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
Gokul Chandrasekar
''Drinking water stored in plastic containers may cause cancer,'' said Pollution Control Board Officer Anil Kumar.
June 5: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) authorities issued instructions to strictly prohibit taking of water bottles by the pilgrims inside the Tirumala temple from Saturday. The TTD chief vigilance and security officer, Mr M.K.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: NCC cadets are undertaking an awareness campaign on plastic waste on June 5 to mark the World Environment Day. Green Uday Samudra of the Uday Samudra Group is partnering with the NCC in the effort, a statement said.
There is good news for environment and health activists as the Rajasthan Government has decided to ban the use of plastic carry-bags in the State from August 1.
THE Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has revealed that it has no information on the number of mineral water bottles being disposed of in the city every day. In an RTI reply, the DPCC also said it has no clue about Bisphenol A, a potentially hazardous chemical used to coat plastic water bottles.
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Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: Though the State Environment Department had launched a campaign to ensure that the Capital disposes of plastic in an environment-friendly manner, it seems clueless about the number of plastic mineral water bottles used and disposed of in the city every day.
KOCHI: With the advent of premonsoon showers, plastic waste dumped in the drains and canals in the city is blocking the flow of water resulting in the inundation of many busy thoroughfares. Though the Corporation started cleaning sewerage canals before the onset of monsoon, the work is still pending in most parts of Kochi.
Top players in the plastic industry of the country would meet at the 1st North East International Plasto Fair, which begins on May 21, to explore the possibilities of the plastic-based industries in the State.