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Plastics
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December 10, 2025
Is plastic poisoning our children? UNICEF’s new report rings global alarm
UNICEF warns that plastic chemicals, particles and pollution can disrupt this development at multiple levels, potentially leading to lifelong health consequences
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December 04, 2025
Study proves PET bottle nanoplastics toxic to gut bacteria; Could this trigger a ban in India?
New research reveals that the impact of PET bottle-derived nanoplastics or PBNPs did not just stop at the gut; it spread to the lungs, and even DNA
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July 25, 2025
Biodegradable plastics: A green promise or a complex environmental challenge?
Biodegradable plastics represent a small but growing fraction of global plastic production, offering a potential solution to pervasive plastic waste despite their own environmental complexities
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July 07, 2025
No more milk packets, disposable flower containers: All plastic to be banned at Kashi Vishwanath Dham
‘Plastic Free Dham’ steps up initiative from August 10, as no form of plastic to be allowed inside the Kashi Vishwanath Dham premises.
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June 04, 2025
Plastic pollution problems become focus of World Environment Day 2025
One of the first reported incidents caused by plastic pollution took place in the 1960s, when plastic particles and bottle caps were found in the stomachs of albatrosses in Alaska
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January 28, 2025
FACT CHECK: Would drinking from plastic bottles make you consume a credit card's worth of plastic a week?
In a recent podcast, a physician claims that you could be ingesting a credit card's worth of microplastics in a week, if you drink water from plastic bottles. But is it true?
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April 06, 2021
Scientists make bioplastic using fish waste
New biodegrdable plastic could replace conventional plastic bags
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April 03, 2021
Scientists turn wood byproducts into high-quality bioplastic
A breakthrough solution in the fight against environmental issues
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November 30, 2020
Plastic pollution from fishing nets threatening Ganges wildlife, study finds
Surveys show levels of waste fishing gear are highest near to the sea
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October 24, 2020
Bioplastics no safer than other plastics, says study
They also triggered stronger toxic reactions under laboratory conditions
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September 21, 2020
Global plastic production up by 60 MMT in 5 years: Researcher
Global plastic production has gone up from 300 million metric tonnes to 360 million
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April 29, 2020
Scientists invent faster-degrading plastic to reduce ocean pollution
The new material has mechanical properties required by commercial fishing gear
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March 16, 2020
Plastic particles may be prevalent in drinking water sources: Study
Tiny plastic particles are making their way into the aquatic environment
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March 02, 2020
Sikkim introduces bamboo water bottles for tourists
Sikkima had imposed a complete ban on packaged drinking water in 2016
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February 28, 2020
Need to study plastic pollution in rivers: Researcher
Deposition of sea-based microplastics is high during northeast monsoons
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January 20, 2020
Malaysia returned 150 containers of trash to the rich countries that sent them
"We want to give a message that Malaysia is not the dumping site of the world"
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November 12, 2019
Plastic pollutes the ocean's larval fish superhighways: Study
In some surface currents, there is more plastic than fish
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November 03, 2019
India to ban single-use plastics on board ships in Indian waters
Ban on potato chips bags, bottles, other single-use plastics on board from January 1
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October 25, 2019
India's hotel industry shuns single-use plastic, but more needs to be done
Shunning single-use plastic does not end with replacing them with organic alternative
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October 11, 2019
Bacteria capable of “eating” plastic discovered by Indian scientists
Indian researchers at Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, have
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October 02, 2019
Centre shelves plan on nationwide ban on single-use plastic
Industry facing pressure under economic slowdown and job losses
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September 13, 2019
Can bioplastics replace plastic?
India looks for an alternative to single-use plastic
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September 11, 2019
Modi segregates plastic waste with ragpickers in Mathura
Modi said his govt was committed to an efficient plastic collection, disposal method
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September 04, 2019
Amazon India aims to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by June 2020
Move comes after PM Modi urged people to shun single-use plastic
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August 29, 2019
Air India follows Railways, to ban single-use plastic from October 2
Ban will be enforced on Alliance Air, Air India Express, then extended to AI flights
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