The Delhi government plans to put single-use plastic items such as bags, cutlery, films, banners, wrappers out of use in three phases next year, beginning with thermocol and plastic sticks used with balloons, flags and candy, according to its draft alternatives to single-use plastic policy. Read More

Mahashweta Mukherjee of WWF India at the Flipkart Sustainability Summit 2021. “Although the world is not using plastic efficiently which is causing landfills and pollution of the air, rivers, and seas, the fact is that plastics per se are not the problem. Read More

Diversified entity ITC on Thursday said it has collaborated with Invest India, a non-profit venture by the central government for national investment promotion and facilitation, to crowdsource innovative ideas for single-use plastic substitution and automate waste segregation. Read More

Diversified entity ITC on Thursday said it has collaborated with Invest India, a non-profit venture by the central government for national investment promotion and facilitation, to crowdsource innovative ideas for single-use plastic substitution and automate waste segregation.
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The Delhi environment department has prepared a draft policy to phase out single-use plastic. The policy emphasises on adoption of alternatives to single-use plastic items, including plastic sticks, cutlery, cigarette packets and packing films used in sweet boxes, and MoUs will be signed with companies or societies for direct procurement of alternative products. Read More

As we embark on a new year with its own challenges given the rising spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, it may also help to reflect upon a major discussion that captured our attention and imagination towards the end of 2021. The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) once again drove attention to the immediate actions needed to mitigate the threat of climate change. Read More