UFlex introduces single-pellet solution for food packagingUFlex has launched an FSSAI-compliant single-pellet solution, integrating recycled and virgin PET for food and beverage packaging, simplify...
19 Jun, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
For circular economy, India plans EPR rules for other sectorsIndia is set to extend the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines to additional sectors to foster a circular economy. The move, ...
25 Mar, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
Big changes ahead for Indian carmakers on recycling steelFrom April, automobile manufacturers must recycle at least 8% of steel used in vehicles sold in 2005-06. This increases to 18% by 2035-36. ...
14 Jan, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
Is India ready to recycle millions of end-of-life EV batteries?As India embraces electric vehicles to combat pollution and reduce oil dependency, the importance of lithium battery recycling becomes evid...
02 Aug, 2024, 01.06 PM IST
Why it is time to focus on plastic waste recycling and renewablesEfforts are underway to streamline processes, enhance transparency, and create value in the recycling industry. Companies are focusing on s...
17 Jun, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
India will soon have solar power waste to fill 720 Olympic-size swimming pools. It has to urgently find solutions.The country is betting big on solar energy — and rightfully so. But it is not giving equal importance on managing or recycling the waste th...
12 May, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
Recycling crisis: India’s plastic waste keeps piling up to alarming levelsPlastic is unavoidable now and so is the pollution caused by it. The answer lies in managing plastic waste in a better way and embracing re...
28 Apr, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
India surpasses Montreal protocol targets, leads global efforts in sustainable cooling: New govt reportIndia's proactive measures, outlined in the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) Stage-II, have set a remarkable example for global climat...
03 Dec, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
Plastic ban: Imported paper straws to have cost implications, says packaged food industryArguing that there is no viable alternative at present, industry body Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC) and Home-grown ...
13 Apr, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
India is committed to address plastic pollution: India at UNEAMaking the national statement for India, Environment Secretary Leena Nandan also said that sustainable development is core to the country's...
01 Mar, 2022, 08.34 PM IST
How plastic ban will affect businesses and consumersIndia’s plastic-processing industry has over 30,000 units and an annual turnover of Rs 2.25 lakh crore.
22 Sep, 2019, 09.27 PM IST
Mounting e-waste pile doesn’t bother Bengaluru citizensBengaluru, which accounts for about a third of India’s software exports and home to over 7,000 startups, produced 37,000 tonnes of e-waste ...
03 Oct, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
Unproven tech keeps Jaitapur project groundedThe problem is with the massive 1,600 MW EPR reactors to be installed in Jaitapur. The technology is yet to be proven despite being under w...
14 Mar, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
India wants to double consumption of cheap material in 5 yrs, what about its plastic waste?As per a 2013 estimate by the Central Pollution Control Board, Indians throw out 15,342 tonnes of plastic waste every day, of which about 6...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
- N-carpet awaits PM in Paris
PM expresses hope that N-pact will be signed with France.
29 Sep, 2008, 02.06 AM IST
- MAIT proposes separate legislation for E-Waste management
IT products manufacturers on Thursday proposed inclusion of a legislation exclusively for e-waste management in the existing waste manageme...
17 Jul, 2008, 07.15 PM IST
- India Inc is waking up to e-waste management
ndia’s booming mobile, PC and TV sales is forcing the country to address an issue that has long been dismissed an a concern of developed we...
05 Jul, 2008, 02.05 AM IST