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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Rwanda steps up environmental campaign on dangers of plastic waste
Rwanda on Tuesday launched a nationwide awareness campaign on the dangers of plastic pollution to humans, farm animals, aquatic lives and the environment. The Beat Plastic Pollution campaign, which
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EU proposes ban on straws, other single-use plastics
The European Union proposed on Monday a bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cutlery and cotton buds while urging the collection of most plastic drinks bottles by 2025. The set of proposals
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Cut plastic use, avoid what you do not need: UN environment body chief
MUMBAI: All over the world beach fronts are most sought after as important and necessary recreational space for society, said United Nations environment chief Erik Solheim on Sunday. At Versova beach in
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BCCI goes 'green' by joining hands with UN Environment
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and UN Environment on Sunday signed an agreement to promote green' cricket in India. BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and Erik Solheim, Executive
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India delighted to host World environment day: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his happiness over India officially hosting this year's World Environment Day. Addressing the nation on the 44th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat',
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Tripura mulls roads with recycled plastic
Agartala: Roads will soon be built with recycled plastic waste in the Tripura capital. A statement issued by the chief minister's office on Thursday said chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has asked Agartala
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Plastic pollution needs to be curbed, says UN Environment head Erik Solheim
Fifty per cent of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable. Each year, at least eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute. Plastic
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Ban on plastic: Panvel traders fined, retailers’ body cries foul
NAVI MUMBAI: Staffers of the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have fined three retailers Rs 5,000 each for possessing plastic bags although the state has restrained authorities from taking action
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Environment ministry leads drive against disposable water bottles
The Minister for Environment has announced that the institution will no longer use disposable plastics such as water bottles, cups and straws. In a post on Twitter, the Minister for Environment, Dr
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Govt asks schools to go plastic free, forms teams to clean beaches and riverfronts
In the run-up to World Environment Day celebrations on June 5, the Union Environment Ministry has asked schools to stop the use of plastics in their premises and constituted 19 teams to undertake cleaning