Plastic
- Jan- 2024 -28 JanuaryDH Latest News
New pictures surface showing Hermit crabs adorning plastic shells as a safety net for their bodies
In a startling revelation, recent images have emerged depicting Hermit crabs utilizing plastic shells as makeshift protection for their bodies…
Read More » - Nov- 2023 -24 NovemberDH Latest News
Research shows Artificial Intelligence could aid humanity’s effort to free oceans from plastic
A team of researchers from Wageningen University in The Netherlands has developed an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that exhibits…
Read More » - Aug- 2023 -14 AugustDH Latest News
Scientists detect microplastics in human hearts
In the midst of the global plastic crisis, recent research findings are concerning. Microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic and microfibers…
Read More » - Mar- 2023 -11 MarchDH Latest News
New study reveales that plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached ‘unprecedented levels’ since 2005
Since 2005, plastic pollution in the world’s seas has increased to “record levels,” according to a recent research, which calls…
Read More » - Jan- 2023 -12 JanuaryDH Latest News
Gulf country releases full list of plastic items that are banned
Dubai: The UAE government has decided to impose a blanket ban on single-use plastic shopping bags from January 1, 2024.…
Read More » - 12 JanuaryDH Latest News
Gulf country to ban single-use plastic bags from this date
Dubai: The UAE will impose a blanket ban on single-use plastic shopping bags from January 1, 2024. The country will…
Read More » - Sep- 2022 -5 SeptemberDH NEWS
‘Hand-me-down plastic toys’ could pose a health risk to children; Study
According to a new study conducted by the University of Gothenburg, allowing children to play with used plastic toys may…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -5 JulyDH Latest News
Scientists discover microplastics everywhere after years of consumption and inhalation.
All around the earth, from the oceans to the mountains, humans have left tiny pieces of plastic behind. Utilizing fossil…
Read More » - Jun- 2022 -28 JuneDH Latest News
By adhering to microplastics, viruses can survive in fresh water for three days, according to a study.
According to studies, viruses can travel on plastic and stay alive in fresh water for around three days. The experts…
Read More » - May- 2022 -21 MayDH NEWS
‘An enzyme that eats up plastic in record time 16 hours’; Read on…
Plastic normally takes hundreds of years to decay naturally, but German scientists have developed a highly efficient enzyme that destroys…
Read More » - Apr- 2022 -25 AprilDH Latest News
Gulf country to ban single-use plastic bags from September
Manama: Bahrain government has decided to ban the import, distribution and sale of single-use lightweight plastic bags from September 19.…
Read More » - 6 AprilDH Latest News
An emirate in UAE to ban single-use plastics from June
Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced that the use of single-use plastic bags will be banned…
Read More » - Jan- 2022 -27 JanuaryDH Latest News
Omicron endures over 21 hours on skin and for over a week on plastic: Study
According to Japanese researchers, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 can remain alive longer on skin and plastic than the earlier…
Read More » - Dec- 2021 -22 DecemberDH Latest News
Scientists make plastic to repair on its own by using only light
UNSW engineers have demonstrated a novel approach that allows 3D printed plastic to mend itself at ambient temperature using just…
Read More » - Nov- 2021 -16 NovemberDH Latest News
Danes clean beaches, but dump waste into the ocean afterward
Denmark’s municipal government spends more than $150,000 a year clearing beaches of debris, which gets dumped back into the sea!…
Read More » - Jun- 2021 -16 JuneDH Latest News
Bihar to ban production, circulation and usage of single-use plastic
Bihar: The Bihar cabinet decided to ban the production, import, storage, circulation, and usage of single-use plastic. The decision was…
Read More » - Feb- 2021 -27 FebruaryDH Latest News
Go eco- friendly and use less plastic; PM Modi on India Toy Fair 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the toy manufacturers to use less plastic and more eco-friendly material, in the manufacturing of…
Read More » - Nov- 2020 -21 NovemberEntertainment DH
Plastic is not a waste, it is now becoming a house; First home in Karnataka…
There is talk all over the world about climate change. Environmentalists and scientists warn that this change could have far-reaching…
Read More » - Sep- 2020 -30 SeptemberDH Latest News
Scientists develop new Super-Enzyme that eats plastic six times faster…..
A new super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before has been developed by scientists and could be…
Read More » - Dec- 2019 -6 DecemberDH Latest News
Indian Army built road out of plastic waste
First time in India, the Indian Army had built a road out of plastic waste. The road was built by…
Read More » - Sep- 2019 -6 SeptemberLatest News
Plastic eating bacteria invented by students
Pollution is the biggest threat to humanity and to the planet Earth.And plastic is the most biggest threat to Earth.…
Read More » - Jul- 2019 -7 JulyIndia
In two months tourist leftover 2000 tonnes plastic garbage in Manali
In the last two months around 2000 tonnes of plastic garbages has been left over by the tourists in an…
Read More » - May- 2019 -11 MaySpecial
Our rivers are clogged up with tons of garbage: See Photos
Our rivers and canals are clogged with dense masses of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging. See Photos:
Read More » - Jan- 2019 -14 JanuaryIndia
This Place has become ‘plastic-free’
Puducherry: The Union Territory in India, Puducherry becomes ‘plastic-free’. The place has brought a ban to the plastic bottles. The…
Read More » - Nov- 2018 -2 Novembernews
Orissa government banned using plastic bags in six cities
Orissa government banned using plastic bags in six cities. In order to l the environmental pollution the government has ordered…
Read More » - Jun- 2018 -29 JuneNEWS
Machines for Crushing and Recycling Plastic Bottles at Railway Stations. Here is how to Use it
Plastic bottles are becoming an increasing problem, adding to the misery of the environment, but then an interesting solution has…
Read More » - 7 JuneNEWS
Drop plastic bottles here, get Rs.5 : Indian Railways with an eco friendly system
On June 5, Indian Railways installed a machine at Vadodara railway station to deposit plastic bottles. In an initiative pitched…
Read More » - 6 JuneNEWS
Sri Sri calls for the cutdown of plastic use :World Environment Day message
Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar called for a worldwide cutting down of the plastic use at a symposium which…
Read More » - 5 JuneNEWS
World Environment Day 2018: How is India celebrating it TODAY?
TODAY, the 5th of June 2018 is World Environment Day. And how is India celebrating this day today? India will…
Read More » - May- 2018 -23 MayNEWS
Maharashtra BMC Collects 120tonnes of plastic since April
In order to attain Maharashtra Govt’s proposed ban on single-use plastic, Bruhat Mumbai Corporation’s (BMC) efforts to collect all the…
Read More » - Mar- 2018 -15 MarchNEWS
Latest reports reveal top water brands contaminated with this particle
The world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the…
Read More » - Feb- 2018 -16 FebruaryNEWS
Beautiful Bollywood actresses who became less attractive after the plastic surgery
Bollywood is a dream world where one not only needs the talent to sustain but also glamour especially in the…
Read More » - Jan- 2018 -20 JanuaryLatest News
Plastic godown fire; death rate on 17
At least 17 people have died in a major fire at a three-story factory building in north Delhi’s Bawana Industrial…
Read More » - Sep- 2017 -9 SeptemberNEWS
If you are drinking tap water, you are probably drinking plastic; here’s why
Billions of people are drinking water contaminated by microscopic plastic fibres. These are extremely small pieces of plastic that are…
Read More » - May- 2017 -17 MayLatest News
Untouched by human soul, but covered with 38 million pieces of garbage
Henderson Island in the South Pacific is an isolated one. It’s one of the few places in the world whose…
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