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
Pune: Newly-appointed PMC commissioner Vikas Deshmukh said on Wednesday that maximum utilisation of existing garbage processing units and increasing manpower to deal with related problems will be high
The Nalbari district administration has imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags and plastic carry bags in the district from Tuesday considering the adverse effect of such items on the environment.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City issued a warning today to the dying industry operating along the Bagmati River for polluting the river by releasing harmful chemicals, including dyeing agents. “We found
In a bid to make villages sustainable, the Aurangabad divisional commissionorate for the first time has undertaken the task of making eco-friendly development plans for them in tune with the needs of villagers.
The village eco-development committees (EDCs) set up in Maharashtra side of Pench Tiger Reserve have geared up for involving community participation in conservation of forest and tigers. Satpuda Foundation,
Indian pharmaceutical companies will have to stop using plastic or PET containers in liquid oral formulations meant for paediatric formulations, geriatrics, women in reproductive age group and pregnant women. Viewing adverse effects on drug formulations packed in plastic bottles, the government has decided to ban use of plastic/PET containers in liquid oral formulations and has given six months to the companies to switch over.
The Kochi corporation is planning to implement the Zero Waste Project in west Kochi. The project will cover flats, hotels and restaurants in the area. The project is similar to the eco–friendly garbage management system being implemented by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) in the city. The association has successfully treated organic waste produced in flats constructed by its members at the site itself.
Elephant that fed on plastic waste dead Stung by the death of a wild elephant which fed on plastic refuses, Forest Department officials are contemplating a ban on plastic in Pampa, Sannidhanam and Nilakkal areas of Sabarimala. Discarded plastic refuses are posing threat to ecology and wild animals in the region.
Burning plastic waste and waste dumped in water bodies welcomed officials of the Goa State pollution Control Board (GSPCB) as they descended on Benaulim village to verify the mechanism put in place to
KANPUR: Even after several campaigns and efforts, the condition of the city ghats is still miserable. Though the district administration has banned the use of polythene at ghats several times in the past