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India won’t be banning plastic — for now
India's ministry of environment has issued a notice telling states and UTs that there no nationwide…
Takeouts without plastics is impractical now say restaurants with ‘few or no’ eco-friendly options
Takeouts without plastics is impractical now say restaurants with ‘few or no’ eco-friendly options
Angering bodega owners, New York will ban plastic bags on Sunday, joining California and hundreds of cities that have adopted similar policies
The ban in California has produced mixed results. As the San Francisco Chronicle noted, while it ha…
Connor Perrett,Connor Perrett
McDonald's is testing plastic straw alternatives as US cities crack down on single-use straws
Some American cities have started cracking down on single-use straws. In 2012, Miami Beach banned h…
Leanna Garfield
Forget Pods. Tide wants to make fabric 'tiles' the future of laundry.
Tide announced it is making "tile" laundry detergent as its long-dominant Pods are facing criticism…
Geoff Weiss
Delhi University uses Amazon Web Services to drive process automation via Samarth eGov
The suite provides universities an automation engine to migrate from paper-based and traditional th…
I traveled to Turkey, one of the few countries letting Americans in, and they offered me $25 insurance in case I got the coronavirus
Turkey's strong coronavirus response appears to be more successful than similar, wealthier countrie…
David Kaufman
South Korea has the highest rate of deaths by suicide in the developed world - but a 2011 law helped decrease rates by 15%
If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or has had thoughts of harming themselves …
Rachel Premack
Dunkin' Donuts is still serving coffee in Styrofoam cups 6 years after saying it would stop
Because foam is so detrimental to the environment, many municipalities across the country are banni…
Emily Cohn
Debtors in China are placed on a blacklist that prohibits them from flying, buying train tickets, and staying at luxury hotels
Defaulters are also prevented from staying at hotels with three-stars or more. They also face tough…
Tara Francis Chan
The restaurant industry is suing New York City over 'arbitrary' rules regulating salty foods
"The regulation, like the Soda Ban before it, is completely arbitrary in its scope, reach, and appl…
'In search of the apex and the other side of the mountain': The coronavirus has killed more than 4,100 New Yorkers in just over a month, and the worst is still to come
A nurse told Business Insider that people with coronavirus symptoms were showing up at the NYU Medi…
Rhea Mahbubani,Rhea Mahbubani
Alcohol Pricing: Mulled Whines
Responsible drinkers pose little risk to others. But the growth in hazardous drinking habits has fa…