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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Plastic ponds
A farm development scheme hurts farmers, favours industry The Centre recently came up with a new-fangled scheme for Maharashtra
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Orissa toll touches 48: relief cell a disaster, no polythene sheets
Debabrata Mohanty Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 0015 hrs IST Bhubaneswar, September 24 Despite being the first state to have a dedicated disaster mitigation authority, Orissa
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Ban on plastic bags an uphill task
The enforcement of a ban on plastic bags will be extremely difficult because of a likely resistance from its manufacturers, according to the Environment Department of the City District Government Laho
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Forest Dept to start Sabaritheertha
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM; Forest Minister Binoy Viswom has said that the Forest Department will start a potable water project for Sabarimala named
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Chemical in plastics linked to heart woes
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, September 17 A major study links a chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, to health problems in humans like heart disease and diabetes, but US regulator
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LHC bans polythene bags in Punjab
Lahore High Court Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi on Wednesday, in response to a petition, imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags throughout the province.
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Eco-friendly bags
By Hemanthi Guruge The Ministry of Environment and Central Environmental Authority together with a private company has launched an environment friendly bag.
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Avoid pollution, hoteliers told
Nagercoil: The district administration has given a warning to all hoteliers and commercial establishments to ensure Kanyakumari, an international tourist spot, is free of pollution, especially plastic. A revenue team led by A.Vijaya Kumar (PA
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Risks linked with some plastic bottles
Potential new concerns about the safety of bisphenol, a widely used chemical Several States are considering restricting BPA use No strong evidence of health hazards: government experts CHICAGO: The first major study of health effects in people from a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, food cans and a host of other products links it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes.
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Receding Gomtis filthy trail
Receding Gomti