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Bisleri International Partners with Manorama Hortus in Kochi as the Exclus
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 1: Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., India's leading packaged drinking water company, has partnered with Manorama Hortus, the literature festival by Malayala Manorama in Kochi, under its 'Bisleri Bottles for Change' initiative. Under this partnership, Bisleri
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Bisleri International Partners with KATALYTIC Charter Educational Foundati
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sikkim [India], October 14: Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., India's leading packaged drinking water company with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, has joined hands with the KATALYTIC Charter Educational Foundation (KCEF) to promote responsible plastic use and recycling ac
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India takes pledge to end single-use plastic, keep public places litter fr
Updated : 8 months ago IST
On the auspicious day of Gandhi Jayanti, the Fit India Mission organised Freedom Run 6.0 across the country to end single-use plastic and encourage citizens to keep all public places litter-free.
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Bisleri's 'Bottles for Change' Drives Plastic Circularity at Puri Rath Yat
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 2: Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., India's leading packaged drinking water brand under its flagship sustainability initiative, Bottles for Change (BFC), implemented a comprehensive, end-to-end plastic waste management drive during the Puri Rath Yatra 2025, one of
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Global Conclave on Plastics Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) from 4th
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22: All India Plastic Manufacturers' Association (AIPMA) and the Chemicals and Petrochemicals Association (CPMA) is set to organize Global Conclave on Plastics Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) to address the critical issues surrounding plastic use, its impact on t
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Study examines benefits and risk of using plastic in agriculture
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Without plastics, modern agriculture is unimaginable. There are 12 million tonnes utilised annually. However, what about the effects on the environment? In a recent study published in Nature Communication Earth and Environment, an international group of writers lead by Thilo Hofmann from the
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Research reveals genetically modified bacteria break down plastics in salt
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have genetically modified a marine microbe to break down plastic in salt water. The engineered organism can specifically degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic used in everything from water bottles to garments that contributes significantly to microplastic pollution
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Strawberry production leaves long-term plastic pollution: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
esearchers discovered that the plastic mulch used to help Californian strawberries grow sheds a large amount of plastic mulch fragments. These particles have been shown to have a negative impact on soil quality, casting doubt on their long-term viability. The survey's findings are likely to
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"Plastics being introduced into world....managed more scientifically, effi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dia Mirza, an actor, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, addressed the issue of plastic use and also shared how people can avoid single-use plastics in their daily lives.
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#BeatPlasticPollution - Reducing Plastic Use with Disclosures
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5: CDP, a global not-for-profit based in London and a platform that runs the largest disclosure platform for over 20,000 companies has in 2023 introduced a module to generate data of plastic use by businesses. The objective of doing so is to engage India Inc in asses
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Officials of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation conducts inspection on ba
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], July 3 (ANI): Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation officials on Saturday conducted an inspection in local markets of the area and seized single-use plastic from the shops.
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Dharmendra Pradhan appeals to citizens to reduce use of single-use plastic
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 1 (ANI): Soon after the Central government banned the single-use plastic, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday appealed to people to avoid using it during the Jagannath Rath Yatra urging the citizens to turn the move into a "mass movement".
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