The global community has gathered in Busan to develop a policy for a future plastic treaty. The time to act on plastic pollution is now or never.

According to a recent report, India is the largest producer of plastic waste in the world, producing 9.3 million metric tons of plastic waste annually. But Arun Shende, a young entrepreneur from Pandhurna, looks at these figures from a different angle.

Web story: Recently announced ethane cracker factory in Ashta Tehsil of Sehore district, MP, has become a point of great friction between govt and farmers in area

“We are farmers and are not uneducated. We know that this factory will spew poisonous smoke, our fields will become barren, and the water will not be fit for drinking.” Says Subhadra a farmer protesting against the ethane cracker plant.

प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण की गंभीर समस्या का प्रभाव नेपाल (Nepal) की सनकोशी (Sunkoshi River) नदी पर भी देखने को मिल रहा था। इसी सिलसिले 134 लोगों ने मिलकर सनकोसी नदी को साफ़ करने का अभियान चलाया और इसे साफ़ किया। 

राजस्थान के कानजी मेवाड़ा प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण को कम करने के लिए कार्य कर रहे हैं। वह प्लास्टिक संग्रहण केंद्र का संचालन करके इस विषय में जागरूकता फैलाने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं। ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट ने उनसे बात की और जाना उनके सफर और चुनौतियों के बारे में।

Currently, each year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced in the world; India ranks as the fifth country with the highest generation of plastic waste.

The Nile, renowned globally, serves as the principal source of freshwater in Africa. It traverses 11 countries, providing a habitat for approximately 300 million individuals.

On July 28, 2023, the world experienced its first Plastic Overshoot Day, marking a tipping point when the amount of plastic waste exceeds. | Environment Stories |

The Center for Science and Environment (CSE) has issued an alert on the rising ozone pollution and multi-pollutant crisis in Delhi