BEYOND BURNING WASTE
A Workshop on Plastics, Waste to Energy Incinerators & Zero Waste Futures. Delhi’s solid waste management system is at a critical juncture.
FTA is not free trade but US dictated trade: Surrender to Trump is dangerous for the Country
On 7th Feb morning at 4.29 AM, the Government released a press statement by PIB titled United States–India Joint Statement. The full agreement was not even made available to the Parliament, and the media...
एनजीटी की चेतावनी: इंदौर ही नहीं, अन्य बड़े शहरों में भी जल प्रदूषण का खतरा
मध्यप्रदेश के अधिकांश बड़ा शहर भोपाल, जबलपुर, ग्वालियर, उज्जैन, सागर का पेयजल प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से नदियों, तालाबों और भूमिगत जल पर निर्भर है। इन सभी स्रोतों पर शहरी सीवेज, औद्योगिक कचरे और...
Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits
What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two...
குப்பையில் எரியும் நீதி: குப்பை எரிவுலைகளின் பிரச்சினைகளும் அவற்றுக்கான மாற்றுகளும்
உலகம் முழுதும் குப்பைகளைக் கையாள்வது பெரும் பிரச்சினைய ாக உருவெடுத் து வருகிறது. குறிப்பாக , விரைவாக பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சியடையும் நகரங்கள் இந்த பிரச்சினையை அதிகம ாக எதிர்கொள்கின்றன. இந ்த வரிசையில் பொருளாதாரரீதியாக வளர்ந்து வரும் சென்னை ம ாநகரானது தனது குப்பைகளைக் கைய ாள்வதி...
Centre for Financial Accountability Launches a New Microsite dedicated to its Plastics Fuel Infertility Campaign
Press Note 12 September 2024, Delhi: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) launched an exclusive microsite dedicated to its ‘Plastics Fuel Infertility’ campaign (PFIC), on 28th August 2024 through an online event. The Campaign aims...
India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy
For a long time, India has been advocating for the end of unsustainable use-and-throw economy. However, in a case of mismatch between its words and action, about 79% of the budget allocated for the...
PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?
One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under...
Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is
Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle, we are confronted with yet...
Poison PVC: Big Coal Leading PVC Growth in India
The Gulf of Kutch located in western Gujarat covers an area of 7,350 km2, is approximately 170 km long, and up to 75 km wide at its mouth.
The Petrochemicals Landscape in India
Challenging Monopolistic Practices and Emerging Competitors. India holds a prominent position in the global petrochemicals industry. Demand for plastics across diverse sectors
TOXIC TRAITS
An Overview of the Adverse Health Impacts of Chemicals Associated with Petrochemical Industries and Across the Life Span of Plastics.
Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought
The third attempt at a plastic treaty bombed. Held in Nairobi and attempted by reps from all nations couldn’t reach a consensus, thanks to the petrochem companies. They flew in umpteen lobbyists and even...
Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations
The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so through production reduction, removal of non-essential plastics and corporate accountability. However, the negotiations which...
Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined
143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to attend the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to advance a global plastics treaty, gaining access to the negotiations at a time...
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