Mains > Geography > Resource geography > Plastic pollution
Syllabus: GS 1 > Geography > Resource geography > Ground waterREFERENCE NEWS:...
Mains > Environment & Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
SYLLABUSEnvironment & Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollutionREFERENCE NEWSThe Intergovernmental Negotiating...
Mains > Environment & Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
WHY IN NEWS? An estimated 170 trillion plastic particles weighing about 2 million metric tons are currently afloat...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Miscellaneous > Plastic pollution
Why in news? A recent study revealed that Bisphenol A, a chemical used for softening plastics, shortens the mosqui...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
Why in news? For the first time, Microplastics have been found in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica. About Mi...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
Why in news? 175 countries, parties to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), recently signed a mandate w...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
Why in news? Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change extended producers’ responsibi...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued draft rules that mandate p...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
Why in news? World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have join...
Mains > Environment & Ecology > Pollution > Plastic pollution
IN NEWS: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendme...