shows newborn found in plastic bag in US

Authorities have been looking for the girl’s mother since June 6, taking to Twitter to ask if anyone in the area knows a female who was in late stages of pregnancy.(Getty Representative Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jun 27, 2019 08:28 am IST

Pollution body seizes 28,000 kilos of plastic

The Delhi Pollution Committee seized more than 28,000 kilos of banned plastic bags, measuring less than 50 microns, in just three days(AFP File Photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2019 04:23 am IST

Citizens’ group starts clearing garbage from peepal trees, helps them breathe

The citizens’ group, Green Circle, has launched a campaign named ‘Paivitra Peepal’ to clear plastic, pooja material, and concrete waste dumped around trees. Image for representational purpose only.(PTI file photo)

Published on Jun 12, 2019 06:31 am IST

Plastic bags being widely used in Jharkhand 18 months after the ban

Ranchi ,Jharkhand, INDIA:(FILE PHOTO) Anti polythene campaign hoarding put by Ranchi Municipal Corporation(RMC) at Harmu colony in Ranchi - (Photo-Diwakar Prasad – Hindustan Times) PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE

Published on Jun 05, 2019 03:17 pm IST

Weird #vacuumchallenge is the latest online craze keeping people busy

The result might remind some of Black Widow’s outfit from the Avengers movie series.(Twitter/@DanikaRussell)

Updated on May 31, 2019 03:50 pm IST

Are plastic bags biodegradable? Not really, says new UK research

India, United Kingdom and several countries have taken steps to curb the use of plastic amid growing concerns over pollution, but claims that some bags are biodegradable don’t stand up to scrutiny.(AFP File Photo)

Updated on Apr 29, 2019 05:36 pm IST

Nine months on, plastic bags still in use in Mumbai markets

hopkeepers using plastic bags after banning plastics in Mumbai.(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT File Photo)

Updated on Mar 25, 2019 08:27 am IST

After ban, BMC earns ₹1.1 crore fine, collects 18,000 kg plastic

A BMC official makes a local women understand the harmful effect of using plastic bags at Keshavji Nayak road near JJ Hospital in Mumbai.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 20, 2018 09:30 am IST

Delhi traders beat ban with polybags stamped ‘approved’

Bags less than 50 microns thick are harder to recycle and separate from trash, and often clog the drains.(Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 02, 2018 09:40 am IST

Nangloi plastic bag manufacturing unit gutted, no one hurt

The fire broke out around 3.50am on Saturday.(HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 26, 2018 04:14 am IST

Why buy when you can DIY: Recycled kites are flying high this I-day

DIY Kites are the new preference for Delhiites.(Shivam Saxena/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 18, 2018 02:59 pm IST

Rawat tightens noose on use of polythene, plastic bags in state

Member of anti-polythene squad issues challan to a shopkeeper for keeping polythene bags in Dehradun.(HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2018 10:07 pm IST

Plastic has turned into an environmental disaster

Plastic dumped by a warehouse in Basai village in Gurugram, June 2018.(Pankaj Gupta / HT File Photo)

Updated on Jul 24, 2018 01:17 pm IST

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