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Global plastic production has grown rapidly, and is currently more than 400 million tonnes per year (Photo: AFP)

Researchers reveal plastics have entered human food chain

What is unknown is whether concentration of plastic being ingested is higher than that coming out, due to particles...

23 Oct 2018 1:53 PM GMT

MR. MAYUR D. SHAH - Vice President West, MR. ANIL REDDY VENNAM - Vice President South, MR. JAGAT KILLAWALA - President, MR. ARVIND MEHTA - Chairman AIPMA Governing Council, MR. CHANDRAKANT TURAKHIA Senior Vice President, MR. HITEN BHEDA - Chairman Environment Committee, MR. MEELA JAYADEV - Immediate Past President togethera at the All India Plastics Manufacturers Association members and industry leaders Meeting were they urge Government for restructuring of custom duties, anti dumping duty on import of cheap finished products, review of Foreign Trade Agreements at a meeting held in Mumbai.

Plastics industry body urges Govt for restructuring of custom duties...

APIMA organized a meet to discuss measures that needs to be taken by the government for revival of the Plastics...

17 Dec 2019 11:22 AM GMT

Plastic fixation making us overlook other planet problems?

Plastic fixation making us overlook other planet problems?

Here's how our obsession with plastic pollution is distracting our attention from bigger environmental challenges.

23 Feb 2019 3:16 PM GMT

A man guides a raft through a polluted canal littered with plastic bags and other garbage in Mumbai, India. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Cut use of plastics, save earth

The nature, intensity, impact and urgency of the issue have changed over the decades

5 Jun 2023 6:50 PM GMT

Metabolically healthy obesity is not a stable or reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Reducing exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals to tackle obesity

Obesogens can promote fat accumulation through increasing the number and size of fat cells or by increasing appetite.

20 May 2018 9:26 AM GMT

The Choose Water Bottle is a completely plastic free, decomposable bottle that aims to replace plastic water bottles.

Real problem: Biodegradable plastic is the way out to curb pollution

The global production capacity of biodegradable plastic is 4 mt currently. It needs to be increased urgently.

13 May 2018 8:08 PM GMT

The decline in lung function is attributable to the irritation that most cleaning chemicals cause on mucous membranes lining the airways. (Photo: Pixabay)

Everyday chemicals linked to brain disorders in children, says study

Medical review went on to add items such as cosmetics, furniture and plastics could be linked to brain development...

24 March 2018 7:46 AM GMT

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Common white pigment linked to diabetes: study

The number of people with diabetes has quadrupled during the past four decades.

21 Jun 2018 8:36 AM GMT