Plastic
-
Mangaluru organisation constructs house using recycled plastic
News | November 14, 2020 10:26 ISTA Mangaluru based organization, Plastic for Change India Foundation, has made a house using discarded plastic material.
-
Recycle industry at verge of bankruptcy as shipments stuck at ports, charges build up
Business | May 11, 2020 22:24 ISTOnce-booming material recycling industry has come to a standstill after the lockdown, bringing thousands of traders to the brink of bankruptcy as they face mounting levies from shipping liners and freight stations for stuck containers
-
Coronavirus: COVID-19 virus stays for 3 days on plastic and stainless steel
Health | March 21, 2020 21:02 ISTPeople may acquire the coronavirus through the air and after touching contaminated objects and this is the reason new cases are soaring globally.
-
Mumbai-based artist creates mosaic portrait of Shivaji Maharaj using plastic beads
News | March 12, 2020 10:58 ISTAn artist and animation professional has created a portrait of Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary.
-
Bouquet with plastic wrapping 'costs' civic official Rs 5,000
India | December 09, 2019 17:16 ISTA civic official in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city, who went to greet the new municipal commissioner on taking charge on Monday, ended up receiving a Rs 5,000 fine as his welcome bouquet had plastic wrapping.
-
Single use plastics: Source, impact and control of microfibres
Lifestyle | October 16, 2019 19:11 ISTMore than 60 per cent of clothing in use these days includes synthetic fabrics, and that market share is growing fast, adding on to pollution caused by microfibres.
-
Meghalaya Durga Puja committees urged to shun plastic
India | October 03, 2019 10:37 ISTThe Central Puja Committee (CPC) of Meghalaya has issued an advisory to all the Durga Puja committees in the state asking them to shun the use of plastic during the festivities.
-
IIT Delhi successfully produces diesel from single-use plastic
Science | September 26, 2019 16:35 ISTAmid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission to eradicate plastic use, Nagpur's Uma Diwedi has successfully converted single-use plastics and other such junks into diesel.
-
5 plastic items you can get rid of from your house
Lifestyle | September 17, 2019 22:43 ISTPlastic is dangerous and it is in your hands how you can protect yourself and the future generations from the harmful effects. Start ditching these 5 plastic products from your household and see the difference.
-
Microplastics are harming drinking our water: Study
Health | September 10, 2019 13:45 ISTResearchers have found plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems.
-
Amazon India aims to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by June 2020
Business | September 04, 2019 13:29 ISTAmazon, which is locked in an intense battle for market leadership against Walmart-owned Flipkart, said less than seven per cent of the packaging in Amazon fulfilment centres (FCs or warehouses) now is single-use plastic in nature.
-
Shocking! Dead whale found washed up in Philippines with 40kg of plastic in its stomach
Trending | March 19, 2019 12:06 ISTThe images of the dead whale show endless piles of plastic bags from the inside of the animal. The biologists who conducted the autopsy said it was the most plastic they have ever seen in a whale.
-
Plastic chemical affects ovarian function: Study
Health | February 15, 2019 8:38 ISTThe researchers believe their findings are particularly relevant since there are implications for both foetal and women's health.
-
Don't use single-use plastic for LS poll preparations, Environment Ministry asks states, UTs
January 22, 2019 14:14 ISTExpressing concern over the rise in the amount of plastic entering oceans and seas, the secretary said marine litter is harmful for marine ecosystem, bio-diversity and potentially human health and there was need for a strategic approach to manage plastic waste.
-
Researchers develop new process to make 'sustainable' plastics
Lifestyle | December 26, 2018 6:30 ISTThe new study could revolutionise the world's efforts to clean the oceans, without affecting arable land and without using fresh water.
-
Plastic in salt we consume? IIT Bombay's startling revelation in new study
Science | September 03, 2018 19:48 ISTThe two-member team of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, who conducted the study, found 626 microplastic particles in the tested samples.
-
Kajol: We should say no to plastic
Entertainment | June 22, 2018 21:02 ISTIn an event, Kajol was seen urging people to not to use plastic and save the environment.
-
Ban plastic in campus premises, UGC directs universities
India | May 19, 2018 14:36 ISTThe commission has also asked varsities to conduct networking activities on mass awareness on disposal of plastic and cleanliness drives under the Swachh Bharat Mission in municipalities.
-
Caution! The plastic water bottles which you re-use are having more bacteria than a TOILET SEAT!
Lifestyle | June 28, 2017 14:45 ISTReusing plastic bottles? Think about it again as it might have more bacteria than a toilet seat!
-
To protect cows, Madhya Pradesh govt bans plastic/polythene bags from May 1
India | April 11, 2017 17:34 ISTMadhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a ban on plastic/polythene carry bags across the state from 1 saying its consumption results in large number of cow deaths.
Top News
-
Five Air Force personnel killed, co-pilot survives in AN-32 aircraft crash in Assam's Jorhat
-
G7 Summit, bilateral talks and more: PM Modi departs for week-long France, Slovakia visit
-
TMC's woes continue: Late night raids as Abhishek Banerjee's home, ED raids Madan Mitra
-
'I deserve this hate...': Pranit More issues public apology after 'Rs 370 biryani' row | Video
Latest News
-
Bangladesh cricketer registers complaint for physical assault by Chattogram police officials
-
OPINION | Indian warheads: Sleepless nights for Munir
-
NTA launches ‘Pariksha Karmayogi’ training programme to train exam officials amid NEET-UG row
-
US woman shocked after Rs 95,000 medicine cost just Rs 2,400 from India
-
25-year-old Hyderabad YouTuber stabbed to death, accused brother-in-law absconding
-
US woman shocked after Rs 95,000 medicine cost just Rs 2,400 from India
-
Gurugram couple claims DNA test showed IVF twins are not biologically theirs
-
'My company is counting my washroom breaks': Ahmedabad employee's ordeal sparks workplace debate
-
Anupam Kher judged an 'overweight' passenger on a flight; the truth left him humbled
-
Rs 22 lakh a month from a swimming pool? Viral Meerut business claim gets people talking