The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1
India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and...
India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and...
Ever wondered how plastics are created from crude oil and other raw materials? Check out this 1-minute video to find out!
Effective July 1, 2022, the Union government has banned identified single use plastics (SUPs) as mandated by the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021. The stated aim of this ban is to arrest plastic pollution...
The union government deregulated the price of petrol in 2010 and diesel in 2015, after which, on paper, oil marketing companies (OMCs) were free to fix the price of the respective fuel, based on...
Mr. Amit Bhandari, in his article “A sovereign wealth fund for oil security” published in the Financial Express on February 1, 2022 suggests that despite the push for renewable energy and electric vehicles, the...
Waste to energy plants (WTEs) use waste as a fuel for generating power like other power stations use coal, oil or natural gas.
Big money is set to fuel the making of more plastics in India. The production of phenolics in India began in 1947 and the first thermoplastics (polystyrene) were made in 1957 (PlastIndia, 2019). In...
Big money is set to fuel the making of more plastics in India. But how and where is plastic made? The production of phenolics in India began in 1947 and the first thermoplastics (polystyrene)...