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Exposure to harmful chemicals in plastic may increase risk of postpartum d
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): Women exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals commonly found in plastics during pregnancy are at a higher risk of experiencing postpartum depression, suggested a new study.
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Massive fire breaks out at plastic godown in Kanpur
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 24 (ANI): A massive fire broke out a plastic godown in the Collectorganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district on Wednesday morning.
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Scientists discover ways to break down Polystyrene waste
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and their partners from Clemson University have discovered a green, low-energy process to break down polystyrene, a type of plastic that is widely used in foam packaging materials, disposable food
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Massive fire breaks out at plastic factory in Ahmedabad's Vatva area
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 19 (ANI): A massive fire broke out a plastic factory in the Vatva area of Ahmedabad on Friday evening.
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Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Maharashtra's Thane
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], March 9 (ANI): A fire broke out at a plastic factory in the Asangaon area of Thane on Tuesday morning.
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EcoEx launches India's first of its kind digital marketplace to facilitate
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): EcoEx, a start-up in the plastic waste management sector, has launched India's first digital marketplace to facilitate exchange of plastic credit certificates and strengthen the plastic recycling infrastructure.
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Cardi B says plastic surgery increased her 'confidence'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): American rapper Cardi B, who never shies away from speaking her mind, recently revealed how plastic surgery has made her feel 'super confident' as she opened up about her childhood insecurities.
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More harm than good caused by climate-friendly foam building insulation
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study discovered that in "eco-friendly" foam plastic building insulation, the use of the polymeric flame retardant PolyFR may be harmful to human health and the environment.
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Tripura gets first-of-its-kind road constructed using plastic waste
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 22 (ANI): In a first-ever initiative in Tripura, the state has started using plastic waste in the construction of roads with an aim to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday. Read More
Jammu Municipal Corporation signs MoUs with IPCA, UNDP to make Jammu plast
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) to make Jammu plastic-free.
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How to differentiate between single use and multi-use plastics: A Guide by
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/Mediawire): Humanity is facing the brunt of packaging pollution because of our overdependency on plastic packaging and lack of understanding over its end of cycle disposal. An Ashtang yogi from the last 53 years, Dr Vinod Shukla and his organizations are wo
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Karnataka: Dog food vending machine that keeps plastic use in check to be
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharwad (Karnataka) [India], February 3 (ANI): A non-governmental organisation, Roystian Foundation of Hubli will be launching machines from 14 February onwards that vend food for street dogs in exchange for an empty plastic bottle.
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