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Big Basket ahead of e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart in eliminating single use plastics
E-commerce companies in India like Amazon, Flipkart and BigBasket are racing to eliminate single us…
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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…
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Coca Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo are the top global polluters in plastic waste
According to an annual audit conducted by environmental group Break Free From Plastic, of the to…
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World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Minderoo Foundation report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers creat…
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Amazon's plastic packaging was reportedly found thousands of miles away at illegal dump sites in India
Plastic packaging has been found to release noxious odors at waste sites and can emit toxic chemica…
Aaron Mok
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Here are all the things you won't be able to use after India bans single-use plastics
The government will reportedly provide six months time for people to adapt to alternatives, befo…
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200 Indian companies register for extended producer responsibility for plastic packaging
Ahead of the total ban on Single Use Plastic (SUP) from July 1, about 200-odd brand owners, includi…
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Here's how much plastic people end up eating everyday
According to WWF, an average person eats 100,000 microplastics in a year. ‘We are drinking…
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Astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol at work, but this hasn't stopped them sneaking everything from communion wine to cognac into space
Russian cosmonauts have hidden bottles of alcohol in their space suits, hollowed-out books, and eve…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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PhonePe joins Flipkart in the fight against plastic, bans single use plastic
Flipkart-owned PhonePe has banned single use plastic from all of its offices. It has over 40 office…
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Zomato and Swiggy sell eco-friendly packaging to restaurants, to avoid single-use plastics
And, it seems to have turned people wee bit conscious. But aggregators are aware of the …
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Yes, you're consuming microplastics — here's how much, and what we do (and don't) know about the risk to human health
Humans ingest about a credit card's worth of microplastics by some estimates. Scientists are trying…
Andrea Michelson
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Ukraine told to investigate its military use of banned 'butterfly' antipersonnel mines in war with Russia, says human rights group
Human Rights Watch requested Ukraine to investigate the use of PFM-1 antipersonnel mines around the…
Nathan Rennolds
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Exploring the deep sea to moving mountains — Modi lays out over 20 challenges for India’s young scientists to solve at ISC 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that technology is the key to unlock India’s development goin…
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Which States In India Have Banned Plastic
Single use plastic items and or disposable plastic materials have become the most common packagi…
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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
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Kerala govt bans plastics to turn Sabarimala pilgrimage a 'green' affair
The use of plastic carry bags and other such articles by the pilgrims had raised serious environ…
PTI
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Anand Mahindra, the chief of $21-billion Mahindra Group, banned plastic bottles in his companies after a Twitter user pointed it out
It seems like large Indian companies are taking real responsibility towards making a difference. Wh…
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I had a miscarriage in Ecuador, where abortion is illegal. Women like me are treated as criminal suspects by doctors.
While the author knew that abortion was banned in Ecuador, she didn't think that would apply to her…
Erin Van Rheenen
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Toxic chemicals linked to infertility found in Big Macs and Taco Bell burritos
Researchers tested burgers, burritos, and pizza from six top fast food chains in the US for various…