End Plastic Pollution

Only about nine percent of plastic is recycled globally, the rest ends up being incinerated, dumped into landfills or ends up polluting nature.

The Central Pollution Control Board has undertaken comprehensive measures to give effect to India's commitment to ban identified single use plastic items by 30th June 2022.

The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet's oceans and save marine life.

India, which uses about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually, lacks an organised system for management of plastic waste, leading to widespread littering. New Delhi is the world's most polluted capital, with smog causing school cancellations, flight diversions and untold health problems for its over 20 million people.

Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday.

The 500-metre area around the Taj Mahal, the iconic marble monument, will soon be plastic-free under the Taj Declaration to beat plastic pollution. The government of India has pledged to end disposable, or single-use plastic around the Taj Mahal and the declaration came ahead of the World Environment Day on June 5.

A sea of plastic spreads through Taimur Nagar slum in the national capital, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes New Delhi one of the world's most polluted cities. The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other detritus have gushed out of a drain that ends in the shanty, leaving stinking sewer water clogging the roads. India is the focus ...

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22 across the world.

This weekend, people around the world will celebrate Earth Day. On this day, people not only spread awareness of the need for conservation but also take action to protect the environment. Earth day is considered to be the largest secular world event.

Earth Day, observed on April 22, is significant as it's a day of political action and civic participation towards preserving the planet. Earth Day 2018 theme is 'End Plastic Pollution'.

A new report released at the inaugural session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi has put a price on plastic marine pollution at $13 billion every year, and that's an under estimation. Annually, an estimated 10 to 20 million tonnes of plastics end up in the world's oceans and 80 per cent of the marine litter comes from land-based...

Only about nine percent of plastic is recycled globally, the rest ends up being incinerated, dumped into landfills or ends up polluting nature.

The Central Pollution Control Board has undertaken comprehensive measures to give effect to India's commitment to ban identified single use plastic items by 30th June 2022.

The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet's oceans and save marine life.

India, which uses about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually, lacks an organised system for management of plastic waste, leading to widespread littering. New Delhi is the world's most polluted capital, with smog causing school cancellations, flight diversions and untold health problems for its over 20 million people.

Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday.

The 500-metre area around the Taj Mahal, the iconic marble monument, will soon be plastic-free under the Taj Declaration to beat plastic pollution. The government of India has pledged to end disposable, or single-use plastic around the Taj Mahal and the declaration came ahead of the World Environment Day on June 5.

A sea of plastic spreads through Taimur Nagar slum in the national capital, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes New Delhi one of the world's most polluted cities. The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other detritus have gushed out of a drain that ends in the shanty, leaving stinking sewer water clogging the roads. India is the focus ...

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22 across the world.

This weekend, people around the world will celebrate Earth Day. On this day, people not only spread awareness of the need for conservation but also take action to protect the environment. Earth day is considered to be the largest secular world event.

Earth Day, observed on April 22, is significant as it's a day of political action and civic participation towards preserving the planet. Earth Day 2018 theme is 'End Plastic Pollution'.

A new report released at the inaugural session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi has put a price on plastic marine pollution at $13 billion every year, and that's an under estimation. Annually, an estimated 10 to 20 million tonnes of plastics end up in the world's oceans and 80 per cent of the marine litter comes from land-based...