FMCG companies weigh shrinking pack sizes, hiking prices to absorb crude shockFast-moving consumer goods companies are revisiting packaging strategies. Rising crude oil prices are forcing them to consider reducing pro...
10 Mar, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
Babas vs Babas: Akharas want ban on entry of fake babas in Kumbh, say they defame Sanatan DharmaProminent seers and officials met to discuss preparations for the Maha Kumbh 2025, emphasizing the need for better facilities, a ban on fak...
19 Jul, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Plastic industry among leading contributors to economy, provides huge job opportunities: GovtThe Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability in New Delhi highlighted the importance of the plastic industry in the economy....
04 Jul, 2024, 09.50 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju seeks EU cooperation in documenting marine biodiversityIndia's Union Earth Sciences Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has called for collaboration with the European Union regarding the use of innovative a...
26 Jul, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
India keeping tabs on WTO pact for plastic pollutionOfficials said India's per capita usage of plastics is low and the country has already banned single-use plastic and that Multilateral Envi...
21 Jul, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Wondering where all plastic bags went? It may be at Evelyn House in Mumbai's Colaba'The Plastic We Live With' installation was created by the Spanish artist group Luzinterruptus.
21 Jan, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
India, France create road map for Indo-Pacific partnershipThe roadmap was issued during foreign minister S Jaishankar's ongoing visit to Paris. On Sunday, Jaishankar met his French counterpart Jean...
22 Feb, 2022, 08.16 AM IST
India, France agree to coordinate their positions, adapt to 'new challenges' to strengthen international law of the sea"This partnership marks a significant step-forward in India-France cooperation for maritime security," according to the roadmap released by...
21 Feb, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
Government to celebrate Ganga Utsav next month"Keeping this in consideration, the activities, designed for the central and state levels, from November 1 to November 3 will be organised ...
25 Oct, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Covid pandemic result of degradation of natural areas, species' loss, exploitation: UNEP IndiaIndia has taken the path of short-term economic interest over decades and this has diminished the ability of ecosystems to provide and supp...
20 Jun, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Baghel government, agencies open back-channel talks with maoistsChhattisgarh parliamentary secretary (home) Vikas Upadhyay told ET over phone: “The state government is trying its best to ensure the relea...
08 Apr, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
India, Norway pledge to address issue of marine plastic litter, microplasticsOn Sunday, meeting on the sidelines of 13th meeting of the Convention on Migratory Species being held in Gandhinagar, Environment Minister ...
17 Feb, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
From plastic toys to automobile doors, artists use waste to spread message of environmental sustainabilityThe Bengaluru exhibition talked about the impact of technological debris on the ecosystem.
03 Sep, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
Uncertainty over India-Pakistan trade talksWith India calling off Foreign Secy level talks with Pakistan, uncertainty now looms large over resumption of trade dialogue between the tw...
18 Aug, 2014, 11.58 PM IST
John Kerry visits IIT-Delhi; walks out impressed with studentsKerry, who is here for the 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue, took time out of his schedule and visited the Applied Microbiology Laboratory an...
31 Jul, 2014, 01.39 PM IST
- Plastindia Foundation welcomes Supreme Court directive on plastic waste management
The plastic industry has welcomed the Supreme Court observation on the urgent need to implement solutions on proper disposal of plastic was...
04 Apr, 2013, 05.25 PM IST
It is important to create a culture of innovationInnovation cannot, however, be seen as a string of a few successes. It has to move beyond just periodic sparks.
09 Dec, 2012, 02.46 PM IST