Plastic Pollution
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Beat Plastic Pollution: Breathing issues to heart problems; ways microplastics harm human health
Health | Jun 04, 2025, 02:35 PM ISTThe theme for World Environment Day 2025 is "Beat Plastic Pollution". Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that are widespread in the environment. These have the ability to cause damage to human health. Here's how it affects one's health.
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Bhubaneswar Polytechnic installs 12-foot 'plastic eater tap' to spread awareness on Gandhi Jayanti
Education | Oct 02, 2024, 11:58 AM ISTAccording to Dr Rajat Kumar Panigrahy, Principal of Bhubaneswar Govt Polytechnic, the initiative inspires the students and the community to be proactive in creating sustainable solutions, apart from raising environmental concerns.
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World Environment Day: Top quotes on 'Beat Plastic Pollution'
Lifestyle | Jun 05, 2023, 11:27 AM ISTWorld Environment Day 2023: Combatting plastic pollution is an alarming priority and a duty of every citizen of this country. The future generations deserve a better world and for them to have a better tomorrow, we have to make it the best today.
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Environment Minister, French envoy discuss 'One Ocean Summit', other issues
India | Jan 13, 2022, 12:40 AM ISTIn the virtual meeting, Yadav stated that the 'One Ocean Summit' will be an opportunity to gather political leaders and all stakeholders ready to make a decisive contribution with bold, tangible and actionable initiatives and commitments. "However, India is fully determined to protect its maritime interests, while it supports the maintenance of rule-based maritime systems, as mandated under UN Convention on the Law of Seas (UNCLOS), 1982," he emphasised.
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Need to study plastic pollution in rivers: Researcher
Science | Feb 27, 2020, 05:15 PM ISTPlastic pollution is an emerging environmental threat and a comprehensive study needs to be conducted on its accumulation in Indian rivers, estuaries and coastal waters, a senior researcher here said.
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Dia Mirza to support UN Environment campaign Beat Plastic Pollution at IIFA 2018
Entertainment | May 18, 2018, 07:20 PM ISTUN Environment Goodwill Ambassador of India Dia Mirza will front the Beat Plastic Pollution campaign at IIFA this year.