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...
15 May, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy by the numbersTim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after fifteen years. Hardware expert John Ternus will take over. Cook's tenure saw Apple's market va...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Pepsi and Coca-Cola misleading public about plastic bottles: Lawsuit claimsLA County alleges that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have misled the public about the recyclability of their plastic bottles, causing significant e...
01 Nov, 2024, 08.32 AM IST
PM Modi wears recycled Sadri blue jacket made from plastic bottles during chat with Bill GatesPrime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the significance of recycling and reusing materials during a discussion with Bill Gates. He showcas...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
'The Archies' sustainable merchandise launched by UNIREC, in partnership with NetflixIndia's sustainable fashion brand UNIREC has partnered with Netflix to produce official merchandise for the movie 'The Archies.' The collec...
08 Dec, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
Plastic recycled jacket that PM Modi wore will be available for public within three months: IOC ChairmanThe jacket that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore today in the Parliament made with up of recycled plastic bottles will be available in maj...
09 Feb, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
PM Modi becomes the face of sustainable fashion, dons jacket made of recycled plastic bottlesThe jacket was light blue in colour.
08 Feb, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
In a message to sustainability, PM Modi wears jacket made from recycled plastic bottlesThe Prime Minister chose to wear a sky-blue bandhgala jacket when he came to the Rajya Sabha today. Later in the day, PM Modi is likely to ...
08 Feb, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
How are plastic pet bottles recycled into clothing?Plastic pollution has become a major concern in recent years. Plastic never decomposes; instead, it breaks down into tiny particles that en...
05 Jun, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
Beverages fear pain as government steps up to push out single use plasticCompanies are seeking clarity on whether possible ban on single-use plastics will extend to PET bottles.
06 Sep, 2019, 06.42 PM IST
Plastic ban impact: Coke, Pepsi, Bisleri start printing buyback value on PET bottlesConsumers can return empty plastic bottles and will get paid as per the value of the buyback printed on bottles.
20 Jul, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Meet Sangeetha Ramanuj, the 15-year-old who uses plastic bottles to make musical instrumentsThe student wants to promote the message of recycling through her music.
05 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Now, recycle plastic bottles at Railway station and get Paytm cashbackUnder the scheme, passengers will get a cashback of Rs 5 in their Paytm wallet for dropping a plastic bottle into the crushing machine
07 Jun, 2018, 12.41 PM IST
How India is trying to solve its plastics waste problemAs the plastic waste menace increases in scale around the world, scientists, entrepreneurs and engineers have begun to come up with solutio...
05 Jun, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Coca Cola, Infosys, others pledge to beat plastic pollution in IndiaThe government is sensitising the issue on the occasion of the World Environment Day on June 5 with the theme 'Beat plastic pollution'.
02 Jun, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
Malaysians can exchange plastic waste for goldThe fintech company has teamed up with Malaysia’s reversevending machine (RVM) company KLEAN.
02 Apr, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Maharashtra to ban plastic from March 18, says environment ministerThe ban would cover the production, use, storage, sale, distribution, import and transportation of plastic, the minister informed the House.
16 Mar, 2018, 06.36 PM IST