Plastic overshoot day report 2024
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day
Taking into account Dec. 7: Taking into account the huge impact on environment and human health caused by non-biodegradable plastic wrappers used for packaging of gutkha, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered complete ban on use of plastic for packaging of all forms of such products. A bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a ban on the sale of tobacco, gutka and pan masala in plastic pouches from March 2011. A Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the ban on sale of tobacco products like gutka and pan masala in plastic pouches from March 2011, while asking the government to conduct a survey on the ill effects of these products within two months.
A Singapore consortium led by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) is mimicking nature to produce a new chemical-free, anti-bacteria plastic
The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Regional Directorate, Kashmir, in association with the Indian Youth Climate Network, observed National Pollution Prevention Day here today by organising an awareness rally on polythene bags. Students of eco-clubs of different schools were involved in the programme. During the drive at Lal Chowk, Dalgate, Amira Kadal and Karan Nagar, the students took
SANTINIKETAN, 26 NOV: The foreign students of Visva-Bharati staying at its international boys
Washington: Researchers have converted discarded plastic bottles in combination with soil to form a porous cement like substance that could be the construction material of the future. It could also considerably ease ecological hazard caused by billions of plastic bottles discarded every year. Naji Khoury, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Temple University
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a highly prevalent constituent of plastics that has been associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and an increased risk of miscarriages in humans. In mice, BPA exposure disrupts the process of meiosis; however, analysis of the affected molecular pathways is lagging and has been particularly challenging.
They dangle from the arms of many New Yorkers, a nearly ubiquitous emblem of empathy with the environment: synthetic, reusable grocery bags, another must-have accessory for the socially conscious. But the bags, hot items at upscale markets, may be on the verge of a glacier-size public relations problem: similar bags outside the city have been found to contain lead.