Why is scrapping ships in Bangladesh so deadly?Ship scrapping in Bangladesh is labor-intensive and hazardous work for thousands. International safety rules exist, but weak enforcement ca...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Diageo India unit tells court rum ban lacked due process: ReportUnited Spirits challenges a government ban on its popular rum in Maharashtra. The company argues the prohibition order was issued without f...
11 Aug, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
In 1970, US dumped 2 million tires into the ocean; a plan to save marine life turned into one of the biggest environmental blundersIn 1972, more than 2 million old tires were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. The goal was simple. Create an artificial reef and ...
03 Aug, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
The most extraordinary rock on Earth isn't gold or diamond, but the metal is small enough to hold in your hand. Powerful enough to power a cityA plain-looking lithium rock is now more valuable to the modern economy than its appearance suggests. Hidden inside are critical minerals t...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
New EPA guidance says spending items greater than USD 50,000 must get approval from DOGEThe Environmental Protection Agency now requires approval from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for spending over USD...
08 Mar, 2025, 10.35 AM IST
'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don't work'President Trump has signed an executive order to ban the use of paper straws by federal agencies, reversing a Biden administration policy a...
12 Feb, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
Donald Trump promises to roll back paper straws mandate, calls them 'ridiculous'US President Donald Trump said he is ending the "ridiculous” push for paper straws “which don't work" and moving back to plastic. During th...
08 Feb, 2025, 01.57 AM 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
Apple is not passing on costs of climate goals to consumers: VP Lisa JacksonApple, with a roughly $2.8 trillion market capitalization, which makes it the world's most valuable publicly traded company, wants to show ...
09 Nov, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
Apple is not passing on costs of climate goals to consumers, exec says"We don't factor in a premium to take care of the work that we're doing," Apple Vice President Lisa Jackson said in an interview with Reute...
09 Nov, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?Communities in the US are grappling with the safe disposal of millions of disposable e-cigarettes, which are considered hazardous waste. Fo...
20 Oct, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
Are we wasting time by not thinking about solar waste?According to a report, India can generate a cumulative of PV waste as high as 34,600 metric tonnes by the end of 2030. This figure will inc...
19 Oct, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
How companies are gearing up for less plastic in their bizParle Agro, maker of soft drink Frooti, said it will spend over Rs 50 crore in the next three years to implement an end-to-end PET plastic ...
08 Oct, 2019, 10.46 AM IST
Maharashtra: Milk pouch buyback not feasible, say suppliersAmul, the largest dairy in the country, said the state government insistence on buyback was an impractical idea.
30 May, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
- Wealth from waste
Wastepickers from 40 countries (including two from India) converged for a conference in Bogota, Colombia a while ago.
05 Nov, 2009, 12.27 AM IST
- No recycled polythene from May 1
In a significant ruling, the Orissa high court imposed a blanket ban on manufacture, import, storage and use of recycled polythene in the s...
25 Apr, 2008, 12.37 PM IST
- Bengal bans plastic carry bags below 40 microns
Concerned over rampant use of plastic carry bags which adds to the environmental pollution, the West Bengal Government today announced a ba...
04 May, 2007, 10.00 PM IST