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

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

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

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

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

A new study reveals that global plastic waste could double by 2050. However, implementing policies like increased recycling and waste manag...

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

A new report by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action reveals that India, along with 11 other countries, is responsible for 60% of the world's m...

Plastic pollution and climate change are often linked together, but new research shows that existing plastic pollution has a negligible imp...

India and France will constructively engage other like-minded countries to strengthen the negotiations for an international legally binding...

According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), global plastic waste will almost triple by 2060, and only a ...

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

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

India has been proactive domestically through multiple policy levers like the ban of 12 single-use plastic items, and robust extended produ...

Making the national statement for India, Environment Secretary Leena Nandan also said that sustainable development is core to the country's...

"India will also move a resolution at the UNEA on the issue of marine litter. We will try to reach a consensus with other member countries ...

The United States was opposed the idea of a time-bound phase out of single-use plastics.