SRK’s Mannat wrapped in plastic for monsoon, pic goes viral
Mannat, the bungalow where Shah Rukh Khan and family live, has been covered with plastic sheets due to the ongoing monsoon season, and a picture...
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Carry your own bag, wash plastic packets from grocery stores
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) As grocery stores become the only point of contact for people during the nationwide lockdown, experts advise that people must...
Shefali Shah wears plastic bag over face for COVID-19 awareness
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, “Delhi Crime” actress Shefali Shah wore a plastic bag over her face to demonstrate...
COVID-19 virus stays for 3 days on plastic, stainless steel
Los Angeles, March 21 (IANS) The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols — detectable for up...
McDonald’s to replace plastic toys in Happy Meals
Washington, March 17 (IANS) American fast-food giant, McDonalds is set to replace its famous Happy Meal toys with non-plastic versions from next year as it...
MakeMyTrip aims to make Andaman island single-use plastic free
Port Blair, March 5 (IANS) MakeMyTrip, an online travel company, on Thursday launched a responsible tourism project aimed at eliminating single-use plastic from Neil Island,...
Shruti Haasan admits to getting plastic surgery
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan recently took to her Instagram page to slam bodyshaming while admitting that she had gone under the knife....
Passengers cover themselves in plastic to avoid coronavirus
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A video of two passengers who took extreme steps to avoid coronavirus infection has taken social media by storm. The...
Tigers captured playing with plastic in Corbett, Twitter fumes
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A heartbreaking photo of tigers in Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand innocuously playing with a plastic container has gone...
Fresh order on plastic ban on Ganga Yatra route in UP
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued a fresh order, banning the use of polythene and single use plastic...
K’taka cricket body fined Rs 50,000 for using plastic cups
Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) City civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) levied a penalty of Rs 50,000 on Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for...
Masaba Gupta launches anti-plastic clothing line
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Fashion designer Masaba Gupta has launched a clothing line ‘I Will Wear Out Plastic’, that features clothes, with detachable bags built...
Bhumi Pednekar calls to avoid single use of plastic
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar wants everyone to avoid single use of plastics. A climate change warrior, Bhumi took to Instagram to...
Researchers create lightweight 18-carat gold made of plastic
London, Jan 12 (IANS) A good news for jewellery lovers. The objects of their desire may someday become much lighter, but without losing any of...
Goa Carnival to be plastic-free this year: Official
Panaji, Jan 11 (IANS) Goa’s colonial legacy festival, the Carnival, will be plastic free this year, Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar said on Saturday. Madkaikar also...
Thai shoppers’ alternatives to plastic bags wow Twitterati
Bangkok, Jan 8 (IANS) After a ban on the use of plastic in Thailand, people have been using different things to make purchases in markets,...
Kabul restaurant switches from plastic to paper
Kabul, Jan 8 (IANS) A restaurant in Kabul has switched to using paper bags and plates instead of the plastic ones in an effort towwards...
B’desh govt asked to ban throwaway plastic products
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Tuesday asked the government to ban single-use plastic products across the country within the next one year....
Single-use plastic ban in Kerala, a bother for many
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) A day after the ban on single-use plastic came into effect in Kerala, officials from the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation were moving from...
Remnants of plastic litter bottom of Mariana Trench
Tokyo, Dec 10 (IANS) Mariana Trench, the deepest point on planet Earth at 11 km 7 miles) below sea level, is an inhospitable place and...