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Venture Catalysts ++ to showcase 12 curated startups seeking to raise around $46 mn at Demo Day 7Venture Catalysts++ will present twelve promising startups on its upcoming Demo Day 7. These companies are seeking a collective $46 million...- From kitchen storage to recycling bins: How Deposit Refund Schemes can change India’s plastic economyIndia is exploring Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) to tackle plastic waste, where consumers pay a small deposit on packaged products, refunded...
- Delivery boxes unhealthy: Nutritionist calls out Swiggy and Zomato over plastic containers; Zomato CEO respondsCelebrity nutritionist Luke Coutinho recently called on food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato to switch to biodegradable, non-plastic c...
- Carpool, minimise paper use, ensure waste disposal, no single-use plastics: EC for 'sustainable polls'The Election Commission is promoting eco-friendly practices for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, urging the avoidance of single-use plastics, ...
- Ahead of state polls, EC makes fresh push for eco-friendly campaignsAhead of assembly polls in five states, the Election Commission has urged political parties to avoid plastic and polythene for making poste...
- Microbes found in Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperaturesScientists have found microorganisms capable of digesting plastic in the high altitudes of the Alps of Switzerland and in the polar regions...
- IISc Bangalore students create low-cost substitute to single-use plasticThe substitute to single-use plastic is made using crop stubble and an inexpensive and an easily available non-edible oil. It is estimated ...
- West Bengal government to make Sagar Island 'no-plastic zone'"We have been working all round the year trying to make the area a no-plastic zone. But this will take some time," the official told PTI.
- Maharashtra government may ban plastic water bottles in hotelsThe state government will also ban the use of all plastic bags and will dump the responsibility of implementing the ban on municipal corpor...
- Plastic straws suck, go back to sippingPubs and other establishments in western countries are being roped in to discourage straw use and Indians should follow suit.
- In Bangaluru, Malls and citizen groups assisting BBMP in enforcing plastic banMalls in the city have expressed their intent to keep their premises plastic-free which came after a relentless drive by the BBMP named 'Se...
- Your shopping bag may just be plastic in disguiseThis is because these non-woven bags are made using polypropylene fibres, a plastic variant and is non-biodegradable.
- Delhi Government open to use of 'biodegradable' plastic bagsThe city government is open to allowing "biodegradable" plastic carry bags in the national capital and may convey this to the Delhi High Co...
- Panchayat in Theni to impose fine on those selling plasticWith a view to curbing use of plastic bags, Panchayats of this district have decided to impose fine on those selling banned plastic cups.
- Pilgrims' litter puts jumbos on plastic dietResearchers examining elephant dung in the Nilgiris have found plastic, tetra packs and small cups made of thermocol in the poop, leading t...
- Plastic waste may trigger water bombs in HimalayasUnfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres f...
- Bio-degradable plastic be used in food packaging: Himachal Pradesh HCThe Himachal Pradesh high court has observed that only bio-degradable plastics should be allowed in packaging of food stuff from April 1 in...
- Light up our potters' lives too this DiwaliPotters have been bemoaning the replacement of their terracotta wares with metal, plastic or even electricitydriven substitutes for Diwali.
- Goa: Pollution of soil, water continues in SattariThe pollution of soil and water bodies is rampant in Sattari as not a single village panchayat in the taluka has a garbage treatment plant.
- Avesthagen-Limagrain launches biodegradable plasticAvesthagen Limited, a leading knowledge-based Life Sciences Company and its joint venture partner Limagrain on Tuesday launched an eco-frie...
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