Plastic Pollution In India
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Adverse Health Impacts Due To Plastic Use Set To Double By 2024: Lancet Study
A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, and toxic exposure unless urgent action is taken.
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Garbage From Thailand, Myanmar And Malaysia Found On Andaman Beach, Video Sparks Outrage
Plastic waste from Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar, has been found on Andaman Island beaches, highlighting the extent of water pollution.
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Video Showing Garbage Dump At 13,000 Feet In Himachal Pradesh Sparks Outrage Online
Himachal Pradeshs Manimahesh Yatra pilgrimage site is shown littered with plastic waste in a viral video, leading to public criticism of tourists and authorities.
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"Solving One Problem By Creating Another": Internet Reacts To Video Of Food Safety Officials Dumping Sweets In River
The method of disposal of adulterated sweets has drawn sharp criticism for potentially harming the environment.
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Plastic Pollution Threatens Human Health: Study
Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately.
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Here's How Plastic Pollution Is Affecting Your Body
In this article, we discuss various ways through which plastic pollution affects your health.
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Nurdles, The 5mm-Sized Plastic Pellet Destroying The World, And Killing Us
Nurdles - the building block of most of the plastic items we use daily - are microplastics that can destroy marine ecosystems and affect our health, and tens of thousands of them were spilt along the Kerala coast after a cargo ship sank.
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How New Delhi's Avayacam Empowers Disabled Artisans, Turns Waste To Wealth
The world's most populous nation India has a waste problem to match, but one group hopes their efforts can inspire change in one of the top polluters of plastic.
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India Tops World In Plastic Pollution, Produces 20% Of Global Waste
The amount of waste produced in India could fill approximately 604 Taj Mahals.
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Art Made Of Garbage Highlights The Issue Of Plastic Pollution In Ocean
The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.
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Experts Warn About China's 'Plastic Rocks', An Environmental Nightmare
The 'plastic rocks' were found in China's Heichi City. Experts said they were formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean.
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Minister Aaditya Thackeray Signs Pact To Fight Plastic Pollution At Davos
Maharashtra, India's largest state in terms of GDP and home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, on Sunday joined the World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) to advance regional efforts to fight plastic pollution.
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World Oceans Day 2021: Watch The Acrobats Of The Ocean Flip, Twist, Jump
World Oceans Day: Watch a stunning video of a pair of dolphins flip and spin in the air on World Oceans Day. Know the threats to marine life and how we can protect them.
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World Oceans Day 2021: Plastic Waste And India's Awareness Campaign
World Oceans Day: June 8 is marked as World Oceans Day. Oceans play a major role the in the lives of people globally. Plastic pollution is a huge threat to marine life and marine ecology. Here are few facts about plastic waste management
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Discarded Fishing Nets Threaten Ganga Wildlife: Study
Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in the Ganges River poses a threat to wildlife such as the critically endangered three-striped roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin, according to an international team, including researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India.
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Adverse Health Impacts Due To Plastic Use Set To Double By 2024: Lancet Study
A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, and toxic exposure unless urgent action is taken.
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Garbage From Thailand, Myanmar And Malaysia Found On Andaman Beach, Video Sparks Outrage
Plastic waste from Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar, has been found on Andaman Island beaches, highlighting the extent of water pollution.
-
Video Showing Garbage Dump At 13,000 Feet In Himachal Pradesh Sparks Outrage Online
Himachal Pradeshs Manimahesh Yatra pilgrimage site is shown littered with plastic waste in a viral video, leading to public criticism of tourists and authorities.
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"Solving One Problem By Creating Another": Internet Reacts To Video Of Food Safety Officials Dumping Sweets In River
The method of disposal of adulterated sweets has drawn sharp criticism for potentially harming the environment.
-
Plastic Pollution Threatens Human Health: Study
Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately.
-
Here's How Plastic Pollution Is Affecting Your Body
In this article, we discuss various ways through which plastic pollution affects your health.
-
Nurdles, The 5mm-Sized Plastic Pellet Destroying The World, And Killing Us
Nurdles - the building block of most of the plastic items we use daily - are microplastics that can destroy marine ecosystems and affect our health, and tens of thousands of them were spilt along the Kerala coast after a cargo ship sank.
-
How New Delhi's Avayacam Empowers Disabled Artisans, Turns Waste To Wealth
The world's most populous nation India has a waste problem to match, but one group hopes their efforts can inspire change in one of the top polluters of plastic.
-
India Tops World In Plastic Pollution, Produces 20% Of Global Waste
The amount of waste produced in India could fill approximately 604 Taj Mahals.
-
Art Made Of Garbage Highlights The Issue Of Plastic Pollution In Ocean
The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.
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Experts Warn About China's 'Plastic Rocks', An Environmental Nightmare
The 'plastic rocks' were found in China's Heichi City. Experts said they were formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean.
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Minister Aaditya Thackeray Signs Pact To Fight Plastic Pollution At Davos
Maharashtra, India's largest state in terms of GDP and home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, on Sunday joined the World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) to advance regional efforts to fight plastic pollution.
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World Oceans Day 2021: Watch The Acrobats Of The Ocean Flip, Twist, Jump
World Oceans Day: Watch a stunning video of a pair of dolphins flip and spin in the air on World Oceans Day. Know the threats to marine life and how we can protect them.
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World Oceans Day 2021: Plastic Waste And India's Awareness Campaign
World Oceans Day: June 8 is marked as World Oceans Day. Oceans play a major role the in the lives of people globally. Plastic pollution is a huge threat to marine life and marine ecology. Here are few facts about plastic waste management
-
Discarded Fishing Nets Threaten Ganga Wildlife: Study
Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in the Ganges River poses a threat to wildlife such as the critically endangered three-striped roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin, according to an international team, including researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India.
