The non-woven bags that you have been using, thinking that they are an eco-friendly alternative to plastic bags, contain polypropylene (a form of plastic), a study published on Thursday has revealed.

A spike in the use of non-woven bags made of polypropylene fabric and sold under the tag of ‘cloth bags’ in Ernakulam seems to have hit efforts to shift to eco-friendly carrybags following the ban on ...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest and climate change in the interim government, has said that starting October 1, supermarkets will no longer be allowed to use or provide plastic ...