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Air India to ban plastic products from October 2: Lohani
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Air India is set to impose a ban on plastic products like bags, cups and straws on all its flights.
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Lok Sabha Secretariat bans use of plastics in Parliament complex
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Lok Sabha Secretariat has banned the use of non-reusable plastic water bottles and other plastic items within the Parliament House Complex from Tuesday.
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Massive campaign to be launched to free India from one time use plastics:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], Aug 15 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that a massive public campaign will be launched to make India free of single-use plastics.
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Seabirds threatened by hazardous chemicals in plastics: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 4 (ANI): An international collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has found that hazardous chemicals were detected in plastics eaten by seabirds, ultimately affecting their existence.
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Goa Tourism Corporation bans plastic
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 20 (ANI): Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) on Saturday announced the elimination of plastic bottles, cups and straws across the state.
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Researchers suggest tips to use recycled plastic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): As part of a recent study, researchers found that there are various things that can be done to reuse plastics after the material has served its original purpose.
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Salman wins hearts with powerful workout message
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 1 (ANI): Actor Salman Khan who took the internet by storm on Sunday with a subtle yet impactful message on single-use plastics, has now won his fans' hearts by motivating them to achieve their goals by working out hard.
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Canada to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Jun 11 (ANI): In an effort to curb pollution of oceans, the Canadian government on Monday announced that it will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021.
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This World Environment Day, pledge to reduce your plastic footprint
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 4 (ANI): Since 1950, humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics and most of that synthetic material still exists on our planet.
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SRF Limited announces definitive agreement to sell its Engineering Plastic
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India] May 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): SRF Limited, a chemical based multi-business entity engaged in the manufacturing of industrial and speciality intermediates announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Engineering Plastics Business to DSM, the Lif
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NMCG resolves to reduce plastic pollution, help save waterbirds
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Eliminating single-use plastics can help save the lives of waterbirds, lakhs of whom fall prey to the devastating impact of plastic pollution and die, according to experts.
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Scientists find a way that may yield earth-friendly plastics
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): A biodegradable replacement for petroleum-based plastics has been marred by various challenges; however, new research has found a way that could yield earth-friendly plastics.
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