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  World Environment Day 2025: 7 easy changes you can make to cut down on your plastic waste

  Lifestyle | June 05, 2025 8:08 IST

  The theme for World Environment Day this year is "Beat Plastic Pollution". Plastics are one of the biggest hazards today, be it for the environment or for your health. Here are some easy changes you can make in your daily life to reduce your plastic waste.

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  Plastic water bottles cause harm to health, know from Swami Ramdev what to use instead

  Health | April 30, 2025 12:51 IST

  A large number of people are drinking water from plastic bottles. Due to which small plastic particles are entering the body and causing diseases. Let's know from Swami Ramdev how to avoid plastic and what to use instead.

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  Drinking water in plastic bottles can cause these health problems

  Health | March 02, 2025 11:34 IST

  Drinking water from plastic bottles can pose significant health risks due to the leaching of chemicals, such as BPA and phthalates, into the water. Know which health problems can be caused by drinking water in plastic bottles.

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  Bigg Boss 18 goes green, makers replace 7.5 lakh plastic bottles with steel bottles on set

  TV | November 20, 2024 13:25 IST

  Taking a 'concrete' step towards environmental sustainability, the makers of Bigg Boss 18 has removed and replaced single-sue plastic bottles with steel bottles with an aim to reduce carbon footprint. More details below.

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  PM Modi wears unique blue jacket in Parliament today - what's special about it

  India | February 08, 2023 14:24 IST

  Parliament Session 2023: Under the 'Unbottled' initiative of Indian Oil, the Prime Minister on Monday (February 6) had launched the uniforms made from recycled plastic at the ongoing India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru.

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  After government's decision to ban 'single use plastic', around 46 tonnes seized so far in India

  India | October 21, 2022 7:38 IST

  Single use plastic ban: CPCB along with SPCBs/PCCs also conducted inspections of major commercial establishments from July-August 2022.

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  How are plastic pet bottles recycled into clothing?

  Lifestyle | June 06, 2022 10:44 IST

  The world produces more than 400 tonnes of plastic per year, with the vast majority of products not being recycled. Many brands have recently taken charge of the situation and begun recycling pet bottles into garments.

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  Parle Agro to invest Rs 50 cr for recycling PET bottles

  Business | September 23, 2019 18:24 IST

  In a statement issued here, the company said that it has partnered with the Indian Pollution Control Association and Nepra for collecting and recycling 100 per cent of its PET bottle waste and channel them to textiles and other non-allied industry segments.

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  Caution! The plastic water bottles which you re-use are having more bacteria than a TOILET SEAT!

  Lifestyle | June 28, 2017 14:45 IST

  Reusing plastic bottles? Think about it again as it might have more bacteria than a toilet seat!

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  OOHO: Forget plastic water bottles! These ‘edible’ water bottles are a real thing now

  Blah | April 13, 2017 13:59 IST

  With the growing concerns over non-biodegradable waste products, it was a need of the hour to incorporate some eco-friendly ways into our lives. And in the wake of this, a sustainable packaging start-up based in London, UK devised an edible range of

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  Beware! Drinking from plastic water bottle 'as bad as licking a toilet seat'

  Lifestyle | August 15, 2016 18:44 IST

  Water is one of the most important element for sustaining life and we all know that intake of water at regular intervals has numerous health benefits. It quenches our thirst after exercise, treats headaches and

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  National Green Tribunal bans use of plastic bottles in Haridwar

  India | August 10, 2015 10:20 IST

  Haridwar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of plastic bottles around the banks of Uttarakhand here to check the menace of pollution in and around the river Ganges, an official said on

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  Player banned for throwing plastic bottle at referee

  Football | May 09, 2012 22:36 IST

  Granada (Spain), May 9: Granada midfielder Dani Benitez has been banned for three months for throwing a plastic water bottle at a referee at the end of a Spanish league game.The Spanish football federation imposed

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  Plastic Bottle Xmas Tree Goes Up Amid Tree Shortage In Israel

  World | December 14, 2010 11:26 IST

  Haifa, Israel, Dec 14 : Residents of the northern Israeli city of Haifa may have to wait for trees to grow back after thousands were burnt in Israel's worst and deadliest forest fire.But until then,