Has India done anything to curb plastic pollution?

The govt could have just imposed more GST on FMCG products packed in plastics instead of glass. As per rates released today, GST on most branded FMCG products is 18%. Govt could have easily charged more for those products packed in plastics to encourage FMCG companies to revert back to their glass packaging. read more

Plastic is the best means of killing all traditional biodegradable products and to establish a capitalistic empire. The aristocrats of this empire also the members of our assemblies and parliament. read more

According to The World Economic Forum study done on plastic pollution, if plastic pollution continues to rise then oceans will have more plastics than fish by 2050. India's contribution to plastic waste that is dumped into the world's oceans every year is a massive 60%. read more

India takes steps to curb air pollution India’s air pollution problem needs to be tackled systematically, taking an all-of-government approach, to reduce the huge burden of associated ill-health. Patralekha Chatterjee reports. read more