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
Plastics
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Centre's polythene ban in nurseries puzzles Jharkhand forest department
RANCHI: Jharkhand forest department is finding itself in a fix after receiving a letter from Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change asking all the states to immediately ban the use of
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Hyderabad High Court urges plastic ban in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh shrines
Ban on plastic is necessary for future generations to sustain. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday urged that both the AP and Telangana states should take initiation on the ban of plastic
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Nurseries set to go plastic-free from next year’s planting season
BENGALURU: The Karnataka forest department has decided to root out plastic from its nurseries. With over 6 crore plastic bags set to be out of use, the department’s research wing is busy looking for the
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EU says plastics recycling pledges fall short
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More action will be needed for the European Union to boost the market for recycled plastics after pledges from companies fell short, EU executive said on Tuesday. Over 60 pledges were
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The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas
<p>Pollution of the marine environment by large and microscopic plastic fragments and their potential impacts on organisms has stimulated considerable research interest and has received<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/microfibres_European_deep_seas.pdf"
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Annual report for the year 2017-18 on implementation of plastic waste management rules (As per Rule ‘17(4)’ of PWM Rules, 2016, as amended 2018)
As per the Rule ’17(3)’of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended 2018, each State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall prepare and submit the Annual Report to the Central
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Ban on plastic usage in Tirumala from November 1
“The estate officer and health officer have been instructed to conduct meetings with hoteliers, shop keepers etc. immediately. Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Tirumala, JEO, Mr K.S.
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Going green, in the name of God: Pandals strive for plastic-free puja
CHENNAI: For The Bengal Association in T Nagar, the run-up to this year's Durga Puja has been exceptionally busy. And pricier. After years of contemplating how to make the puja plastic-free, the association
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Tepid response to buy-back policy on banned plastic
State had given a deadline to manufacturers to come up with a buy-back mechanism. Mumbai: While the state government maintains that it has laid down strict measures to implement the plastic ban, the
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MPCB issues closure notices to 93 plastic manufacturing units
As per the data compiled by MPCB, it has inspected over 600 plastic manufacturing units across the state from March 23 — when the ban came into force — to October 2. Of these, nearly 287 units appeared