Daily Current Affairs / India becomes first Asian country to launch 'Plastic Agreement'
Category : National Published on: September 07 2021
· India has become the first country in Asia to launch Plastic Pact, a new platform to promote the circular system for plastics.
· The India Plastics Pact platform was launched on September 03, 2021 by Alexander Ellis, British High Commissioner to India at the 16th Sustainability Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Important facts
About 'India Plastic Pact':
v The new platform is a joint effort, and the importance of the plastic where the imagination to create a world of 'India Plastic Pact' World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and There is no pollution in the environment.
v The agreement targets to transition businesses to a circular economy for plastics by 2030.
v The initiative is supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK, and supported by the British High Commission in India.
China achieves a global milestone by completing the world’s first thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion in a molten salt reactor, advancing clean and safe nuclear energy innovation.
Read More....Shri Vishvajit Sahay, a 1990-batch IDAS officer, takes charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).
Read More....India achieves a major milestone as Chhattisgarh sends its first export of Fortified Rice Kernel to Costa Rica, boosting global nutrition goals.
Read More....India’s top IITs slip in QS Asia Rankings 2026, while China and Singapore strengthen their dominance with higher research and global engagement.
Read More....Zohran Mamdani creates history by becoming New York City’s first Muslim and youngest mayor in a century, symbolizing a new era of inclusive American politics.
Read More....World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed every year on November 5 to promote preparedness and safety against tsunami disasters.
Read More....OpenAI launches IndQA, its first India-focused benchmark to evaluate AI’s understanding of Indian languages and cultural contexts.
Read More....India and Bahrain strengthen defence, trade, and strategic cooperation through the 5th High Joint Commission meeting in New Delhi.
Read More....OECD’s International Migration Outlook 2025 names India as the top source of skilled migrants, highlighting the need for better integration and inclusion policies.
Read More....India and the UK launched a joint Science & Technology Partnership Dashboard to track 143 bilateral projects and boost innovation collaboration.
Read More....