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India set to outlaw six single-use plastic products on October 2: Report

India lacks an organised system for management of plastic waste, leading to widespread littering across its towns and cities

India set to outlaw six single-use plastic products on October 2: Report
Updated On : 28 Aug 2019 | 5:49 PM IST

Ban on single-use plastic to have little impact on jobs in the industry

Overall employment in the sector makes up just one month's addition to the Indian workforce; larger issue is getting the low-income user to adopt friendlier albeit costlier alternatives

Ban on single-use plastic to have little impact on jobs in the industry
Updated On : 28 Aug 2019 | 4:08 PM IST

Over 1,21,000 mt of plastic waste being slyly imported into India: Report

Expressing concern over the growing import, the study said it may hamper the efforts to control plastic pollution

Over 1,21,000 mt of plastic waste being slyly imported into India: Report
Updated On : 31 Jul 2019 | 1:27 PM IST

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's Choice Award in US

He won the People's Choice Award for his sand sculpture 'Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean'

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's Choice Award in US
Updated On : 28 Jul 2019 | 11:19 AM IST

Coca-Cola, Infosys and other companies pledge to beat plastic pollution

Infosys has pledged to make its campuses non-recyclable plastics-free by 2020

Coca-Cola, Infosys and other companies pledge to beat plastic pollution
Updated On : 02 Jun 2018 | 11:00 PM IST