India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests released a list of the single-use plastic items to be banned. The list of the banned single-use plastic items includes plastic cups, plates ...

Around 34.7 lakh tonnes per annum (TPA) of plastic wastes was generated by India during 2019-20 ... for decoration, plastic plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw ...

Tamil Nadu’s ban on single-use plastic has gotten results ... preparing a banana leaf to be used as a plate — a traditional way of eating in South India that has become more appealing with ...

A new study by the University of Leeds, published in Nature Journal, revealed India as the biggest contributor to plastic pollution. Annually a staggering amount of 57 million tons of plastic ...

Plastic waste has become a significant source of pollution in India, the world’s second most populous country. Rapid economic growth has fueled demand for goods that come with single-use plastic ...