Global talks in Geneva to create a treaty addressing plastic pollution collapsed. Nations could not agree on key issues. Some countries wan...

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wil...

Global plastic treaty talks in Geneva 2025: Global leaders are meeting in Geneva to discuss a treaty on plastic pollution. A new report hig...

Nations are convening in Geneva for critical talks aimed at finalizing a landmark treaty to combat the escalating plastic pollution crisis....

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav emphasized that adopting an environment-friendly lifestyle is crucial to combat plastic pollutio...

US President Donald Trump has reversed restrictions on plastic straws, indicating a broader setback in combating plastic pollution. Experts...

President Trump signed an executive order to reverse federal restrictions on plastic straws, citing their effectiveness over paper straws. ...

Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are at a critical stage, with nations debating limits on plastic production. Some countri...

The hoped-for treaty to come out of these talks could be the most significant deal relating to environmental protection as well as climate-...

Negotiators from around the globe convened in Busan, South Korea, to forge a treaty tackling the escalating plastic pollution crisis. Sharp...

The treaty talks began in Uruguay in December 2022 after Rwanda and Peru proposed the resolution that launched the process in March 2022.

The committee is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, on land and at sea.

Inger Andersen, an economist by training, told AFP she that a binding, "ambitious" global treaty would help fix the problem, ahead of the s...

Existing programmes to boost recycling or cut single-use plastic consumption only "scratched the surface" and a more comprehensive global p...

"Today our security and prosperity are linked to the oceans. India's Indo Pacific Ocean initiative contains marine resources as a key pilla...

Representing India at a special session of the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to commemorate 50th anniversary of the UN Env...

FTAs with other countries are having an adverse impact on SMEs, mainly due to inverted tariff structures & ambiguity in definitions