Plastic
- Bollywood
Don’t use plastic, don’t be plastic: Salman Khan
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has expressed his concern over climate change, pointing out how the use of plastic was ruining the planet. He urged people to refrain from using plastic materials…
- Bollywood
Aamir Khan backs PM Modi’s move to ban single-use plastic
New Delhi: Superstar Aamir Khan on Monday expended support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of banning single-use plastic in the country. During his recent radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and also…
- India
Indian Railways to enforce ban on single-use plastic from Oct 2
New Delhi: In a bid to eliminate single-use plastic in the country, Indian Railways on Wednesday directed all units to enforce a ban on single-use plastic, with less than 50-micron thickness, from…
- World
UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking steps to strip their shelves of plastic wrapping over concerns about saving the oceans from waste. “Nude zones” and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad couple uses recycled plastic for constructing houses
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based couple has taken up the initiative of constructing houses and other structures using sheets made of processed plastic waste. The entrepreneur couple Prashant Lingam and his wife Aruna, who…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Engineer produces ‘fuel’ from ‘plastic’, sells at Rs. 40 per liter
Hyderabad: An Engineer developed a technology which not only saves the environment from getting polluted but also converts ‘end-life’ plastic into fuel. According to the report published in New 18, a 45-year-old…
- Science
Humans are eating 52,0000 pieces of plastic each year, says new research
PARIS: Humans eat and breathe in tens of thousands of microplastic particles every year, according to a new analysis Wednesday that raised fresh questions over how plastic waste could directly impact our…
- News
Parineeti Chopra appeals to society to stop using plastic
New Delhi: Actress Parineeti Chopra urged people to eliminate the use of plastic from their daily routine. At the final edition of Behtar India campaign here on Thursday, Parineeti, who is the…
- News
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Paris: Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to new research published Wednesday showing how manmade pollution reaches into the bowels of…
- Health
Can plastic chemical affect ovarian function?
New York:Eating canned foods during pregnancy can expose your baby to the industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which can later affect their reproductive health, warns a study. Detectable in surface water and…
- News
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products
Washington: According to the United Nations, more than 8 million tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year. However, a new chemical conversion process could transform the world’s polyolefin waste, a…
- India
Here’s new packaging guidelines for eateries
NEW DELHI: Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s top food regulator has directed all Food Business Operator (FBO) not to use plastics, newspaper and paper sheets for wrapping and…
