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A fire broke out at a plastic segregation and granule-making unit in Balapur, Hyderabad, on Wednesday night, destroying property worth several lakh rupees. Two people were rescued by locals, and firefighters brought the blaze under control.

District Gram Panchayat Officer Devaki Devi proposed the idea of a steel bank.

During the week focus would be on raising awareness, promoting safe practices, and encouraging a culture of caution when dealing with electricity.

In certain cases, researchers discovered that microwaving plastic baby food containers led to the release of more than two billion nanoplastics and four million microplastics per square centimeter of the container.

Current efforts are focused mainly on recycling or disposing of plastic but incentives are needed to replace them with environmentally friendly options

Peddapalli: In a bid to ensure cleanliness of the town, civic authorities have come up with an innovative idea and launched a programme named “Photo Kottu Gift Pattu” (capture photo and win a gift). The authorities have promised to give Rs 500 reward to civilians, who would capture the photos of the people who dump […]

New Delhi: The ban on select single-use plastics by the Centre in order to reduce plastic wastage comes into effect from today. Single-use plastics are typically items that are discarded after being used only once and does not go for the recycling process. They are a big contributor to plastic pollution. The adverse impacts and […]

Chandigarh: In a bid to reduce carbon emissions, the Punjab government on Sunday announced to impose ban on single-used plastic from the next month. During a virtual state-level function to mark World Environment Day 2022, Science, Technology and Environment Secretary Rahul Tewari announced the decision for protecting the environment. He said the ban on the […]

Washington: Scientists have discovered a new type of ‘plastic-loving bacterium’ that attaches itself to plastic present in the deep sea, probably allowing them to hitchhike across the ocean as per a new study. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Environmental Pollution’, a team led by researchers at Newcastle University. The team […]

Despite Covid hitting business hard, entrepreneur Rama Ayyagari, who runs Aadhunik Jute Creations, hopes for the best post-lockdown

According to the founder Deepinder Goyal, stopping the default delivery of single-use plastic spoons etc, can help the company save up to 5,000 kilos of plastic waste in a day

Branded ReLive Knits, the company collects discarded plastic bottles, recycles them and washes them and then they are shredded into small flakes.

Earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration are proposed to be phased out by January 1.

The temple authority requested devotees to carry their own water bottles, so as to avoid buying plastic water bottles from local shops.

Flipkart said it is now actively working with seller partners who fulfil customer orders directly from their locations to educate them.

The study, published in the journal Science, stated that plastic pollution is a global threat, and actions to drastically reduce emissions of plastic to the environment are "the rational policy response".

Plastic manufacturing has outpaced nearly every other man-made material. Half of all steel produced is used in construction, with a decades-long lifespan. Half of all plastic manufactured becomes trash in less than a year.

Kothagudem: Rotary and Rotaract Club of Inbhadra members and ITC Limited executives took out a rally to create awareness among the public about the dangers of plastic at Sarapaka in the district on Sunday. The rally was taken out from the ITC Colony to Sarapaka weekly market with participants raising slogans against the use of […]

Capital infusion to enable the company to expand network of Recykal Points to over 100 locations in tier 1 and 2 cities pan-India

Railway minister Piyush Goyal was speaking at an event to mark the inauguration of the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section under north-western Railways.