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
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President Faure expresses concern over climate change
Expressing concern over the threats posed by global climate change, the president of Seychelles, Danny Faure spoke on the role of the global community in tackling this challenge. He said this while
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Plastic Ban: Straws just one example of curse to nature, says UN Environment chief Erik Solheim
Plastic drinking straws are just one example of some of the pointless plastic products that have proved to be a curse for the environment, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said. “We
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Pond pollution: DM summoned
PATNA: The Patna high court on Wednesday summoned the Gaya DM in connection with the pollution in the ‘Lotus’ pond located inside the revered Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. The summons was issued by
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Schools asked to do away with plastics
Coimbatore: The directorate of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Chennai, has sent a communication to the programme coordinators and chief educational officers of districts across the state
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Ban single-use plastic everywhere: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
HYDERABAD: Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has called for a universal ban on single-use plastic to rid the communities of the "malaise". But industry body ASSOCHAM said there must be a road map for
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Environment film fest to focus on pollution
Panaji: ‘Gandhigiri’ should be used to impose the plastic ban in Goa, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Rajendra Talak, said. He was speaking on the sidelines of the announcement
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DM drafts educational booklet on environment for schoolkids
Bareilly: Having found little information on environment-related issues in the syllabus of schoolchildren, district magistrate Virendra Kumar Singh has decided to draft an educational booklet to address
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Plastic ban comes in to effect in Maharasthra: State environment minister Ramdas Kadam hails decision
Maharashtra environment minister Ramdas Kadam on Saturday lauded the decision of the state government of imposing a ban on the use of plastic in the state. Speaking to ANI, the minister said that the
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No one fined for using plastic bags in 3yrs: RTI
GURUGRAM: A gigantic mound of used plastic bottles spotted recently near Basai wetland had drawn sharp reactions from environmentalists, who squarely blamed civic authorities for violating rules laid down
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Most people aware of harmful effects of plastics but still use it: Study
A majority of people are aware of the harmful effects of plastic on environment, but still use it due to lack of availability of cheaper alternatives, a study said. With a sample size of 3,600, the