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    Plastic Pollution News

    ‘Eco Hub’ to promote environmental awareness in Karnal: Mayor Renu Bala Gupta

    Karnal mayor Renu Bala Gupta inaugurating the “Eco Hub - Address to the Environment” in Karnal on Thursday. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 94 days ago

    Scientifically Speaking: Plastics are inside us, but we can reduce exposure

    Plastic reaches us mainly through two routes: we eat it and we breathe it. (Image sourced from Britannica)
    India News
    Published 132 days ago

    Strangled at sea: Inside the race to get ghost gear out of the oceans

    Ghost gear traps and kills an estimated 136,000 seals, sea lions and large whales worldwide each year, according to World Animal Protection. (The Pearl Protectors)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 148 days ago

    Sirsa lauds ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ workshop, calls for youth-led action

    Sirsa lauds ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ workshop, calls for youth-led action
    Cities
    Published 174 days ago

    Delhi among worst performers in single-use plastic ban compliance: Study

    Delhi among worst performers in single-use plastic ban compliance: Study
    Cities
    Published 214 days ago

    Waste management capacity expansion key to curb plastic pollution: Ocean Cleanup founder

    Waste management capacity expansion key to curb plastic pollution: Ocean Cleanup founder
    Cities
    Published 245 days ago

    Pollution check: Deposit Refund Scheme likely to be implemented in Goa from April

    Pollution check: Deposit Refund Scheme likely to be implemented in Goa from April
    India News
    Updated 269 days ago

    ₹68 lakh in fines, but plastic pollution, public littering still a menace

    To curb plastic pollution, LMC issued 2,324 challans and collected <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>40.21 lakh from them between April and December 16. (File)
    Cities
    Published 312 days ago

    Why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet

    Recent UNEP data show emissions continue to rise as the impacts of global environment and climate challenges are accelerating and growing ever more extreme. We see it in record heatwaves, disappearing ecosystems, and toxins in our air, water and soil. (PTI)
    Opinion
    Published 318 days ago

    Doctor reveals disturbing link between microplastics and how humans age

    Microplastics are everywhere - even inside your body!
    Lifestyle
    Published 369 days ago

    Norway ready to support India in tackling natural disasters: Norwegian Ambassador

    Norway ready to support India in tackling natural disasters: Norwegian Ambassador
    World News
    Updated 375 days ago

    ‘We need to rethink how we govern our oceans’

    Ranganathan’s interdisciplinary approach — which takes into account international law as well as history, political economy, indigenous community efforts, and lessons learnt from the ills of colonialism — recently won her the prestigious Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award, endowed with €1.5 million. (Maurice Weiss / Ostkreuz)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 408 days ago

    Man finds intact jaljira packet from 1997 while fixing pipeline. Watch

    An Instagram video showed a 1997 jaljira packet found intact.
    Trending
    Published 415 days ago

    Imagining a modern society free of plastic

    Nearly every discussion on environment-related matters has faced the problem that the plastics treaty has encountered in Geneva. A clash between collective global imperative and the vested interests of certain powerful nations has proved nearly impossible to resolve (AP)
    Opinion
    Published 430 days ago

    The lessons for India from the plastics treaty

    While the need for a Plastics Treaty is widely accepted, most countries refused to commit to binding global targets to reduce plastic production. (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 432 days ago

    IITM researchers develop agri-waste-based packaging solution to cut plastic use

    IIT Madras has developed an agriculture waste-based packaging material that can eliminate the use of plastic in packaging. (HT file)
    Education
    Updated 449 days ago

    New dimensions to high stakes plastics negotiations

    Plastics
    Ht Insight
    Published 450 days ago

    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.
    Htcity
    Published 479 days ago

    The hidden cost of menstrual waste

    Menstruation is a normal physical and biological change in the body and there should be no social stigma attached to it.
    Ht Insight
    Published 503 days ago

    Ecostani: Health of our oceans should be prioritised

    A man shows plastic pellets, that have been washing ashore ever since a Liberian-flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast, on ‘World Environment Day’, at Kovalam beach, in Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday, June 5. (PTI)
    Opinion
    Published 503 days ago

    Experts flag threat of plastic pollution in oceans

    Plastic in oceans is among the biggest threats to marine life in India, a global survey involving marine scientists has said. A total of 58 ocean experts from 19 countries participated in the survey. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    India News
    Published 506 days ago

    CM Sukhu flags off cycle run on World Environment Day, urges people to make Himachal plastic-free

    Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today flagged off a cycle run from Oak Over, Shimla with the aim of eliminating plastic pollution on the occasion of World Environment Day. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 507 days ago

    World Environment Day: Noida citizens unite for Yamuna’s revival

    Attendees also vowed to protect the Yamuna, reduce plastic usage, and commit to continuous efforts for river cleanliness, underscoring the urgency of sustained civic action in view of escalating environmental challenges. (HT Photos)
    Cities
    Published 507 days ago

    Tackle plastic pollution on all fronts

    Plastic pollution
    Ht Insight
    Published 507 days ago

    The plastic crisis in our forests

    Plastic crisis
    Ht Insight
    Published 508 days ago

    From plate to gut: The silent threat of microplastics

    Microplastics enter the food chain through various pathways
    Htcity
    Updated 508 days ago

    What needs to be done to end plastic pollution

    This World Environment Day, there is an urgent need for the citizens of the world to come together and agree on ways to end plastic pollution, including by phasing out single-use plastics (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
    Opinion
    Updated 508 days ago

    How dangerous is plastic for your heart? Doctor reveals the truth

    The connection between plastics and heart disease may not yet be household knowledge, but as per a doctor, evidence is mounting. (Freepik)
    Lifestyle
    Published 522 days ago

    India highlights plastic phase-out resolution

    Shopkeepers using plastic bags after banning plastics at Bandra in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday , June 27, 2018. (/HT Photo)
    India News
    Published 542 days ago

    No small PET water bottles from June 1 in Himachal

    To tackle plastic pollution and promote sustainable practices, the Himachal government makes car dustbins mandatory from April 29 and bans small pet bottles from June 1. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 550 days ago
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