Plastic teabags release billions of tiny particles, a much higher amount than other types of food packaging, according to a new study. A...
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is happy with the team of filmmaker David Dhawan’s “Coolie No. 1” for opting for a plastic-free environment...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, among a slew...
Amazon.com Inc’s India unit said on Wednesday it would replace all single use plastic in its packaging by June 2020 with paper...
Half of India’s airports have become single-use plastic free. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Tuesday declared 20 more airports as...
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines to higher education institutions across the country to impose a ban on single-use plastic....
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to reduce its...
Scientists say they’ve found an abundance of tiny plastic particles in Arctic snow, indicating that so-called microplastics are being sucked into the...
A study commissioned by global environment charity WWF recently said that humans may be ingesting five grams of plastic every week –...
Starbucks Corp said on Monday it will begin phasing out use of plastic straws at its restaurants by 2020, giving environmentalists a...