India

Revolutionizing Lake Cleaning: AI-Integrated Robot Boat to Transform Waste Management

Umiam Lake, located in Meghalaya, has become the focal point of a pioneering endeavor as the Meghalaya government is planning to use an AI-powered robotic boat to clean the scenic...
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The Truth About Biodegradable Plastics and their Impact on the Environment

India is a country with a massive population and a growing economy. With that growth comes a tremendous amount of waste, including plastic. The Indian government has taken steps to...
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Know why plastic waste management is crucial for India

Plastic products are virtually everywhere! From packaging industries to advertisements, one can note the amount of plastic that surrounds them on a day-to-day basis. Thus, it may seem that the...
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Deposit Refund System: an innovative solution to reduce plastics pollution in Kedarnath

Kedarnath, the widely-known and greatly revered Shiva temple is a pilgrimage site that attracts thousands of devotees. Over time, littering on the premises has erupted as a problem, disturbing the...
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Measures taken by CPCB to implement ban on Single-Use Plastic

Hon'ble PM's appeal for the phase-out SUP, CPCB has made extensive steps to implement India's promise to ban specific single-use plastic items by June 30, 2022. As a part of...
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Green measure helps Bihar power firm save millions of papers

  The Bihar State Power Holding Company (BSPHCL)'s green measures are helping the company save millions of papers, which is in sync with the vision of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish...
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Eliminating single-use plastics – An alternative

Having occupied a large chunk of the market, plastics are being used at almost all levels for packaging. The contribution of plastic to our environment is not just on a...
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Take a look into the world of upcycling

Plastic waste has been a serious concern since people have got to know about how it works. With this, there still are individuals who just look at it as waste...
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Uttar Pradesh is getting a mega recycling hubs for plastic waste

The state pollution control board plans to build five waste recycling mega hubs. Focused on plastic, e-waste, and non-biodegradable medical waste such as single-use PPE kits, gloves, and masks. These...
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Dehradun-Based NGO Recycles 6,772 Million Tonnes Of Plastic Waste

For ages, climate change has wreaked havoc across the globe. However, the signs have become visible only in the last few decades. As a result, most governments are advocating for...
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ITC partners with Invest India to crowdsource innovative ideas for single-use plastic substitution

On 29th December 2021 ITC Ltd announced a collaboration with Invest India. A non-profit initiative of the central government for national investment promotion and facilitation. To crowdsource creative ideas for...
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A Delhi artist transforms 250 kg of plastics into stunning art

Manveer Singh's friends and neighbors thought it was strange when he asked for their household plastic rubbish. When he informed them it was to beautify their rubbish by creating art...
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Kerala woman explains how to transform plastic waste into beautiful mats.

Many people have sought to reduce their usage of plastic. Ambili Prasannakumar found the sheer amount of plastic products in her own house to be too much to handle. "It's...
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Ashay Bhave, a 23-year-old who transforms trash into Rs 7000 shoes.

Ashay Bhave, India's newest green entrepreneur, founded the company. Which has successfully recycled tonnes of plastic waste into thousands of pairs of shoes in less than six months of operation....
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A 17-year-old’s startup recycles 10 tonnes of plastic and makes the fabric.

According to statistics, about 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic ended up in landfills in India in 2019. Aditya Banger (17), a native of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, recycles plastic bottles, wrappers,...
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17-year-old sells bags made from recycled plastic bottles

"Reuse and recycle" is the slogan of most urban home gardeners. As a result, most people cultivate their plants in waste drums, refrigerators, and other household goods. These, on the...
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Five facts regarding plastic waste and recycling in India

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing an ambitious strategy to phase out single-use plastics in the enormous South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people by 2022. Here are the...
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NIOT in India is developing biodegradable plastic from marine seaweed.

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) created a bio-plastic film out of marine seaweed and PEG-3000. This might be a game-changer in the plastics business, reducing the use of...
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Plastic Pollution: A crisis in Mumbai’s beaches and the Arabian Sea

.The amount of plastic in the Oceans The amount of plastic in the oceans is increasing, if it continues to increase like this. Then in the coming time, there will...
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An IFS officer in Madhya Pradesh turns plastic waste into a job opportunity.

The Maihar forest sub-division in Madhya Pradesh undertook its yearly push to plant 4.7 lakh tree saplings in June and July 2021. Anupam Sharma of the Indian Forest Service (IFS)...
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